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Old 09-03-2009, 08:40 AM
 
Location: UPSTATE SC
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simple question, could you come to grip with yourself if you found out Jesus was black?

and would you still pray to a black Jesus God?
Yes, that is the simple answer.

Black, white, purple, it's Jesus, all about Jesus . . . and who HE IS as my King of Kings . . .not his appearance, why would anyone care about that????

 
Old 09-03-2009, 08:44 AM
 
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It is taught that Jesus is God,
I was taught that Jesus was the son of God, not that they were the same, as you say.

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that being the case, Jesus had a color either black or white.

I figure that Jesus probably looked much like your typical Arab would today. Probably not sub-Saharan African, probably not European.


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If Jesus is a brown skin man,
could you pray to a Black God,

Please saved the comment " color does not matter"
it does not answer the question.

peace
The Christian God isn't a person. We say "He", I imagine because that went over well with society 2,000 years ago. So your question is a non-sequitur. It is like asking if I would drive a car, if the car was a black man.
 
Old 09-03-2009, 08:48 AM
 
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Yes, that is the simple answer.

Black, white, purple, it's Jesus, all about Jesus . . . and who HE IS as my King of Kings . . .not his appearance, why would anyone care about that????

your answer to this question will bring more light to my question.

when you say Jesus, in your mind what color is the image of Jesus,
because you do have a picture imprinted in you head of Jesus.
 
Old 09-03-2009, 08:49 AM
 
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I guess we all have a picture in our head truthfully . . . my picture is the actor (forget his name) who played Jesus in King of Kings . . . Jeffrey Hunter I think . . . .but anyway . . we all have a picture . . . but if it was Eddie Murphy who played Jesus in King of Kings, he would be my picture. I saw that movie as a child and it impressed me . . . .

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Old 09-03-2009, 09:17 AM
 
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I was taught that Jesus was the son of God, not that they were the same, as you say.


Most christians would say that Jesus is God, unlike yourself
which would mean that God is a man.


and every man has a color,

from therewe want to know what color was God man Jesus
not this spirit person, Jesus was not Spirit, But Human.

why did God choose a certain race for himself over another race
if it does not matter as some would try to say, which is nit the case here


Jesus looking like an Arab?? what?

how about scripture?
We can assume therefore when Christ came he looked like an Egyptian, this then make sense as to why God sends Mary and Joseph to Egypt to hide Jesus. Mat 2:13-15
Revelations 1:15 says "and his feet like unto fine brass as if they burned in a furnace?"



not only that Jesus was an israelite and the israelites come from Africa cush.

AMOS 9:7

"Are not you Israelites the same to me as the Ethiopians declares the LORD. "Did I not bring Israel up from Egypt,





I figure that Jesus probably looked much like your typical Arab would today. Probably not sub-Saharan African, probably not European.




The Christian God isn't a person. We say "He", I imagine because that went over well with society 2,000 years ago. So your question is a non-sequitur. It is like asking if I would drive a car, if the car was a black man.



Most christians would say that Jesus is God, unlike yourself
which would mean that God is a man.


and every man has a color,

from therewe want to know what color was God man Jesus
not this spirit person, Jesus was not Spirit, But Human.

why did God choose a certain race for himself over another race
if it does not matter as some would try to say, which is nit the case here


Jesus looking like an Arab?? what?

how about scripture?
We can assume therefore when Christ came he looked like an Egyptian, this then make sense as to why God sends Mary and Joseph to Egypt to hide Jesus. Mat 2:13-15
Revelations 1:15 says "and his feet like unto fine brass as if they burned in a furnace?"



not only that Jesus was an israelite and the israelites come from Africa cush.

AMOS 9:7

"Are not you Israelites the same to me as the Ethiopians declares the LORD. "Did I not bring Israel up from Egypt,
 
Old 09-03-2009, 09:22 AM
 
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I guess we all have a picture in our head truthfully . . . my picture is the actor (forget his name) who played Jesus in King of Kings . . . Jeffrey Hunter I think . . . .but anyway . . we all have a picture . . . but if it was Eddie Murphy who played Jesus in King of Kings, he would be my picture. I saw that movie as a child and it impressed me . . . .

thanks for an honest answer,

now that image you pray to in your head is God Jesus right?
 
Old 09-03-2009, 09:24 AM
 
Location: NC, USA
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Could You Pray To A Black God

"Could" denotes ability, not inclination, if you "Can" pray, you "Could" to any flavor of the month diety. Perhaps the original question should be "Would" which does denote inclination, or likelihood, it assumes the ability to pray, the question is, to which mythological being.
 
Old 09-03-2009, 09:28 AM
 
Location: MI
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God is spirit, and those who worship Him must not do so in a physical mindset.
Once again, simple and profound...and skipped. lol Hope you're doing well, L Elmer.
 
Old 09-03-2009, 09:30 AM
 
Location: Over the Rainbow...
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we are talking about Jesus being a black God,

could yoy pray to a black God?

not christian love.
My answer is "yes" - I don't care what color he is if in fact he has one at all.
 
Old 09-03-2009, 09:34 AM
 
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your prayer should be enough, you dont need a world prayer for me.

I dont believe you answer the question, when you see Jesus in your head now, could you see him as being black?


peace
Your OP makes several assumptions. You pre-suppose that God and Jesus are one and the same, Christianity has debated this since it's inception. Overlooking this and answering you (which you have avoided with my inquiries as well as others in this thread) here is my opinion.

I see Jesus as a multi-racial individual. I see Jesus having physical qualities and attributes that enable him to be envisioned differently based on the believer.

As to g*d, you presupppose a gender of male. I often refer to the g*d of my understanding as a female. When I do this I seek an inquiry, but my understanding truly ascribes no gender to g*d. I do not see form, I do not see images, I see power and infinite capacity for understanding.

The questions I previously asked were intended to bring forth constructive conversation. Apparently you do not see the value.

My humility is such that I do not believe my prayers are enough for any cause, and that improvement occurs when we all come together to pray in unison.
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