Jesus in Jeans...What do you think about this?  

I definitely agree with your interpretation as Jesus can be anything, and I like the way you describe it. It doesn't matter who you are for Jesus to accept you and I agree that that's an important concept.

I dunno, I just don't think that your savior should be "cool". Well, I wouldn't mind them being cool, but I think it's weird to need there to be a statue. It's like bragging about who's father is better. "My savior is cooler and more hype than yours". That seems to be the message that it's spreading to me, but that's just my way of looking at it. There are plenty of others. xD

I agree, though, that it doesn't matter what the church conveys, but that it really depends on how people interpret it. ^_^

"To each his own" as it goes, right? I see it as being proud of having a Savior like Jesus, not really bragging. And by pride, I don't mean in the bad sense. All emotions are two-sided: God's feelings or Satan's feelings. And I believe you can be proud of some things. Jesus is one of them. Not in the sense of....oh, I own Him, or anything. But proud of what He does and Has does throughout history. I do understand how it could be considered bragging, though. But hey, if I brag about anything, might as well be about my Lord & Savior and not myself, amirite? ;)

LOL! Well, I can't argue with that! Of all the negative things you can brag about nowadays, your savior is definitely one of those positive things that you certainly have the right to brag about.

And I know you didn't mean it as they would be bragging about it, that's just what it comes off to me. I'm not sure why. Maybe it's because I'm a pessimist at heart? xD

Well, I'm not sure if it's really a mockery to Christianity. I mean, I understand where they're coming from by trying to make people see that Jesus is open to everyone and anyone.

Then again, I don't believe in the Bible as a religious text, so I really can't comment on that. But I don't think there was a "Biblical" dress standard, either, it was just what people were wearing at the time...lol.

Like I've already said, I don't believe in the Bible anyway, so I can't really comment on that aspect, not to mention that I haven't exactly read the entire thing, only bits and pieces.

But let me ask you this...do you believe it's ok to depict Christ on the cross? I'm just curious.

Well bible says a lot of things but i don't think that everything should be taken litterally, because if we did so we couldn't eat shellfish and would still have slaves.
I don't believe in religions but i have my faith, anyway if those people want to have a jesus in jeans i don't see nothing wrong with that.

I'm not Christian, either, and I do have my own beliefs, too, so I understand where you're coming from. :)

Thank you for your views. I know there are a lot of people that won't get offended by it, but some will, I'm sure. ^_^ I'm not offended by it, I just think it's kind of strange.

I am not a christian and i do not think many will get offended by this act of dpeicting Jesus in Jeans. But at the same time some people will get offended by this act. I am not sure how it will be taken in that country. Depicitng Jesus in a modern way is some what a good idea to be appreciated and there is nothing to harm anyone by this act.

I completely understand your viewpoint. If Jesus is supposed to accept us for who we are, shouldn't we be able to accept him without needing him to look and act like us?

That's certainly an interesting way of looking at it. I hadn't thought about it like that.

But isn't Jesus just a human? He's not God, but the son of God, so it's not really bringing GOD down to man's level, is it, since God and Jesus aren't synonymous or the same thing, but that God is above Jesus?

Sorry about the question. This has always been a point that I've wondered about. :)

Jesus is God in human form. The Bible says so. I can't remember where it says it but I have read it. If you need me to I can look it up, but I gaurantee you it is in there. But back to the discussion. Jesus is human but He is a perfect human. He never sinned because He is God. It's only for that reason that He could pay the price in our place for our sin. But He did that because he chose to. Have you ever heard of the Holy Trinity? The trinity is God the father, God the Son(Jesus), and God the Holy Spirit. They are three aspects of the same Holy being. The devil spreads the lie that Jesus was only a man, that He wasn't all that important. But it's because of Jesus' death on the cross, burial, and resurrection on the third day that we have hope of escaping eternal death due to our sins. We can talk of God all we want but if we leave Jesus out of the equation, there is no salvation. But whether or not we have faith in Jesus as our Savior is up to us. It is our choice.

OH! I understand now. Thank you for explaining that. Yes, I have heard of the Holy Trinity, but I didn't think they were the same being or anything. Thank you for clearing that up.

No problem....you're welcome!

Yes, I agree that it was most likely done in an attempt to draw younger people into religion. And the idea of Jesus wearing ancient dress hasn't been the same for that long, only the ACCEPTED depiction of him has been around for that long. There have been some artists that depict him in modern garb.

I have this one artists in particular, I think it was a Baroque artist, but for the life of me I can't remember his name! He painted all Biblical figures in modern garb (or modern for that time), but the public didn't like it very much.

But I definitely understand that it's the person under the clothes, not the clothes themselves, that's important. :)

I think my position is basically the same as yours. I don't view Jesus as my savior, but I think he was a remarkable person just the same. And while I'm not offended, I can understand how some religious people might be, too.