if christians love jesus christ so much how come they dont change his image to the way it says he looked?

Question

if christians love jesus christ so much how come they dont change his image to the way it says he looked in the bible.

Answer 1

Actually, there are a TON of different images on the appearance of Jesus Christ. And each image varies from person to person. If everyone was an artist, we'd have over a billion different pictures of him.

Answer 2

Well, if Jesus existed, and he wasn't an immigrant from somewhere far away from where he grew up (Judea. i.e. the Middle East), and if people in the Middle East back then looked more or less the way they do now,
then he would look Middle Eastern, right?
which is probably a big generalization and if it is, my apologies; it's only because I don't know much about any possible different M.E. phenotypes. But in general, olive-toned skin, dark eyes, dark hair.

And I think you must mean the way he looks in most Western depictions of him: blond or brown hair, typically European-looking.
An art historian would actually have the best answer for this question, but off the cuff I'd guess that it's because our interpretations of his appearance are traditions stemming from the Middle Ages, when religious painting first became popular and widespread in Europe. I do know that in the Middle Ages, when depicting people and places of the past, painters made them look like medieval Europeans, with a European physical appearance and with European clothing. This is because they didn't know that there was a time in the past when people looked and dressed differently from them. No, I'm not kidding. Medieval theology supposed that the world had not changed since the time of its creation - the world was an eternal constant. (This lack of knowledge is why it's been called the Dark Ages.)
Our tradition of religious depiction has been inherited from them, so our standards of appearance for J.C. have been European. And it fits nicely with our Western view of "created in his own image" - we must look like God so God must look like us. Nowadays I think people are just comfortable with the European image since that's the way it's always been, even though it's inaccurate.

Answer 3

pray tell, where did you get the notion that pray = worship? Study these scriptures very carefully:- Mary Gen 5:24; Heb 11:5; 2 Kings 2:1-13 ... Enoch and Elijah taken to heaven. Lk 1:28 ... annunciation. Lk 1:42-48 ... blessed are you among women. 2 Tim 4:8, Jas 1:12, 1 Pet 5:4, Rev 2:10 ... coronation awaits saints. Jn 2:1-5 ... Mary's intercession. Saints Mk 12:26-27 ... "not God of the dead, but of the living." Jn 15:1-8 ... vine and its branches. 1 Cor 12:25-27; Rom 12:4-5 ... body of Christ. Eph 6:18; Rom 15:30; Col 4:3; 1 Thess 1:11 ... intercessory prayer. Jos 5:14; Dan 8:17; Tob 12:16 ... veneration of angels united with God (Mt 18:10). 1 Cor 13:12; 1 John 3:2 ... saints also united with God. Lk 20-34-38 ... those who died are like angels. 2 Mac 15:11-16 ... deceased Onias and Jeremiah interceded for Jews. Rev 8:3-4; Jer 15:1 ... saints' intercession. Statues, images and relics Ex 25:18-22, 26:1,31; Num 21:8-9 ... God commands images made. 1 Kings 6:23-29, 35, 7:29 ... Solomon's temple: statues and images. Acts 19:11,12 ... Paul's handkerchiefs and aprons. 2 Kg 13:20-21 ... Elisha's bones. Acts 5:15-16 ... Peter's shadow. Mt 9:20-22 ... Jesus' garment cures woman. Church and authority Acts 2:42 ... doctrine, community, sacred rite (bread). Eph 5:25-26 ... Christ loved the Church. 1 Tim 3:15 ... church is pillar/foundation of truth. Mt 16:18; 20:20 ... Christ protects Church. Heb 13:17 ... obey. Mt 18:17-18 ... church as final authority. Mt 23:2 ... Pharisees succeeded Moses (seat of Moses). 1 Cor 5:5; 1 Tim 1:20 ... excommunication. Priesthood and worship Acts 1:15-26; 2 Tim 2:2; Tit 1:5 ...unbroken succession. Acts 15:6,23; 1 Tim 4:14, 5:22; 1 Tim 5:17; Jas 5:13-15 ... presbyters/elders (priests) were ordained, preached and taught the flock, administered sacraments. Lk 16:24; Rom 4; 1 Cor 4:14-15; Acts 7:2; 1 Thess 2:11; 1 Jn 2:13-14 ... "call no one father"? 1 Cor 7:7-9 ... Paul unmarried. Mt 19:12; 1 Cor 7:32,33 ... celibacy. Gen 14:18; Ps 110:4; Heb 7:1-17 ... Melchizedek. Rev 4:8 ... "vain repetition"? 1 Kg 8:54; 2 Chr 6:13; Ezra 9:5; Mt 17:14; Lk 5:8 ... kneeling. Rev 8:3-4 ... incense. 1 Cor 12 ... different roles of members of body. Forgiveness of sins Jn 20:22-23 ... "if you forgive ... they are forgiven." Mt 18:18 ... binding on earth and heaven. 2 Cor 5:18 ... ministry of reconciliation. Jas 5:14-16 ... forgiveness of sins, anointing of the sick, confession.

