http://www.thevisualchurch.com/blog/2007/05/24/do-we-know-what-jesus-looked-like/ Where Seeing Is Believing Wed, 08 Apr 2009 20:27:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://www.thevisualchurch.com/blog/2007/05/24/do-we-know-what-jesus-looked-like/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Visual Rabbi Sat, 26 May 2007 14:36:13 +0000 http://www.thevisualchurch.com/blog/2007/05/24/do-we-know-what-jesus-looked-like/#comment-4 Yeah, that could be possible. It was rare for anyone to have their image put into art in the time. Only Caesar and several other important people had their likeness placed all over from statues to coins. The Bible does tell us that he was average in appearance. I think he came as the humble King and people wanted something more impressive in human terms. Think about it. God did not think it necessary for people to 'see' him in physical terms.John tells us that Jesus is the radiance of God's glory, the exact representation of His being. How amazing. This is I think the beginning of approaching Jesus: humility and reverence. Yeah, that could be possible. It was rare for anyone to have their image put into art in the time. Only Caesar and several other important people had their likeness placed all over from statues to coins. The Bible does tell us that he was average in appearance. I think he came as the humble King and people wanted something more impressive in human terms. Think about it. God did not think it necessary for people to ’see’ him in physical terms.John tells us that Jesus is the radiance of God’s glory, the exact representation of His being. How amazing. This is I think the beginning of approaching Jesus: humility and reverence.

]]> http://www.thevisualchurch.com/blog/2007/05/24/do-we-know-what-jesus-looked-like/comment-page-1/#comment-3 stxks Sat, 26 May 2007 03:25:18 +0000 http://www.thevisualchurch.com/blog/2007/05/24/do-we-know-what-jesus-looked-like/#comment-3 Here's a crazy thought. Maybe( by acts of the Holy Spirit) God did not allow anyone to create a "true" rendition of Jesus? Maybe for the very reason that we humans, who love to take things to extremes, would be cutting our hair, and wearing clothes to emulate him like a rock star or hollywood actor? Being like the average Joe keeps him generic and easier to identify with. It's not His physical appearance that makes Him the Son of God. Right? Here’s a crazy thought. Maybe( by acts of the Holy Spirit) God did not allow anyone to create a “true” rendition of Jesus? Maybe for the very reason that we humans, who love to take things to extremes, would be cutting our hair, and wearing clothes to emulate him like a rock star or hollywood actor? Being like the average Joe keeps him generic and easier to identify with. It’s not His physical appearance that makes Him the Son of God. Right?

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