Jesus and the Racing Rat (How a Man who changed the world can change the way you work)

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By the Middle Ages, a number of documents, generally of unknown or questionable origin, had been composed and were circulating with details of the appearance of Jesus: For Hall, the underlying issue is how Christians in NASCAR can be an effective witness for Christ and practice a bigger gospel beyond NASCAR identity. He believes the personal witnessing and tools such as the racing flags message are fine. But, he asks, "Are you also challenging the aspects that should be challenged?" When Everyone Wins

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The race and appearance of Jesus, widely accepted by researchers to be a Judean from Galilee [1] has been a topic of discussion since the days of early Christianity. Various theories about the race of Jesus have been proposed and debated. [2] [3] By the Middle Ages, a number of documents, generally of unknown or questionable origin, had been composed and were circulating with details of the appearance of Jesus. These documents are now mostly considered forgeries. [4] [5] [6]

The focus of many early sources was on the physical unattractiveness of Jesus rather than his beauty. The second-century anti-Christian philosopher Celsus wrote that Jesus was "ugly and small", [25] and similar descriptions are presented in a number of other sources as discussed extensively by Robert Eisler, [26] who in turn often quotes from Ernst von Dobschütz' monumental Christusbilder. [27] Tertullian states that Jesus's outward form was despised, that he had an ignoble appearance, and the slander he suffered proved the 'abject condition' of his body. [28] According to Irenaeus, he was a weak and inglorious man, [29] and in the Acts of Peter, he is described as small and ugly to the ignorant. [26] :439 Andrew of Crete relates that Christ was bent or even crooked, [26] :412 and in the non-canonical Acts of John, he is described as bald-headed and small with no good looks. [30] Several weeks after the Atlanta race, I drove over to Fort Worth's Texas Motor Speedway for a Nationwide Series competition. The racecar garage there reminded me of acrid smells inside Managua's main bus station, but the 750-horsepower engines ripping at the same time testifies that this is not public transportation. If we are to achieve anything in our life, we need to have our priorities right. Our relationship with God must always be the top priority. God is creator and sustainer. Nothing exists without God allowing it to. The more mainstream, theological perspective, as expressed by Church Fathers Jerome and Augustine of Hippo, argued that Jesus must have been ideally beautiful in face and body. For Augustine he was "beautiful as a child, beautiful on earth, beautiful in heaven". [33] These theological arguments were further extended in the 13th century by Thomas Aquinas in his Summa Theologiae based on his analysis of the perfection of Christ, reasoning that Jesus must have embodied every possible human perfection. [34] [35]Wells, Matt (27 March 2001). "Is this the real face of Jesus Christ?". The Guardian. London: Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. OCLC 60623878. Archived from the original on 8 January 2014 . Retrieved 12 May 2011. The New Testament includes no descriptions of Jesus's appearance before his death, and the gospel narratives are generally indifferent to people's racial appearance or features. [18] [19] [7] :48–51 In keeping with the political climate of the 19th and 20th centuries, Mormon founder Joseph Smith envisioned Jesus as white, as reflected in Mormon texts and portrayals of Jesus. Mary, mother of Jesus is also described in First Nephi, a Mormon document, as "a virgin, and she was exceedingly fair and white" ( 1 Nephi 11:13). [45] The early Mormon church printed its first images of Jesus as a white man with blue eyes. According to Blum and Harvey, the blue eyes may have been intended to bolster Mormonism's image of whiteness and Americanness, distinguishing it from Protestant faiths. [45] Emergence of racial theories [ edit ]