Does the color of christ matter, why or why not, I think it does!?
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it does matter, from,...... long ago the catholic church has manipulated this and very under the table "remarks" white skin is superior, therefore making Jesus white with blue eyes, but like adressed in the movie Malcom X, Jesus had to have color because he was born a Jew in a place where people hacve color. People have argued me that it was possible that even tho the geographic situation, Jesus was indeed white because "He Was The Son of God"..... basically this person told me that you have to lack a skin color to be son of god...
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I'll be honest... putting a quote in the support to your argument where the source admits it was wrong is laughable.  And I'll also admit, I couldn't stay focused on the whole article, but you are aware that nothing in there indicates he was black?  \n\nI mean the issue is irrelevant to me, but i really just want to see if you're aware that you failed to make your point.  By raising this issue at all you point out that A) you are racist and B) you really don't get the teachings of Jesus.\n\nColor and race were issues that Jesus never would have focused on, but rather loving and understanding each other are.  And I think you'll find that if you don't use quotes from a radical organization with a defined, set agenda to support your case you may win over some people.
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A couple of reasons:\n\nFirst, Jesus is the Savior of all mankind, so people tend to depict Jesus as one of their own, whatever race. It makes Him easier to relate to, perhaps.\n\nSecond, because the Bible says that Jesus was a descendant of King David who, as a boy was described this way:\n\n"He was ruddy , with a fine appearance and handsome features" (1 Samuel 16:12).\n\n"Ruddy" indicates a rosy appearance. How many races of people have that? As well, in Genesis 25:25 it is recorded that when the twins, Jacob (ie, Israel) and Esau, were born, Esau was covered with red hair. Same question. \n\nNow Jesus was way down the family line, and his lineage mentions people from other groups marrying into the tree, so Jesus could have been very white to rather brown. At the time though, he didn't have any appearance that set him apart from the appearance of his fellow Jews of the time.
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People want Christ to look like them, so they can relate. I don't know what He really looked like, but I think when we see Him again, everyone will recognize him. Since the Bible says we are made in the image of God, perhaps we will each see God the way we want.
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look when i was younger i asked the same thing and it was put to me like this if you fill a room with people of different color and race and turn off the lights and just start talking does the color matter no of course not we are all gods childeren color should NEVER be a topic get along with one another as hard as it may be at times.
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Racism assumes racial superiority. I am a bigot, and have prejudices, but that doesn't make me a racist. I generalize about people's behavior. I've found that over many years that the human being regardless of color has character and characteristics that reflect the culture in which they were raised. \n\nThere is dumb white trash, there are IVY league arrogant pompous asses, their are hard working folk of all colors and there are lazy one that sooner suck hind teat off society then work for a living. \n\nThere is a  bit of creedence in criminal activity and color, young male blacks seem to be in prison at a higher rate for violent crime then do their counter parts in other cultures. Mind you if the observation is correct that means the culture in which they are raised say's it ok to violently steal, or rape a women. Another aside, (per Bill Cosby's observations) young black men are not accepting responsibility as their elders did. They see hip-hop culture as something to aspire too. \n\nI do believe God made us certain colors for a reason, the biggest reason was the distance from equator. Darker skin can handle heat more efficiently (of vise versa) lighter skin can handle cooler temperatures more readily. \n\nWhat I see as a problem is multiculturalism. Without ethnicity, this world would be a bland place to be but within the constraints of society we should not have to observe Kwanzaa, Cinco-de'Mayo, Hanukkah, or Ramadan unless we choose too. \n\nI prefer Christmas.. It's not the "holiday season" it's Christmas, in observance of Jesus's birth. I don't think Jews, or Muslims see holidays the same way I do, I don't observe Brown V Board as a national celebration and I don't believe my children need to study "Black History" unless schools are willing to teach "White History"..
