Race?

One thing that is really valuable and poignant about the occasionally occurring discussion about the “color/race” of Jesus is the reality of what the New Covenant actually brought into being.  Prior to Jesus' life, death and resurrection, the question of race was the main point.  During the Old Covenant, if someone wanted to be part of the people of God, one had to be a child of Abraham.  Technically speaking, to be a child of Abraham meant to be communally acknowledged as part of the people of Israel, i.e., circumcised, following the law, etc.) 

But with the institution of the New Covenant and the passing of the Old Covenant, it is no longer about being Jewish, its about having faith in Jesus as the Messiah and being part of the Christian church.  So, if someone wants to argue that Jesus was black, it’s really irrelevant. (But he was not white, yellow or red either.  Because he is Jewish, he is light brown.) 

It doesn’t matter what color your skin is, it doesn’t matter what country you come from.  What matters is faith in the Triune God and community in the church.  And the church is everywhere.