Christ

[Guest man]

There's no way to tell, and in the end, it wouldn't matter. Describing how someone looked just wouldn't have made sense in the context of the Gospel I guess.

Why do you believe it doesn't matter?

Why would Paul tell us what Christ didn't look like?

Why would some of the writers of the bible feel it was necessary to include a description of Christ in their writing's if it didn't matter?

Not ripping on you but if you could keep it under a page, it would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

Paul never offered a description of what Jesus did or did not look like.

Take a look at 1 Corin. 11:1-16

Don't just read it, look into it.

[apothanein kerdos]

There's no way to tell, and in the end, it wouldn't matter. Describing how someone looked just wouldn't have made sense in the context of the Gospel I guess.

Why do you believe it doesn't matter?

Why would Paul tell us what Christ didn't look like?

Why would some of the writers of the bible feel it was necessary to include a description of Christ in their writing's if it didn't matter?

Not ripping on you but if you could keep it under a page, it would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

Paul never offered a description of what Jesus did or did not look like.

Take a look at 1 Corin. 11:1-16

Don't just read it, look into it.

That doesn't say anything about how Jesus looked....Paul was addressing people at Corinth. He was addressing the GREEK culture. Jesus was in Judea, which is Hebrew, not Greek.

[Guest man]

His looks didn't matter back then. What about today?

Hebrews 11:27 tells us that God is invisible.

Colossians 1:15 tells us that Christ is the image of the invisible God.

We all think in pictures. When you hear the name Jesus or Christ, what image pops into your head?

Who is that?

[Guest man]

There's no way to tell, and in the end, it wouldn't matter. Describing how someone looked just wouldn't have made sense in the context of the Gospel I guess.

Why do you believe it doesn't matter?

Why would Paul tell us what Christ didn't look like?

Why would some of the writers of the bible feel it was necessary to include a description of Christ in their writing's if it didn't matter?

Not ripping on you but if you could keep it under a page, it would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

Paul never offered a description of what Jesus did or did not look like.

Take a look at 1 Corin. 11:1-16

Don't just read it, look into it.

That doesn't say anything about how Jesus looked....Paul was addressing people at Corinth. He was addressing the GREEK culture. Jesus was in Judea, which is Hebrew, not Greek.

Isn't Paul addressing us also?

Look into it, not just at it.

[apothanein kerdos]

It wouldn't matter if Paul is addressing us. You're grasping at straws at this point....at best we can say Jesus didn't look like a male super model and didn't have long hair........this certaintly does not describe Him. Again, why would it matter what He looks like?

[Guest man]

It wouldn't matter if Paul is addressing us. You're grasping at straws at this point....at best we can say Jesus didn't look like a male super model and didn't have long hair........this certaintly does not describe Him. Again, why would it matter what He looks like?

Christ is invisible, yet we have Him depicted as flesh and blood.

Romans 8:24 Hope that is seen is not hope.

2 Corin. 4:18 We do not look at things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen.

2 Corin. 5:7 We walk by faith not by sight.

You think what you will, but it does matter.

False teachings don't necessarily have to be verbal or written.

[Giaour]

It really doesn't matter what He DID look like.

It's not what Hw WILL look like when we see Him.

Revelations describes Him pretty clearly.

[apothanein kerdos]

It wouldn't matter if Paul is addressing us. You're grasping at straws at this point....at best we can say Jesus didn't look like a male super model and didn't have long hair........this certaintly does not describe Him. Again, why would it matter what He looks like?

Christ is invisible, yet we have Him depicted as flesh and blood.

Romans 8:24 Hope that is seen is not hope.

2 Corin. 4:18 We do not look at things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen.

2 Corin. 5:7 We walk by faith not by sight.

You think what you will, but it does matter.

False teachings don't necessarily have to be verbal or written.

Are you saying that Christ and Jesus are seperate entities?

[Guest man]

Jesus and Christ are one, but the Christ that is and the Christ that everyone knows are two different entities.

I can clearly see that you have no understanding of these things, so we'll just let it go for now. Another day perhaps.

But for all of you out there that believe it doesn't matter, I say look into the Word. Study the the Word, don't just read it. Step outside of your little christian cubical and take a look at the world around you. Look up the word idol in your dictionaries and then take a long hard look at the church. It's right there in front of your eyes, all you have to do is open them.

[Guest shiloh357]

Jesus and Christ are one, but the Christ that is and the Christ that everyone knows are two different entities.

I can clearly see that you have no understanding of these things, so we'll just let it go for now. Another day perhaps.

But for all of you out there that believe it doesn't matter, I say look into the Word. Study the the Word, don't just read it. Step outside of your little christian cubical and take a look at the world around you. Look up the word idol in your dictionaries and then take a long hard look at the church. It's right there in front of your eyes, all you have to do is open them.

This is pure nonsense.

The Jesus we believe in, is the one revealed to us in the Scriptures. We, as Christians, believe that Jesus is the Son of God, the second person of the Trinity. He is God. We believe that Jesus came to earth and took upon Himself human flesh and became one of us. He was born of a virgin, lived a sinless life, and gave His life as a vicarious sacrifice for the sin of mankind upon the cross. He died was buried in a borrowed tomb and resurrected three days later. He has ascended into heaven and is our great High Priest who is continuously making intercession for us. He will one day return to this earth as King, and will rule the world from Jerusalem upon the throne of His ancestor, David. We believe that Jesus is our Savior and Messiah, and that salvation by grace through faith is available only through Him, by virtue of His finished work of redemption upon the cross of Calvary.

That is the Jesus we worship and know. If you have a different Jesus in mind, then you are the one who is sorely mistaken. If you believe in a different Jesus, then you have a different gospel.