Recognize me?

[4afaithfulone]

Does anyone recognize who this is?

If you are like most of the world, you will say that this is a picture of Jesus the Son of God and many others will go even further to say it is an image of our God!





What about this one? Does anyone recognize who this is?

More than likely you said that is a picture of Jesus the Son of God and many others will go even further to say it is an image of our God!

Shall I go on?




What about this one? Does anyone recognize who this is?

More than likely you said that is a picture of Jesus the Son of God and many others will go even further to say it is an image of our God!


Can I ask, How can these be images of Jesus when not only do they all look different, but where did we get the actual likeness of him to paint or draw any of these from? I know that we have no photo of him, nor even a drawing.
So, is it safe to assume that the whole world recognizes these images as Jesus when they are just man made images just like any other idol that God has said not to worship saying it is an image of the LIVING God whom no one has ever seen? Of course we must use an image for books or movies to portray him, but never as in our church windows or walls at home or any place that is not just for telling a story.
(Edited, ToS 2.4, unwanted spiritual advice. Obadiah.)
We are told that we are not to know Jesus in the flesh any longer.

2 Cor 5:15 And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again.
16 Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we him no more.
KJV
John 1:18 No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.
KJV

I wonder what the false Messiah will look like? HUMMM.....

The image of Christ we must be in has nothing to do with the flesh but the attributes of Christ whom we are told is as it is written our E-manual from the True God in heaven:

Blessings

 

[Kathi]

What is your point?

 

[4afaithfulone]

Really?

 

[Willie T]

The point, to me, is that we have made a mockery of who and what Jesus likely was.......... just a strong, average-looking, but confident and authoritative man. Those pretty embarrassing paintings make Him out to be some sort of sickly emo person adrift in a fog of illusionary dreaming.

 

[Willie T]

My idea of what He looked like.... And definitely NOT something to be hung up and worshiped.

I might include the picture in a family album... :wink

 

[Obadiah]

This subject has already been discussed at length in another open thread. (http://christianforums.net/Fellowship/index.php?threads/what-did-jesus-look-like.56853/) I am closing this thread as it comes across more of a condemnation of those who disagree with the OP on a grey area subject than as a theological subject. For those who want to continue this sort of topic, I recommend going to the above thread and contributing there.