This is how I see JESUS

Sorry This is How I see JESUS

youtu.be/l6Vc1wjLAys

www.123rf.com/photo_17003740_nazareth-israel--oct-15--portrait-of-palestinian-shepherd-with-traditional-clothing-in-october-15-20.html

This is probably far more realistic!!

Not much difference really, the man in your link looks a bit peved though he he

I don't think he looks peeved - I think he looks rather supercilious!

Audrey, thanks so much , it is good to remember our saviour, at this the most important time in the church calender .

I am intrigued by the word saviour - saved from what and why? This is genuine question and not intended to be provocative.

It was the romantic imagery of Jesus that stared my cynicism of churches.

My gran was from Nazareth... have tried to trace my family ancestry but could not find a carpenter or shepherd...all doctors and lawyers!

Nazareth is a grotty looking town now!

I have never been to Palestine. My father promised he would not return until it was a recognised country... I am keeping his hope alive and his promise....

I like him nanaej
I see a Jewish Jezus. After all we are meant to believe that Jezus was a Jew. I believe that anyhow.
..All Semites, don't you think......?

Sorry,"
Forgot to say : "like the image on the link you sent."

Yes johanna Palestinain Arabs & Jews ..cousins really as all semites as you say!

I'm not sure how helpful it is in trying to imagine a likeness to Jesus actual earthly features.

The dreamy floating blue eyed white skinned & fair haired Jesus is an image deep in many of our minds from Sunday school.

The truth is indiscernible and unimportant,
but what do I know ?

Hi Mishap to answer your question ...why saviour...Christians believe that Jesus died for us on the cross to save us from a bad fate due to our sins.

So he suffered and died for us = took a bullet for us.

Now you know why Christianity has gone on for so long, can there be a better love than being willing to give up your own life to save others.

It seems a cruel bargain for a father to make with his son. "You die a cruel and ignominious death and I will let them off of taking punishment for their sins".

Is he a cruel and totally over-demanding God?

And exactly how has he let us off? Don't most of us suffer for our sins anyway, somehow?

Re the original post the first picture is thought to be the most realistic

For our crimes I suppose we do, if the cops catch us. Not sure about our sins.

j08 who thinks that?

There was no Silvikrin when Jesus was alive!

I can understand your thoughts j08 really I can, but just want to say that Jesus took it on he did not have to do this.

Are you looking at the wrong pic Nanaej? The first in the row. Not the third.

I don't remember Jesus being a shepherd - in fact, after he is 12 and Mary and Joseph find him teaching in the temple, we don't hear of him again until he is 30 when he appears to be just an itinerant preacher.

A metaphorical shepherd?

Gjust a traveling preacher, is that how you see Jesus, I think he was a bit more than that, he lived quite a long time ago and yet we still speak of him and many follow him and his teachings, I dont think anyone will be still discussing me for too long after I have died .