And, given that nobody from around the 2nd century onwards knew what He looked like.... how could anybody expect their painting to be a fair representation?
You've almost described a core element of the Latter Day Saints belief system. Mormons think they were born as heavenly spirit creatures to a spirit father and mother, and in order to progress to god-hood themselves, they must be born as a human baby to good Mormon parents (preferably). By...
It proves that the false prophets, and their followers, have either ignored or disbelieved the apostle Paul's warning in the first century:
"Concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered to him, we ask you, brothers, not to become easily unsettled or alarmed by some...
be hostile to Him? After all, "...he went around doing good and healing all who were under the power of the devil, because God was with him" - Act 10:38.
Even if people disregard Jesus' claims, surely the good that He did would ensure they weren't hostile? Yet we see a lot of hostility against...
...if they realised they were fulfi? fulfilling this prophecy of Simeon in Luke 2:34-35?
"This child [Jesus] is destined to... be a sign that will be spoken against, so that the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed"?
Surely if Jesus Christ was a nobody, nobody would speak against Him? So...
...2:25-32 says the Holy Spirit revealed? to Simeon "that he would not die before he had seen the Lord's Christ" - "the consolation of Israel." Then the Spirit moved him to be in the temple when Joseph and Mary brought the eight-day old baby Jesus to be circumcised, and Simeon took the baby in...
How often does the Bible speak of "the kingdom of Christ"? It's in Ephesians
5:5, but does the phrase crop up? elsewhere?
The phrases "the kingdom of God" and "the kingdom of heaven" are myriad. So what's the significance of Ephesians 5:5 saying "...the kingdom of Christ and of God"? And does...
How often does the Bible speak of "the kingdom of Christ"? It's in Ephesians
5:5, but does the phrase crop up? elsewhere?
The phrases "the kingdom of God" and "the kingdom of heaven" are myriad. So what's the significance of Ephesians 5:5 saying "...the kingdom of Christ and of God"? And does...
How often does the Bible speak of "the kingdom of Christ"? It's in Ephesians
5:5, but does the phrase crop up? elsewhere?
The phrases "the kingdom of God" and "the kingdom of heaven" are myriad. So what's the significance of Ephesians 5:5 saying "...the kingdom of Christ and of God"? And does...
How often does the Bible speak of "the kingdom of Christ"? It's in Ephesians
5:5, but does the phrase crop up? elsewhere?
The phrases "the kingdom of God" and "the kingdom of heaven" are myriad. So what's the significance of Ephesians 5:5 saying "...the kingdom of Christ and of God"? And does...
How often does the Bible speak of "the kingdom of Christ"? It's in Ephesians
5:5, but does the phrase crop up? elsewhere?
The phrases "the kingdom of God" and "the kingdom of heaven" are myriad. So what's the significance of Ephesians 5:5 saying "...the kingdom of Christ and of God"? And does...
How often does the Bible speak of "the kingdom of Christ"? It's in Ephesians
5:5, but does the phrase crop up? elsewhere?
The phrases "the kingdom of God" and "the kingdom of heaven" are myriad. So what's the significance of Ephesians 5:5 saying "...the kingdom of Christ and of God"? And does...
How often does the Bible speak of "the kingdom of Christ"? It's in Ephesians
5:5, but does the phrase crop up? elsewhere?
The phrases "the kingdom of God" and "the kingdom of heaven" are myriad. So what's the significance of Ephesians 5:5 saying "...the kingdom of Christ and of God"? And does...
How often does the Bible speak of "the kingdom of Christ"? It's in Ephesians
5:5, but does the phrase crop up? elsewhere?
The phrases "the kingdom of God" and "the kingdom of heaven" are myriad. So what's the significance of Ephesians 5:5 saying "...the kingdom of Christ and of God"? And does...