Well, this comes from my “doesn’t matter in the slightest for eternal salvation” file, yet apparently this debate gets people fairly worked up. I’ve seen Sunday School classes split over this – and in one case (several years ago) some roommates of mine nearly came to blows. I bring it up because it came up again in church.
Briefly, here are the two sides of the debate (this debate is usually about his mortal ministry, not his current status):
1. Jesus had God as his father, and the fairest virgin, like, ever as his mother. Therefore, he was a hottie – Drop dead gorgeous.
2. Isaiah (53:2) said, about Jesus, that “he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.” This indicates, not that he was ugly, but that he was likely unremarkable looking – A very plain looking individual.
I personally could care less, but since I’ve seen this issue inspire passion, I figured I’d see what the collective wisdom of the Bloggernacle had to say.