Why Does It Matter If Jesus Was White Or Black?

Question

I don't get it, most people think that jesus was black and other people think he was white or anyother race. Does it matter? I don't believe in him, but he is are so called savior. Does it matter what skin color he is?

Answer 1

Jesus once said that our body is greater than our clothes, and our spirit is greater than our body. Body, for him, was nothing but a covering for the spirit. He expected people to see him that way -- ie. to see the spirit within his body.

If you read the gospels carefully, you will see that that is how Jesus saw the people around him. His eyes penetrated the body and went deep inside and saw the soul/spirit of people. He knew them as they really were. Skin color didn't matter to him at all.

This reminds me of a Bible story I wrote recently. See the link below.

Answer 2

It matters, because truth matters... but the truth can't be handled by people in the world today, so it is better to preach (and practice) a message of unity, equality and brotherhood between all races, this path will lead toward the upliftment of the planet which is the Universal Plan. Mary's family was of Egyptian origin (Egyptian before the Greek, Arab and Roman invaders). She was Black. The ancient Egyptians were of Ethiopian and Sudanese extraction. All the images of the Madonna and Child that existed before Michelangelo painted the Sistine Chapel depicted them as Black. The older churches in Europe still have these images and the Pope prays to the image of a Black Madonna and Child everyday. There is no such thing as "Jewish" it is a word that is combining the word,'Hebrew' and the tribe of 'Judah' (Yehudah). There isn't even a "J" in the Hebrew aleph bet. Jesus was a name that the church decided to use many centuries after Christ had left earth. The early scriptures said His name was to be Immanuel or Yahshua. What happened to that?! So, what I'm getting at is that the Hebrews were racially distinct than other races (the nations, goyim). Mark 7:25-30 & Matthew 15: 21-28...these scriptures show that there was some separateness that was practiced by the Christ and His disciples on who they were supposed to be preaching to and to who the blessings of their teachings were for. The Parable of the Farmer is the source of the terms dogs, bread and children. The dogs were to receive bones. The pigs were to receive slops. The cattle to be fed grasses and grains and the servants were to be given meal. Only the children were to be given bread. These are classifications of certain types of people. The food-stuffs assigned to each classification are forms of the teachings of the Christ. Only the Children of the House of Israel were to receive the"bread". The Bread represented the complete form of the teachings of the Christ. Not even all 12 disciples received the "bread-teachings" only the inner circle of three disciples. The rest got the "meal", which if one knew how, one could make the "bread" with it. As long as people still continue to see race, then it is better to 'gloss over' whether the Christ was Black or white. He should be depicted as neither. When I went to Catholic school back in the day, the Christ depicted in our books had a heavy tan and the facial and hair features were indistinct so as to suggest neither Black nor white.

Answer 3

I do believe in Jesus,and I could care less what color he was. It doesn't matter which race his was. What does matter is his whole purpose in life.

For those who do believe in Jesus; if the color of his skin matters to you?; then I would A), pray and ask God to forgive you, then B), open your bible and start reading it.

Why are they so concerned with his color, when there are far more important things to learn/know about Jesus?

Answer 4

Yes. The authentic color of Jesus DOES MATTER. Most people who are responding on this forum are white. But they do not know that according to Theology Jesus was considered God in Flesh. He was consider "perfection". He ws considered to be the perfect person. The KKK and slave owners justified their oppression of blacks by saying that Jesus the Son of God was WHITE and not black. Therefore whites were superior. What psychological impact do you think it has on a young black child in a church in the hood to see the very symbol of human perfection as a white man with blue eyes and long hair? What if he was darker skinned man with short hair and looked like them? Why do black children burn their hair to make it grow long in the complexion of society s standards of white beauty? Why do black children have low self-esteem? Why does the dictionary list white as pure and lack as the devil ?

If you don t think it matters then you are clueless of white privilege and white oppression!

Answer 5

No it does not matter what color skin Jesus had. The only thing that matters is that Jesus Christ is the Lord and Saviour.

Answer 6

No, it shouldnt matter. In my opinion, he was neither white nor black. He was supposedly born in Bethlehem, so I would think him to be of middle eastern decent or something along that line. But everyone has different thoughts or views. I guess to the religious people its nice to think that you're made in his image and that just because you are a certain race, well then He must be to.

Answer 7

Actually, dear, I think Jesus was a light brown like most Arabic people; but you're correct, colour doesn't matter. What really matters is that you follow the example of being good and kind to people in His name. Blessings, my son.

Answer 8

I doesn'y matter at all, He is only represented as a Human, He could be a spirit because if we saw God we would be filled with so much joy we would (I'm guessing) not have Free Will and want to follow Him all the Days of our Lives. He was the Saviour, that means God loves us so much He is willing to give His own Son away to save our Sins.

Answer 9

People like to be able to identify themselves with Jesus, to think that they are a little like him and they might have hung out and been buddies if they lived in the same time and place. It's generally much easier for people, especially racist people, to identify with someone of the same race.

Answer 10

To some people it might to most it probably doesn't to me it doesn't matter skin color is no concern of mine, after all I live in the 21st century.