Is this quote appropriate for a Christian according to her religion?

Question

I'm just wondering what you would think when a Christian says,

"In no way was Jesus tourtured any less than me."

I was just kinda floored that a Christian actually said this and wondered what you think of it.

Answer 1

First it is poor grammar, so I would think that the person was not very intelligent and go from there.

Answer 2

It's insane indeed, and Blasphemous.

The quote clearly states that this person believes Jesus wasn't God. God is all-powerful, and can't feel any pain.

Clearly any little pain a Christian feels must be a bigger torture than Jesus felt hanging on a cross. Unless Jesus was simply human, of course. But that would also be blasphemous to assume.

Answer 3

This is taken from a publication just after Pilate says " I am free of the blood of this man"
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So, in accord with their demands—and wishing to satisfy the crowd more than to do what he knows is right—Pilate releases Barabbas to them. He takes Jesus and has him stripped and then scourged. This was no ordinary whipping. The Journal of the American Medical Association describes the Roman practice of scourging:

“The usual instrument was a short whip (flagrum or flagellum) with several single or braided leather thongs of variable lengths, in which small iron balls or sharp pieces of sheep bones were tied at intervals. . . . As the Roman soldiers repeatedly struck the victim’s back with full force, the iron balls would cause deep contusions, and the leather thongs and sheep bones would cut into the skin and subcutaneous tissues. Then, as the flogging continued, the lacerations would tear into the underlying skeletal muscles and produce quivering ribbons of bleeding flesh.”

After this torturous beating, Jesus is taken into the governor’s palace, and the whole body of troops is called together. There the soldiers heap further abuse on him by braiding a crown of thorns and pushing it down on his head. They put a reed in his right hand, and they clothe him with a purple garment, the type that is worn by royalty. Then they say to him mockingly: “Good day, you King of the Jews!” Also, they spit on him and slap him in the face. Taking the sturdy reed from his hand, they use it to hit him on the head, driving even further into his scalp the sharp thorns of his humiliating “crown.”

Jesus’ remarkable dignity and strength in the face of this mistreatment so impresses Pilate that he is moved to make another attempt to redeem him. “See! I bring him outside to you in order for you to know I find no fault in him,” he tells the crowds. Possibly he imagines that the sight of Jesus’ tortured condition will soften their hearts. As Jesus stands before the heartless mob, wearing the thorny crown and the purple outer garment and with his bleeding face etched with pain, Pilate proclaims: “Look! The man!”

Though bruised and battered, here stands the most outstanding figure of all history, truly the greatest man who ever lived! Yes, Jesus shows a quiet dignity and calm that bespeak a greatness that even Pilate must acknowledge, for his words are apparently a mingling of both respect and pity. John 18:39–19:5; Matthew 27:15-17, 20-30; Mark 15:6-19; Luke 23:18-25.

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Agony On The Stake:

Jesus is now stretched out on the stake with his hands placed above his head. The soldiers then pound large nails into his hands and into his feet. He wrenches with pain as the nails pierce flesh and ligaments. When the stake is swung upright, the pain is excruciating, for the weight of the body tears at the nail wounds.

Please show this to your friend. Maybe then he or she will understand that they spoke thoughtlessly.

Answer 4

Hmmm... someone in a lot of pain who is at a different place in her Christian walk than you and I are. I wonder what she considers a Christian to be? Perhaps you could ask. And then it would give you an opportunity to talk about having a personal relationship with Jesus.

God bless,
Healthia Cynthia
Certified Comprehensive Coach
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Answer 5

Your friend is just plain wrong (and I am not even going to go into the poor grammar).

If she had said that she was not tortured any more than Jesus, then I could have bought that, but Jesus was tortured and died for all of us.

The statement she made sounds like she is the one that doing all of that for us, and thus puts herself above God.

Answer 6

Make up your mind

Couldn't take the blame
Sick with shame
Must be exhausting to lose your own game
Selfishly hated
No wonder you're jaded
You can't play the victim this time
And you're too late

So don't cry to me

Answer 7

Through out history, there are frequent occurences of Christians identifying themselves with the suffering of Christ in an excessive way - (you do the homework here)

I put it down to that odd Christian tendency to put themselves upon pedastals but at the same time derride themselves as sinners (though obv. not as much as we mere mortals) - perhaps because of salvation through suffering (?)

Answer 8

It is a pretty stupid statement. Just remember, it isn't your job to "correct" her thinking. I think that is a foolish thought, and I'm sure you do to, but you and I aren't in charge of what makes a "good" christian. So let her believe whatever she wants and lead be example.

Answer 9

If your quote is correct, she's saying that jesus was tortured more than her. Sounds like a reasonable bet to me. What's the problem?

Answer 10

"In no way was Jesus tortured less" means that he was NOT tortured less. Jesus was tortured MORE. That would be a correct Christian statement, as we believe that Jesus suffered more than any being ever has or ever will suffer.

The INCORRECT statement would be "In no way was Jesus tortured MORE" (which would mean that we are tortured more than Jesus was).