Was Jesus Charismatic?

[hal]

I have been asked where it says that Jesus was charismatic.

The phrase comes to mind "He received the Spirit without measure but I can't find it.

Can anyone enlightem me

 

[Perceivence]

Are you really 91 years old?

 

[Perceivence]

Well, He received the Holy Spirit at His baptism and He exercised Spiritual authority and Gifts. So I guess that's a yes.

 

[Jim B]

Well, He received the Holy Spirit at His baptism and He exercised Spiritual authority and Gifts. So I guess that's a yes.

Huh!

I thought He was Vineyard!!

\o/

 

[rainbowprism]

Huh!

I thought He was Vineyard!!

\o/

Lol. Whooo-hoo!

No but really if you consider 'charismatic' meaning that he used spiritual gifts such as words of wisdom, healing, etc. - then yes of course. The Gospels aren't just an account of Jesus' time 'in the flesh', it is also a glimpse in the supernatural that is acesible to all through Christ and his giftings and the battle between the Kingdom of God trying to reclaim this world from the kingdom of evil.

 

[TomUK]

Charismatic in the traditional (and proper) sense of the word, then yes.

 

[Jim B]

If Jesus didn't speak in tongues, He could not have been Charismatic.

See "Did Jesus speak in tongues?" thread.

\o/

 

[He put me back together]

Charismatic? I think he made people smile, laugh, cry...and some of them he made very angry. But I don't know if he was "charasmatic" as a personality trait...I don't know if we can assign any of those things to him...asking the question might be like asking the question "Was Jesus beautiful when he walked the earth?" I think it is probable that in his flesh he was none of these things. By the Spirit, he was. By the Spirit, he was loved and he was hated. Had his flesh been the flesh of someone else, along with his brain and his experiences, it is possible that he would've blended in with a crowd (after all, while many of us including myself might possibly attribute this to some supernatural action, the Scriptures DO make reference to him walking through a crowd and blending in when people were seeking to kill him). Rather, his Spirit made him beautiful to those who loved him, as well as hideous to those who hated him. His Spirit was charismatic...but was his personality, of the flesh, charismatic? Maybe he didn't have a personality in the flesh...

 

[Bizzlebin Imperatoris]

I don't think He is charismatic in the sense that some people use the word today. He was very calm, controlled, and kind. He is charismatic in the sense that He got a lot of people to follow Him.