Would it matter if Jesus was ugly?

Bible scholars, theologians, priests, ministers, pastors-all will tell you the Bible holds no description of Jesus. I believe they are all incorrect and although I won't be able to prove this until I meet Him, I'd like to discuss with you the reasons I believe Jesus was ugly.

I think one problem of Jesus' physical appearance on earth stems from our great love for Him. We love pretty things, we admire handsome people-surely the Author of our salvation has to be a man of uncommon good looks. The other problem that I believe gets in the way of our actually 'seeing' Him through Scripture is the often practiced method of reading the Bible as literature. The Bible is not a work of fiction, is not a 'who-done-it', is not a magazine article tapping into today's latest buzz words and sensationalism. It is the inspired Word of God. If you believe all the 'good parts' of the Bible, then you have to believe the parts that make us uncomfortable, as well.

If you will look into the book of Isaiah, chapter 53, please read carefully what 'educated' people refer to as "the suffering servant theme". Theme. Rediculous. If we believe the verse that so many in pain and sickness lean on (Isa. 53:5-by his stripes we are healed) then we must also believe that this chapter is a revelation to Isaiah, from God, about our Lord Jesus Christ.

Something not stated but something that seems to sit well and make sense in my heart-God, knowing how 'wanting' in sensibility we are, would make His son of such a configuration, of such visage, that the only plausible way Jesus could draw disciples and worshippers is because of the Gospel He preached. He was so ugly that people didn't follow him just to be seen with him, as many people will do even today-they followed Him because the Gospel He preached was and is the true message from God. The Gospel of the Kingdom of God is what drew people to Jesus, it is my belief. The truth hit them so hard and so true as even we today know when someone is telling us stories and when what they are telling is real-it rings true in our hearts and our heads and we just know what we've heard is true. I believe that is true of Jesus in His ministry. His miracles, His prayer life, His command of all Scripture, His teachings which were 'not as scribes teach', and a face of unbearable homeliness.

Now...how do I even hope to support such an idea? Here's how:
Jesus spent 3 and a half years with the disciples. They ate together, slept together, walked together, laughed together, spent all of their waking hours with Jesus. They studied Him, they listened to Him, they were taught by Him, they ran errands for Him. The disciples knew the face and physique of Jesus probably almost as well as they knew their own. Here it comes...why is it come Resurrection Sunday, none of His followers recognized Him?

Matt 28:17-And when they saw him, they worshipped him: but some doubted.
Mark 16:12-Afterward Jesus appeared in a different form to two of them (believers) while they were walking in the country.
Luke 15:16-As they (believers) talked and discussed these things with each other, Jesus himself came up and walked along with them; but they were kept from recognizing him.
John 20:14-At this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not realize that it was Jesus.

My belief is that Jesus returned from the dead in His Heavenly Body-not the earthly one, but His beautiful, eternal, beautiful beyond all human comprehension of beauty Heavenly Body and that's why the disciples and His followers couldn't recognize him.

If you spend three and a half years with someone, you don't suddenly forget what they look like in three days. I'm menopausal and my memory is better than that!

So, I will defend to the end my position that there does, indeed, exist a descriptioon of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in the Bible.

Who knows?

Who Knows about dying to one's self?

Is it possible to die to one's self? In the New Testament, Paul often speaks about being dead to himself and being a slave to Jesus. I'm certain there are living, breathing examples of people who are dead to self and wholly living to please to God and fulfill the example that Jesus set-surely Mother Teresa in her life was dead to self, however, having taken holy orders, one has to also believe that she was 'called' to the life she lived; free will not withstanding, Something Else was surely at play in her instance.

Is dying to one's self part of 'take up your cross and follow Me'?

Who knows?

God, Jesus, Holy Ghost and questions

This blog is about questions I (you, we, they, whomever, whatever!) have been afraid to ask for fear of looking, sounding, actually being, or being accused of being stupid.

I want to know. I need to know. I'm big on knowing. Knowing is cool and can be life saving. Not knowing can lead to casualties. So knowing is a good thing, not knowing is a bad thing, and we-you and I-are doing away with not knowing.

But you have to know. Because your granny told ya a long time ago...nope, ain't cuttin' it. Because Dr. Phil, as lovely a man as he may be, said last week-month, year, decade-no again, not a reference. Because the goat entrails told you .... um, this is definitely not the place for you. Back up your 'know'-ing. Article? Magazine? Personal study in such and such a book--NOW we're talking.

Just so you 'know'...I will be testing for gas. The "hot air" indicator will be employed.

Ok, kids, here's the first question:
What does it really mean to "Take up your cross and follow Me"? (Luke 9:23) How does one do that, exactly?