Verse 19 "The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say 'Here is a glutton and a drunkard'..."
One of my professors had an interesting thought about this verse, one that I'd like to share. (Thanks Dr. Powell!)
Jesus must have been chubby!
If I were to call someone fat and they were skinny then I would look like an idiot. But the Pharisees call Jesus a glutton, meaning he ate too much. The Pharisees would not say that about him if he was as skinny as all the paintings show, they would look stupid. So, Jesus must have been chubby.
And he must have enjoyed to drink. For the same reason they would not call him a drunkard if it was not obvious that he drank wine.
So, what does this all mean?
Jesus was human; he did not have the perfect body, he looked like an average dude.
One of my professors had an interesting thought about this verse, one that I'd like to share. (Thanks Dr. Powell!)
Jesus must have been chubby!
If I were to call someone fat and they were skinny then I would look like an idiot. But the Pharisees call Jesus a glutton, meaning he ate too much. The Pharisees would not say that about him if he was as skinny as all the paintings show, they would look stupid. So, Jesus must have been chubby.
And he must have enjoyed to drink. For the same reason they would not call him a drunkard if it was not obvious that he drank wine.
So, what does this all mean?
Jesus was human; he did not have the perfect body, he looked like an average dude.
An important message for all of us, it's love that changes the world, not looks.
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