ohiohorsewoman - 11/29/2021 17:59
happycatcher - 11/29/2021 17:26
I love that you brought this up. I remembered this verse but could not find it. Jesus was not an attractive man. You are right, if he had been physically attractive, it would have diminished his spirituality. I believe he looked like a regular working man with no outstanding physical characteristics. Had he been attractive, people would have been distracted by that and not listening to the message. Jesus had to blend in with regular man. It made him relatable and we heard what he was saying instead of pining over his good looks.
I think it's more than that. I don't think we consider enough the spiritual battle that is being waged for---our---souls. Satan has to be very powerful to have challenged the God of the universe. Our eternal salvation rested on a being that was part man and part God. No one need look any further than scripture relating how Satan tempted Christ in the desert. If Jesus was temptable, he was corruptible. Had he succumbed to temptation, well, the story would be very different. But because God allows us free choice, we can choose, or refuse, salvation.
If anyone wants to imagine what Christ looked like, imagine Him badly beaten, bloodied, nailed to a rough-hewn cross, sweating blood, nails piercing his hands and feet, writhing in agony as He struggled to lift himself high enough to suck in a breath, yet, saying not a word, not crying out. Showing compassion--even as he hung virtually naked before his earthly friends and mother---to a thief on the cross, mocked by Roman soldiers. The King of the world who will---one day---call us unto himself.
If you, or anyone, wants to picture Jesus, picture him like that.
Jesus
