im not saying this is so but i just wondering, if you guys find out jesus was black would you treat him different. being that it is some racists that consider themshelves christians
2006-09-27 04:09:09 · 73 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
im not asking for smart remarks i just wanna know would you guys views be different if he was black
2006-09-27 04:10:51 · update #1
from some of you guys responses i can tell you dont think so but you dont know blacks come in all shades i have seen all different colors
2006-09-27 04:12:26 · update #2
but also there are black and white jews
2006-09-27 04:19:48 · update #3
No, what difference would it make? Adam and Eve were probably black.
2006-09-27 04:10:25 · answer #1 · answered by The Notorious Doctor Zoom Zoom 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
All questions that start with what if, tells you that the author is trying to put doubt in your mind. All you have to do to understand without any doubt is study your Bible and when you find the truth then you will never ask a question, What If? The Lord Jesus Christ came through one of the tribes of Israel. You can trace the seed line all the way from Adam. Matthew 1: 1 The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. Luke 3: 38 Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God.
2006-09-27 04:22:45 · answer #2 · answered by Ray W 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That would explain a few things. Most white people wouldn't have any idea how to feed 5000 guests with just a few fish and a few loaves of bread.
I don't believe that Jesus' ethnicity would matter much to me, but as a human he wasn't from Africa or Europe. He was from the part of the world where most folks are kind of brownish.
I feel like singing this morning. I remember a little of the old '60's Sunday School diversity song:
Jesus loves the little children
all the children of the world
red or yellow
black or white
they are precious in his sight
Jesus loves the little children of the world.
It's kind of dumb if you just sing it, but if you sing it while everyone holds hands in a big old circle, then it's cool.
2006-09-27 04:22:52 · answer #3 · answered by anyone 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's interesting but I don't think it really matters. In the Bible there's nary a mention of how Jesus looks. The prophet Isaiah says “There is no beauty in him, nor comeliness: and we have seen him, and there was no sightliness, that we should be desirous of him." (Isaiah 53:2) So basically, he doesn't look special, just like a regular person. But, sorry for digressing, to me it wouldn't make a big difference because what He said and did speaks so much louder than any skin color He could have been.
2006-10-01 02:57:58 · answer #4 · answered by Sudy Nim 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus was definitely not white.... The people in the region were not white, but they were not black either. In reality, Jesus would look more like Saddam Hussein or Osama Bin Laden than they would look like a white person. (Those are the only names I can think of that you would istantly recognize. I know they aren't good examples!)
If Jesus were black, I would feel no differently. People who are racist are not true Christians to begin with.
2006-09-27 04:19:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Makes no difference to me. Recently there was an historical study which resulted in an image of Jesus that was certainly closer to what one would expect in that place and time than the "blue eyed" Jesus most of us have seen. (I can't find it in a quick search.)
It's interesting that I have seen depictions of Jesus that were distinctly Asian in appearance as well.
Some (many, all!) Christians, being human, fall short in the morals department. And racism is not hard to find, unfortunately. Turning your assertion on its head, I know a lot of people here decry the influence of religious figures in society, but I do not consider them to be racists just because that description fits Martin Luther King and other civil rights leaders.
2006-09-27 04:13:21 · answer #6 · answered by American citizen and taxpayer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus is not black. He is not white. He is not brown. While he lived on earth in the flesh, he was a jew. That means he might have had olive complexion as most jews. Now, Jesus has ascended into heaven and he is not in a form of flesh therefore the colors we are accustomed to seeing doesn't apply to him. Those that worship God (Christ) must worship him in spirit and in truth. Racists can be forgiven too. They will need to be in order to partake in the Kingdom of God.
2006-09-27 04:12:37 · answer #7 · answered by Catie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a person born in the Middle East Jesus was olive skinned. Not white like many think nor really black.
And your star is an idiot because there is more proff that Jesus lived than the so called fake information that says He didn't.
2006-09-27 04:12:17 · answer #8 · answered by fatboysdaddy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the first place, Jesus, was a Jew. He would be Jewish and that is a race.
If he were black, that would be just fine. What difference could it make. His race would have nothing to do with Jesus' works, love; purpose to save us from our sins.
Oh, the racist shoe might be on the other foot!
2006-09-27 04:18:11 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No but I guess we would have to go back and retranslate some of the scripture. Jesus was a JEW so he was more than likely olive complected. I do not care if he was pink with green polka dots, He died for my sins and that is all I am concerned with. Color is such a trivial thing in light of all that was given.
2006-09-27 04:11:48 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, why would anyone treat Him any differently? He's the Saviour of the world, no matter what color he might be. Let me ask you this though (and it's not meant to be racist).........how many black Jews have you actually seen?
2006-09-27 04:12:08 · answer #11 · answered by Scotty 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