Is Christianity only for certain people?

[Anonymous]

I am a Brown man, and for some time now wanting to convert to Christianity. However, there are some who tell me that it's a white man's religion and that people of color are looked down upon. Is that true from a scripture point of view. I mean I know that the Lord Jesus Christ was a Middle Eastern Semite so he looked more like me than how's he's usually shown. And that goes for most if not all of the prophets.

[patois]

The only physical description of Jesus that does exist is from a copy of a letter from the Roman consul Lentulus to the Roman Emperor Tiberius. This document was discovered in a Monastery with copies of other ancient documents. According to the copy of the letter, the original letter from the consul was dated to the 12 year of the reign of the Emperor Tiberius. Scholars have historical verification that a certain Roman consul named Lentulus was in Judea at the time of Jesus' trial and crucifixion. His influential family is mentioned by the Jewish historian Josephus in his book Antiquities of the Jews. Lentulus' letter is presented as an official report to the Emperor Tiberius. In his letter Lentulus describes the condemned man named Jesus of Nazareth as having: a noble and lively face, with fair and slightly wavy hair; black and strongly curving eyebrows, intense penetrating blue eyes and an expression of wondrous grace. His nose is rather long. His beard is almost blonde, although not very long. His hair is quite long, and has never seen a pair of scissors... His neck is slightly inclined, so that he never appears to be bitter or arrogant. His tanned face is the color of ripe corn and well proportioned. It gives the impression of gravity and wisdom, sweetness and good, and is completely lacking in any sign of anger. (Holy Land Magazine, Franciscan Holy Land Press, Spring 1998).

Roman's didn't have the grain corn (maize) we have today. Corn was discovered in the Americas. The term corn in Rome referred to wheat.

Thus no matter how much anti-Christian/anti-White racists try to spin the story of Jesus, the fact remains he came to the flesh as a white guy with a slight tan he picked up walking around outside in the Mediterranean sun, he had blue eyes, he had dark eye brows and a blond beard, long hair, and a long nose. The fact that people have to lie to try to make him non-White is just sad. As someone from the House of Israel who has dark brown hair, strong dark eye brows, blue-green penetrating eyes, some blond hair in my beard, and tan white skin from walking around in the Florida sun, and a thin long white man nose I can see where they were coming from. It's in the genetics.

That out of the way, Christianity doesn't promote race based religious beliefs unlike other religions. It's not about that. Christianity is a covenant for all of mankind. Don't bring race into it, but be honest about who Jesus was in the flesh and is and who he has been through time. Don't try to twist it.

[Drewtate]

If you want to know what Jesus looked like you only need look at the Hebrew people the Samaritians who live in Israel and always have. They are the same Hebrews that left Egypt with moses and were the same as the Jews up until the kingdom of Israel split into the kingdom of Judah & northern Kingdom of Israel or Samaria.

[avery58]

No that's not true. Well not for the most part. Are you Indian? I always thought it would look weirder for a foreigner to convert to Hinduism, since many Hindus are Hindu/Indian nationalists.

[dudegreat91]

Its becoming more common now, so you can convert if you want

[avery58]

@dudegreat91 oh I wasn't thinking of converting just had noticed I never saw any foreign converts to Hinduism but I'm glad Hindus are becoming more welcoming of people from other cultures who are interested in their religion

[dudegreat91]

Yeah its not proselytising religion. So doesn't have the concept of conversion like other abrahamic religions. Judaism is same

[HelpfulWoman]

christians gotta christian. most are just hillbilly inbreds preaching hate.
but you don't need their consent to be a christian.

[ChicoFromThe305]

No, religion is actually bad, Christianity isn't about the religious things people point out and abide like it's the only way, Christianity is about your connection with God and don't let people fool you with the things they pull out of their ass, God didn't make you the way you are to then shun you and make you less than everyone else, the truth is that the ignorant parts of religions aren't a part of the beliefs, it's just people that let their emotions mold their judgement and they create their own ideas and spread that false information, a belief is simply a belief and it has nothing to do with race.

[RebelinSteel]

I suspect an element of trolling, however, if you are from a non western country, then maybe you do not know how widespread Christianity is.

Then you have a huge number of non white Christians in the US.

[dudegreat91]

Yeah you'll be looked down upon on. For e. g. even in Islam Arabs are considered to be real muslims and all other converts are their slaves. Same for Christianity which is primarily an European religion. Religious conversion is actually a form of colonialism.

[BCRanger10]

No. Jesus said "announce the Gospel to all nations" and to baptize all of them "in the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost".

[strateguy632]

Jesus

was described with pale skin and blond hair in roman records.

But clever "victim move" leading to your point.

[LiamJHayden]

Well Jesus was not white and there are an estimated 700 million Christians in Africa, far more than in Europe, and another 44 million Christians in China who are registered with recognized groups.

[Hispanic-Cool-Guy]

The gospel is for all people that want to be saved from the wrath of God.

Without the Lord Jesus Christ everyone will go to hell.

[Anonymous]

Jesus was a semite? Then why does he have a Latino name?

[DrPepper12]

Ill save you a lot of trouble. Athiesm!

[jahaims]

It's for people who need to cope with reality