just because it makes you feel
uncomfortable doesn't mean it has to
change you know I mean Jesus was a
white man too
what's up saints, was Jesus actually black? or nah
this topic has been like brewing forever
and this video I showed you is from like
6 years ago but apparently is still uh
still a hot topic and I think honestly
it will always be as long as the earth
lasts and honestly it's an important
topic and we should talk and judging
from this video
I think will be pretty interesting
I remember years back when I was like I
think it was like seven seven seven
I don't care I was like wait how do we
know what Jesus looked like I asked them
that in the middle of church because I
mean my parents my parents are both very
intelligent people and they're both
heavily involved in Christianity so you
know I I thought them of all people
would know because when you when you
think when you think who name Jesus
there's only one image that pops into
your head for real and my seven-year-old
pea brain was just like ah
how is it possible that we know what he
looks like and when I asked them this
they they kind of gave me like the the
shaq the shaq meme face where he where
he's just like oh and i kind of got the
vibe like from then on that this this is
kind of like a weird topic to talk about
and it seems like on the internet and
what people are saying people can't make
up their mind entirely on what jesus
looked like but you know let's let's let's
dive in the image of jesus is generally
depicted from like at the 4th century or
around that time when Constantine
converted to Christianity and that
really set the ball in motion because
the Roman Church was basically the top
dog in Christianity and in many ways is
still today well there were other
depictions around this time of Jesus
this one was popularized during the
Italian Renaissance mainly by DaVinci
and coincidentally enough this is when
the Protestant Reformation happens but
before we talk about anymore history
let's let's see what the Bible has to
say about it he had no form or majesty
that we should look at it and no beauty
that we should desire him ok so ok my
pea brain is working so Jesus wasn't eye
candy got it
that makes sense his feet were like
burnished bronze refined in a furnace
and his voice was like the roar of
many waters
you know I okay I can't I can't do this
anymore bro I'm not gonna do I quit
why does it matter
why does it matter huh why does it
matter what Jesus looked like oh oh oh
oh oh I get it
black people feel like white people are
trying to steal something historically
significant yet
again and I could sympathize with that I
mean honestly I mean honestly but you
know John 3:16 doesn't say for God so
loved the world that He gave His only
Son that whoever believes that he is a
black man from the Middle East should
not perish but have eternal life it's
not just black people is other
ethnicities - do you know that other
cultures have different interpretations
of what Jesus look like I can't I can't
make this up bruh Korean Jesus Chinese
Jesus Spanish Jesus Indian Jesus pure
African Jesus and the list goes on but
honestly this just creates more division
between the races I mean don't don't you
think and there's actually a great
passage on this and acts but for some
backstory in context during the life of
the disciples and Jesus the main power
in charge was Rome and of course the
Jews didn't like the Romans at all
because the Romans treated the Jews
unfairly importantly a lot of the time
so you can imagine there was like a lot
of pent-up anger with Jews and Romans of
course and Peter especially considering
how hot-headed he was but let's see the
vision Peter gets from God in acts the
next day as they were on their journey
in approaching the city Peter went up on
the housetop about the sixth hour to
pray and he became hungry and wanted
something to eat but while they were
preparing it he fell into a trance and
saw the heavens opened and something
like a great sheet descending being let
down by its four corners upon the earth
and it were all kinds of animals of
reptiles and birds of the air and there
came a voice to him rise Peter kill and
eat well Peter said by no means Lord for
I have never eaten anything that is
common or unclean and the voice came to
him again a second time what God has
made clean
do not call common this happened three
times and the thing was taken up once to
heaven a lot of people think this is
talking about you know making meat clean
and unclean and whatever food you can
eat but know this isn't the case at all
God was basically pulling Peter aside
and he was like hey Peter
you're being kind of racist race color
ethnicity these things shouldn't matter
and I'll think a lot of people choose to
justify it because their pent-up anger
you know like Peter Peter was basically
dividing himself and be like oh no no no
we got the truth y'all don't got the
truth and God was like Peter you missing
is it understandable absolutely of
course is it wrong yeah this type of
thing only creates division between us
and not unity in Christ as a matter of
fact after this Peter goes to a Roman
centurions house and blesses him it's
very crystal clear that Jesus didn't
want you to care what he looked like
that's not even close to the point he
was trying to make on earth that
couldn't be farther from the truth
he only gave us three things to do on
this earth just three that's it fear God
and keep his Commandments love your
neighbor as yourself and believe in
Christ as your Lord and Savior doing
these three things will make you feel
whole and invite you into God's kingdom
all right
that's it if I even see another article
or word saying was Jesus black I will go
ape do you understand ok have a good night
