and research among scholars, histori-
ans, pastors and others down through
the centuries. No images or paintings
of Christ exist from His actual life here
on earth as His disciples were more
interested in preserving His teachings
than His appearance.
comes from God's Word. Throughout
the Old Testament, care is taken to
delineate the genealogical line of
Jesus.
the tribe of Judah. He was raised in
what is now known as the Middle
East. Thus, He probably had brown-
ish, olive�colored skin.
with a kiss on His cheek was because
Jesus looked like all the other Jewish
men in that garden, that there was
nothing about His physical appear-
ance that distinguished Him from
others.
people of the various cultures often
want to portray Him as one of their
own.
appearance that we overlook our
need to focus on His teachings and
His transforming work in our lives.
by smoking--its main cause IS smok-
ing. It must be very frustrating to
watch her continuing to do the one
thing that can truly shorten her life.
You are right to encourage her to
stop smoking, as that one act is the
single most effective way to slow
some suggestions that may be helpful:
a loving, non�threatening manner.
Use "I" statements, such as, "Know-
ing you have COPD, when I see you
smoke, it makes me feel sad because
I know it is affecting your health."
havior, you will respect her right to
make that decision and will no lon-
ger attempt to get her to stop.
the both of you in this new direc-
tion, such as not securing smoking
supplies for her or not being pres-
ent when she smokes. And you will
help her in her attempts to stop,
when asked, etc.
for her as well and longs for her to
be free from this harmful addiction.
Pour your energy now into interced-
ing for her with your prayers to the
Father to help her make the right
choices.
color Jesus is? Why do we have
so many different images of Him?
My girlfriend has COPD and other
problems that can be worsened
by smoking. I've tried many
different approaches to encour-
age her to quit. I have refused
to purchase cigarettes for her
when asked, as I don't want
to assist her in destroying her-
self. This has become a tense
subject of discussion.
her in hurting herself. How do I
strike a good balance between
these two situations?
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