Answer 4

Dear Sean, people have often guessed what Jesus might have looked like, the best guess historians and archeologist have given is that he was probably short and stocky, like most of the Jewish men in that time period, and that he ore than likely had curly hair and a short beartd with a dark and sun damaged face, from the imence heat of the day in the middle east. nevertheless, the Bible neevr gives us a descritiption of jesus. its not really important, and it is likely, as has been done in human history, that we would begin making images of his likeness and idolizing them. We should be more concerend about what Christ mission was here on this earth. If we have lied, stolen, lusted, blasphemed, ect, we have sinned gainst an infinateyl holy God, who demands perfection in thought word and deed, when we face him on the day of judgement. The penalty for sin is death and hell, but the good news is that Christ took the punishment we deserev fro breaking Gods law. if you will repent(turn from sin) and trust in Christ as lord and savior, he will forgive you and grant you the gift of everlasting life.
God Bless
Apostle

Answer 5

As a kid I never believed in it all...and even made fun of the Shroud of Turin as the image on that does not match that image they show in all the pictures of Jesus.

But then years later I realized how the bible described Jesus...his white flowing hair, eyes of fire, etc. Then later on I was blessed with gaining an image of Jesus on film....his 1 step of 3 to prove he existed to me. Well after looking at the image for much time...I realized....I have seen this face before. Pulled up pics of the Shroud of Turin....and it matched. Same flowing hair, hollow looking eyes (eyes of fire), etc.

Even children that have passed and then came back have clearly stated..." that picture is not of Jesus...he does not look like that ". A child has no reason to lie, specially on a subject they has no clue about. They only speaks what they have seen, nothing more.

When Jesus returns...I do believe many will not recognize him as they do not realize what he truly looks like. I do...awesome sight I must say from what little I can muster up in my small imagination compared to his creations.

Answer 6

Surely this is a question for the sake of a question. 2000 years ago, there weren't any cameras so people don't have definative proof of the appearance of jesus. Nor does the bible give a detailed description of him.
Peoples ideas of what he looked like come from ideas about the tools of the day (shavers etc) the tye of clothing suited to the climate. Images of jesus are only perceptions of what he looked like and any way if i drew jesus as a round blob, but still loved him the same, why would it matter what my drawing looked like, the love is still there.

A very shallow minded question in my opinion

Answer 7

Because the description in the scriptures is too vague to put accurate facial features on an image of Him (#1)

Because God commanded that no graven images of anything on earth, or in the heavens be made to be worshipped. (#2)

Can you imagine what would happen if a human being looked strickingly like this image that you are promoting?!

Jesus lives and reigns in our hearts. We don't need a picture of Him to remind us of Him. He resides in the heart of every Believer.

Answer 8

It doesn't matter what He looked like. Probably He was fit - He was a carpenter afterall, and He walked everywhere. He would have had dark hair and olive skin. He probably would not have been very tall. According to the book of Isaiah there was nothing in his looks that would make us esteem Him. (Isaiah 53:1-5)

But no matter what he looked like on earth, I love Him and NOW this is his appearance...

Revelation1:13and among the lampstands was someone "like a son of man,"[b]dressed in a robe reaching down to his feet and with a golden sash around his chest. 14His head and hair were white like wool, as white as snow, and his eyes were like blazing fire. 15His feet were like bronze glowing in a furnace, and his voice was like the sound of rushing waters. 16In his right hand he held seven stars, and out of his mouth came a sharp double-edged sword. His face was like the sun shining in all its brilliance.

17When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. Then he placed his right hand on me and said: "Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last. 18I am the Living One; I was dead, and behold I am alive for ever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades.

Answer 9

What do you mean the way it says he looked? What is "it" No one knows how Jesus looked. There is not a description of him in the Holy Bible. No one can say how he actually looked. Read the Bible and know what it says before you start spouting nonsense.

Answer 10

Hmmm, I've never read a physically description of Jesus in my KJV Bible. I think they "came up" with his image due to what people looked like in that part of the world.