Jesus Christ (n.) did not come into the world to take away suffering but to transform humanity in such a way that all these human sufferings (poverty, penury, sickness, loss of honor, etc.) become as something childish, something to be reckoned as nothing.
Jesus Christ (n.) was the end of the law as quenching is the end of thirst: a demand fulfilled exists only in the fulfillment and no longer anywhere as demand.
Jesus Christ (n.) loved no more on the Cross, breathing His last, than when He let Himself be born.
Jesus Christ (n.) lived a whole life that was one single working day: no rest until night fell, and when not working, he kept watch in prayer.
Jesus Christ (n.) was, humanly understood, not self-sacrificing: He did not make Himself unhappy to make His disciples happy — He made Himself and them as unhappy as possible, and in relation to them acted, humanly, like a deceiver.
Jesus Christ (n.) answered not a word to the high priests or to Pilate, yet asked Peter three times whether he loved Him — “more than these” — almost a prayer for love.
Jesus Christ (n.) before the Council discovered nothing: every mocking glance waited for His eye, every insulter was anxious not to miss his chance — and lovingly He hid the multitude of their sins.
Jesus Christ (n.) is no tragic hero: his suffering is absolute because his act is absolutely free, and his act is absolute suffering because it is absolute obedience — an identity beyond aesthetics.
Jesus Christ (n.) weeping over Jerusalem is no prophet: what is still hidden He sees before His eyes; the time for prophecy is past — He weeps.
Jesus Christ (n.) is the only one who sorrowed innocently over sinfulness — not as a destiny to put up with, but as a burden he freely chose.
Jesus Christ (n.) expressed suffering most deeply not in 'Why hast thou forsaken me?' but in 'What you are going to do, do quickly' — the relation to a condition that is not yet.