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For the sake of expediency I am re-posting this answer which was formulated to the question of "Black Jesus?" a few days ago. It was voted best answer, so it may have relevance.\n\n\nI have a close friend who is charismatic, messianic and fanatic who claims to have seen Jesus as a elderly, black man in Key West a few years ago. Of course, he also claims on another occasion to have seen the Father as well, which isn't possible. Can any one say "Angel of light"?\nI think that Jesus( apart from His manifested glory) will be very similar in appearance as He was while on this earth because His disciples recognized Him after the Resurrection-well at least after He opened their unbelieving eyes. He won't appear as a blue eyed, light completion, gentile as our artist have depicted Him or as a black man, or Oriental, or WASP. My hunch is He will probably be darker skinned than we picture Him in our minds. A final thought: be careful of those images which you form with your imagination, they are only one very small step away from idolatry. We are to pray to our Father in Heaven, not to the image of Christ we hold in our minds.
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I am usually considered a very conservative person, but I honestly cannot see why color matters.  I think that due to the social stigma of being in a mixed couple and surviving means that the love is stronger.\n\nLove is love.  Feelings don't see color.
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"this question is not about to know the true color of adam and eve actually but to know if humans starts with adam and eve or maybe from ape. All i want to know is how did it happen that there are lots of races."\n\nThe initial question is the question of creationism vs. evolution.  That will continue to be debated until Jesus comes again and we can all get the definitive answer.\n\nAs to why there are so many races, there are many different geographical areas in the world and our physical features have adapted over many generations to allow us to survive in those areas.  \n\nFrom a spiritual point of view:  God wants us to learn is tolerance, patience, understanding and acceptance.  What better way for His children to learn to be more godly (according to His Word - the Bible) than to make us physically different.   Accepting others who look different has been a learning and growing experience for me and I have had some of the most loving and caring friendships with those who "look" different than I.\n\nMy pastor said it best:  God only made two models of people:  male and female.  Then He created the available options for those models.  But underneath it all, we are all God's children, loved equally by God.
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Because God has painted it in blue color.\nCheers !
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I have no denomination, so I figured who better to blab and opinion? LOL\n\nI think its great for religious ppl to wear the cross, its a symbol of Christ. (Although I do not beleive in God - I have respect for those who do).\n\nI do not like to see it on ppl who wear it for style purposes though.\n\nHUGS
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What do you mean by gothic in the first place? Well if you mean gothic like people exhibiting a fascination with death and darkness, then it doesn't exactly glorify God right? Jesus died for us at the cross. He defeated death when he rose again from the dead. He made us right with God. That equals hope, hope, hope. The dark elements of gothic culture is contradictory to the hope of Christianity.\n\nHowever, if it's simply "superficial gothic" you're referring to, like someone who's into lots of black clothing nailpolish eyeliner blahblahblah and it has nothing to do with the condition of the heart ,then it's fine.
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Jesus did not have white skin and his hair was not straight and brown. He was middle eastern, a poor carpenter, and an average looking guy. He wasn't glamorous. Back then, the skin color of the middle east was a lot darker. Today, they have mixed blood.
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Jesus was certainly colored. Many documents state that he was bronze-colored and others that he was reddish colored.
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Race doesn't come into play for me when meeting, having friends or dating.  Everyone is a human being and the color on the outside has nothing to do with the person on the inside.  Everyone is the same physically on the inside, but race, creed or religion has nothing to do with "who that person is".  It's all about what jives and what doesn't.
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If marrying outside your race was wrong, then Abraham, Joseph, Moses, David, Solomon, Esther, Samson to name the majors would all be found guilty. God so loved the "world" that He gave His only Son. It didn't say God so loved the whites only, the chinese only, or what have you. God created blacks and other nationalities in His image and likeness and God said it was good. It's not the color of your skin you should be concerned with, it's the contents and issues in your heart coming out of your mouth. So we might as well get over any inner racist feelings that are rooted down in there because you will have a big problem in God's kingdom where there are multicultures and mixed babies and people all in Christ, made in His image.
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artistic license.  What Jesus actually looked like is unknown.  He was definately of Middle Eastern decent.  He most likely was unshaven.  He probably had shorter hair (as was the common jewish style at the time) unlike the long haired interpretations.