Quotes & Sayings About Mocking Jesus

In this classic reversal of reality, we do not stand before him, but the King stands before us. We question him; he doesn't question us. The irony of it all! While the name of the Lord was constantly blasphemed by men, Jesus is now accused of being a blasphemer (Matthew 26:65). Talk about a primitive form of defense - projecting your guilt onto another. Could it be any clearer that Jesus had come to the anti-kingdom, where everything was the opposite of the way it was intended? The mocking was nonstop. Accusers took turns kneeling before him, feigning homage. — Edward T. Welch

We live in an age where ... Christian bashing is a popular indoor sport; and films mocking Jesus Christ are considered avant-garde. — Pat Buchanan

[to Jesus] You did not come down from the cross when they shouted to you, mocking and reviling you: "Come down from the cross and we will believe that it is you." You did not come down because, again, you did not want to enslave man by a miracle and thirsted for faith that is free, not miraculous ... I swear, man is created weaker and baser than you thought him! How, how can he ever accomplish the same things as you? ... Respecting him less, you would have demanded less of him, and that would be closer to love, for his burden would be lighter. — Fyodor Dostoyevsky