How Dark Should A Jew Be?

[ayin jade]

I dont see where skin color matters at all. 

In my experience, the only ones who make an issue of skin color is 1) racists 2) mormons (poor theology that teaches that skin color equates with sinfulness).

The only times the bible refers to skin color is either to denote the cultural context of beauty or to refer to leprosy. 

Skin color does not make anyone less or better as a person, or as a saved person. Our standing before Christ should be the only thing that matters, Not the color of anyones skin.

 

[BeauJangles]

20 minutes ago, maryjayne said:

PS ruddy, round here (UK) denotes one with a habitual flushed skin, such as someone with high blood pressure or weather reddened skin. Many fair skinned people don't tan from constant outside work, there skin reddens.

That was also my personal view, and I had a step-father who was complected in this manner. 

[frienduff thaylorde]

1 hour ago, Heleadethme said:

Sorry, I might have missed something but I still don't understand the reason behind your OP or whether you were trying to make a point of some kind...?

There are things in scripture that appear to be contradictory but aren't really.  The example of Paul having Timothy circumcised when elsewhere he preached against circumcision.....i believe thankfully can be resolved.  Paul was preaching against circumcising out of a belief that it is required by God, since it is no longer required under the new covenant....he was talking in the context of being circumcised as a work of the Law,  and in the context of those who were trying to make Gentiles get circumcised.  But it is not a sin in itself to be circumcised..... and so Paul had Timothy circumcised out of expediency in the interests of the gospel, so as to not offend unbelieving Jews unnecessarily, since Timothy's mother was a Jew which made Timothy a Jew according to scripture and in the eyes of other Jews.....it isn't as if Paul was trying to make a Gentile get circumcised.  And he didn't do it from a wrong belief that God requires it of a believer, or to avoid being persecuted by the Jews.....but only for the sake of expediency so as to not put an unnecessary stumbling block in the way of Jews coming to faith, where Paul and Timothy were evangelizing together.  Hope that makes sense and puts your mind at ease on that, and if you want to bring other things that appear contradictory, maybe we can look at them to see if the Lord will help us resolve those as well...if you want, we can try.

exactly   .  NOW LET a mighty praise BE GIVEN TO THE LORD .

[Aimes]

52 minutes ago, maryjayne said:

I object to this whole thread title. There is NO CORRECT skin colour for a Jew.

Thank you for summing up my words for me! Why is this even a thread? lol

27 minutes ago, ayin jade said:

Skin color does not make anyone less or better as a person, or as a saved person. Our standing before Christ should be the only thing that matters, Not the color of anyones skin.

 

Amen, Jadey!

[RevelationWriter]

19 hours ago, frienduff thaylorde said:

exactly   .  NOW LET a mighty praise BE GIVEN TO THE LORD .

- Too bad Paul didn't extend the same belief of expediency to Peter, 

when Paul accused him of just eating with Jews instead of circumcising someone for them.

So there's a 2nd contradiction of Paul on this matter of The Jews. 

 

[frienduff thaylorde]

19 hours ago, TheAimes said:

Thank you for summing up my words for me! Why is this even a thread? lol

Amen, Jadey!

yep , lady jadey GOT THIS SPOT ON RIGHT .    Think that shall be her new name .    Lady Jadey .   neustra herman en Christ.    

[RevelationWriter]

20 hours ago, Behold said:

God looks at hearts.   He's not so observant of skin color.

If you go to Israel, you'll see Jews with blonde hair and light skin, and you'll see Ethiopian jews who are very dark skinned.

Also, there is a lot of theological JUNK on the internet.  A lot of it is cut and pasted and posted on this Forum.    And there is just as much on Cable Television.

The best way to protect yourself from being mislead by people or by infomercials, that can teach really wild nonsense about the bible, Jesus, ect, is to just find out where the person, or the program got their information.

The source is always the problem, if there is a problem.

- Yes thanks God does look at the heart. 

No need to concern of me. I'm not following any misleading's.  I'm led by God's Holy Spirit into all truth. 

Jesus often ask questions, of the answers people wanted.

Jesus said, I will make you fishers of men. Got Bait?  

[RevelationWriter]

On 11/8/2019 at 7:19 PM, BeauJangles said:

There are thousands in Africa who have converted to Judaism. There is a sect of them who claim they have the ark of covenant. It's not true of course, but they are adamant about this. 

- Yeah they can claim what ever they like. But until it is seen I don't believe them. 

Besides God said The Ark Of His Covenant is seen in heaven. - Rev.11:9

I am aware of "The Black Israelites". I lost a friend to them.

[RevelationWriter]

On 11/12/2019 at 8:46 AM, maryjayne said:

Sorry, but so far all your posts on here make no sense.

What are you talking about?

Ok, sorry.

[D-Dawn]

I haven't made the effort to dig into this before making this comment...so this is only an idea at this point.

Is it possible the beauty of white skin is more about social class than race or region? Women who labored in the fields naturally got dark from the sun. Could it be that a lack of such tanning from hard work was a sign of elegance or status?