20 Jesus Quotes That Would Make A “Christian” Right-Winger’s Head Explode
Conservatives
keep nattering on and on about how much they love Jesus Christ, whom they view
as their “personal” Savior. But when you read the following
20 quotes from the New Testament, you’ll wonder
what Bible they’re reading.
Dictionary.Com defines the
word “Christian” as people who follow Jesus Christ’s teachings (unlike
American conservatives) or at least have something to do with Him:
Chris·tian [kris-chuhn] adjective 1. of, pertaining to, or derived from Jesus Christor His teachings: a Christian faith. 2. of, pertaining to, believing in, or belonging to the religion based on a the teachings of Jesus Christ: Spain is a Christian country.3. of or pertaining to Christians: many Christian deaths in the Crusades. 4.exhibiting a spirit proper to a follower of Jesus Christ; Christlike: She displayed true Christian charity. 5. decent; respectable: They gave him a good Christian burial.
So, a
Christian is a person who tries to act like Jesus Christ or at least follow
His teachings? Alas, this definition doesn’t sound at all like the
conservative so-called “Christians” we keep reading and hearing about in the
news.
Do
you know any right-wing Christians who truly follow Jesus Christ?
HERE ARE 20 QUOTES FROM JESUS CHRIST FOR OUR CONSERVATIVE CHRISTIAN FRIENDS TO PONDER.
(20) “Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him.” [John 13:16 KJV]
Jesus
clearly favors an egalitarian society, yet conservatives have done everything
they can to promote public policies that steal from the poor, give to the
rich, and screw the middle class. The GOP’s stubborn votes against food stamps
and rejection of state Medicare expansions proves they don’t even care
about the people who voted them into office.
(19) “Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. Matthew 7:1-2 KJV]
Jesus
Christ commands his followers not to be judgmental towards their neighbors, yet
these right wingers can’t stop themselves from making arbitrary judgments about
LGBTs, single mothers, people of color, immigrants, non-Christians, poor people,
and just about everyone who isn’t white, rich, male, and “Christian.”
(18) “And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye?” [Luke 6:41 KJV]
Jesus
Christ’s famous quote about hypocrisy back in Ye Olde New Testament times
explains why conservative Christians say one thing and mean another. They talk
about the “sanctity of marriage” between “one man and one woman” while
their leaders cheat on their spouses, seek gay sex on the down low, talk
obsessively about rape, cheat on taxes, abuse drugs (prescription or not), and
engage in illegal acts. Yet, they’re the first to throw a non-violent,
first-time drug offender in prison or claim a rape victim was “asking for
it.”
(17) “Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.” [Matthew 5:9 KJV]
Jesus
Christ preached peace, love, and kindness to his followers, yet conservative
Christians are always the first to blast the trumpets of war. If they had their
way, we’d still be in Afghanistan and Iraq, plus we’d be sending U.S. armed
forces into Palestine, the Ukraine, and our local homeless
encampments.
(16) “Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?” [Matthew 6:26]
If
the previous quotes make Jesus Christ sound mildly liberal, this one makes Our
Savior sound like a Goddamned hippie Communist. Right-wing Christians love
heaping scorn on people who get help from the U.S. government, with no thought
to whether their troubles are temporary or they’ve paid into the system. Even a
lot of left-leaning Democrats demand that people on welfare be held
“accountable.” Yet here’s Jesus saying that we should all be fed and cared
for — regardless of our morals or how hard we work — just
because we exist and God loves us. And as for those lazy, do-nothing “fowls of
the air,” Jesus doesn’t even think we worker bees are any better than
them.
(15) “He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.” [John 8:7 KJV]
Unlike
today’s conservative Christians, who eagerly serve in the vanguard of the GOP’s
war on women, Jesus Christ has no regard for double standards that
hold men and women to different rules. At least four women — his mother, Mary
Madgelene, and the sisters Mary and Martha — were beloved members
of his inner circle. When a crowd gathered to stone a woman to death
for the “crime” of adultery, Jesus stopped them dead in their tracks by
demanding that the person without sin cast the first stone.
(14) “But whoever has this world’s goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of God abide in him?” [1 John 3:17 KJV]
How
can a conservative so-called “Christian” read this passage and keep voting for
people who give tax cuts to the rich, while slashing programs that feed
families, care for the elderly and disabled, house the homeless, provide
healthcare, protect consumers, and keep our air and water clean?
