05/05/2023
Jesus Quotes: Top Ten
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Jesus quotes provide some of the most memorable sayings of all time. This is my attempt at categorizing the top ten Jesus quotes, which I have done in a rather unsystematic way other than picking them based on...
popularity: Some of Jesus' sayings are well known, even among those who don't follow Him, but many others are not. I added weight for the popularity of a teaching--especially those that would be known by someone otherwise unfamiliar with Jesus.
power: The more radical, the better. Some of Jesus quotes go so against the grain of the way the world operates, that we gave weight simply for this quality alone.
person: I also chose verses because they were representative in some way or another of Jesus entire life and theme of ministry, such as a verse on the Kingdom of Heaven or Jesus quotes about love.
Number 10: He Takes It Personally
"For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.’
Then the righteous will answer him, saying, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?'
And the King will answer them, 'Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.'"
(Matthew 25.35-40 ESV)
Jesus kept and promoted God's passion for the oppressed, hungry, widows and orphans that permeate the Hebrew Scritpures.
In fact, it was so much a part of the fiber of His being that to care for them was to care for Jesus. Worse: to not care for Him was to turn your back on Jesus Himself. He takes it personally.
Number 9: The True Path to Greatness
"You know that those who are considered rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over