“Skin Deep”

Friday, November 15, 2013

Did discrimination exist from the beginning? Why did God choose a good-looking Jesus as His son?  Why did God choose a beautiful Mary as a mother to God?  Does God look on personality as well?

Sincerely,
Picture Perfect

Dear Picture Perfect,

God didn’t make Jesus good-looking.  In fact, Isaiah 53:2 says that Jesus wasn’t anything special to look at.  Many portraits and paintings have been made depicting Jesus as a handsome man, but the Scriptures say that He wasn’t.  What drew people to Jesus were His character and His words (Lk 24:32, Jhn 7:45-46).  Mary also was known for her character, not her outward beauty (Lk 1:30).  God says that it is the inner character of people that is pleasing to Him (Lk 11:39, 2 Cor 4:16).  God shows no partiality between the wealthy and the poor, the handsome and the ugly (Eph 6:9, 1 Pet 1:17).  God cares about whom you are, not how you look.

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