(13) “Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.” [Matthew 9:35]
Jesus
Christ famously roamed the Holy Land giving free healthcare to everyone in
need. Even many non-Bible readers are familiar with Our Savior’s healing
exploits. Yet, His conservative “Christian” followers in Congress are
adamantly opposed to giving Americans access to healthcare. Instead, they waste
U.S. taxpayers’ time and money over and over again trying to repeal the
Affordable Care Act (ACA) even though their GOP lawmakers helped design the
program, and their 2012 presidential candidate, Mitt Romney, had great success
with a similar program during his tenure as Mass. state governor. Go figure.
(12) “Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.” [Matthew 23:28 KJV]
This
biblical passage comes straight from the Savior’s mouth, and describes our
country’s conservative Christians to a tee(minus some of the other things
they’re “full of”).
(11) “And found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting: And when he had made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the changers’ money, and overthrew the tables; And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father’s house an house of merchandise.” [John 2:14-16 KJV]
Unlike
our Mammon-worshipping conservative Christians, Jesus Christ
clearly loathes capitalism. Pretty much the only time we ever see Jesus totally lose his cool and
go into an Incredible Hulk-like rage is when he returns to Jerusalem with his
disciples, and finds the Temple clogged with bankers and vendors. He
doesn’t just yell at them, He
totally goes apesh*t, wrecks their booths, and drives them out with
whips He somehow manages to improvise and fashion on the spur of the
moment. One can only imagine how Jesus would feel about Wall Street, the Koch
brothers, and ALEC.
(10) “And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.” [Matthew 19:24 KJV]
If
you’ve got any doubt about how Jesus Christ would feel about income
inequality, the Supreme Court’sCitizens United ruling, or rich CEOs raking in huge
profits while crusading against a long-overdue minimum wage hike, this passage
makes it pretty clear that making profits at other people’s expense gives you
bad karma in the Great Beyond.
(9) “Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.” [Matthew 22:37-40 KJV]
When
Jesus Christ’s adoring crowds asked which of the 10 Commandments are the most important ones
for them to follow, Jesus turned around and changed the rules. He said that
if we first love God, and then love our neighbor, the rest would follow
naturally. It’s hard to see how denying gays the right to marry and cutting
anti-poverty programs follows Jesus’ teachings. Yet, our conservative
“Christian” lawmakers insist this is what we should do.
(8) “And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.” [Matthew 6:5 KJV]
Conservative
Christians claim to love Jesus, and seem to adore shouting their faith from
atop their soap boxes any chance they get. But the real Jesus Christ
scorned these showy – and often phony – displays of piety, and went out of his
way to preach against them.
(7) “But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.” [Matthew 12:7 KJV]
Jesus
Christ always preached mercy for women, children, sinners, criminals, the poor,
and even his own enemies. Yet, today’s conservative Christians demand retroactive abortions the death penalty and insist
that children who commit crimes should be charged as adults.
(6) “But Jesus said unto them, They need not depart; give ye them to eat.” [Matthew 14:16 KJV]
Jesus
Christ always wanted to feed people and extend hospitality to strangers, no
matter what their circumstances. Yet, conservative, so-called “Christians” seek
to cut back on food stamps and deport immigrants — or bar them from entry.
(5) “And he said, Woe unto you also, ye lawyers! for ye lade men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers.” [Luke 11:46 KJV]
Thank
you, GOP lawmakers, for passing laws and promoting policies that make things
harder for most of your fellow Americans.
(4) “For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.” [Luke 12:48KJV]
Or,
as President John F. Kennedy more succinctly states, “To those whom much is given,
much is expected.” Alas, conservative Christians have gotten this all mixed up.
They think that to those whom much is given, much can be expected. Oops.
(3) “Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” [Matthew: 11:28 KJV]
Unlike
today’s right-wing so-called “Christians,” Jesus Christ sympathized with those
who work day-to-day to scrape by, and preached that they would get
their reward. Meanwhile, Republicans refuse to even consider raising the
minimum wage to keep up with the cost of living.
(2) “For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me. Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink? When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee? Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee? And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.” [Matthew 25:34-40 KJV]
The
Christian Right keeps ranting about how raising taxes to pay for programs that
help the poor and folks who find themselves in a jam is somehow
like forcing us into slavery. But Jesus Christ’s views on feeding,
clothing, and helping people in need is unequivocal: He sees it as directly
serving Him.
(1) “Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels: For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.” [Matthew 25:41-43 KJV]
In
case the previous half of this passage doesn’t make Jesus Christ’s views
abundantly clear, Our Saviour gets more specific. He says that on Judgment
Day, He will look askance at people who refused to help those less fortunate
than themselves. Not only that, Jesus Christ will curse them and cast them
away “into everlasting fire.” It’s shocking that conservative “Christians” keep
ignoring this. Maybe someday, they’ll find religion.
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