beautiful people

The gospel makes people more attractive. This doesn't mean something ridiculous like "Christians are always amazingly attractive" - some people who have called themselves Christians have said/done/encouraged evil things like killing muslims, killing jews, killing other-flavoured Christians. But that's not my point. I said that the gospel makes people more attractive - the story of Jesus, the message, the teaching, makes people more attractive. Not: people who are Christians are amazing, wonderful people. First of all, they were not. If they are now, then it's because they have been made beautiful. Sure they've listened to the teaching, but it's the teaching that has the pzazz, and not the listener. And the bible talks about God's words/God's voice / God's Spirit opening deaf ears to be able to hear. Being made whole by God is "extra nos" outside us - HE does the healing - HE makes ugly things beautiful.

Here's an example from my friend Andy of a Kurdish man being made beautiful by the gospel.