Irony. Half the Christians I know think that GOD is on their side. Isn't it weird that Jesus wasn't a Christian? Who's side was HE on?

on the side of the Absolute Truth
that Christ Consciousness is within you
and can be experienced

I am going to go out on a limb and answer as if this is a sincere question.

Not sure in what way they are meaning Jesus is on their side? Politics, wars, worldly things, Jesus doesn't take sides in. We should all be trying to be on Jesus side, so to speak. He told us how to recognize his true followers:
(John 13:35) By this all will know that you are my disciples—if you have love among yourselves.”
 
Christian just means a follower of Christ so no, Jesus wasn't a Christian, He is the Christ.

https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1200000967?q=christian&p=par
CHRISTIAN
The Latinized Greek term Khri·sti·a·nosʹ, found only three times in the Christian Greek Scriptures, designates followers of Christ Jesus, the exponents of Christianity.—Ac 11:26; 26:28; 1Pe 4:16.
“It was first in Antioch [Syria] that the disciples were by divine providence called Christians.” (Ac 11:26) It is possible, then, that this name was used as early as the year 44 C.E. when the events surrounding this text occurred, although the grammatical structure of this phrase does not necessarily make it so; some think it was a little later. At any rate, by about 58 C.E., in the city of Caesarea, the term was well known and used even by public officials, for at that time King Herod Agrippa II said to Paul: “In a short time you would persuade me to become a Christian.”—Ac 26:28.
Bible writers in addressing fellow believers or describing followers of Christ used expressions such as “believers in the Lord,” “brothers” and “disciples” (Ac 5:14; 6:3; 15:10), “chosen ones” and “faithful ones” (Col 3:12; 1Ti 4:12), “slaves to God” and “slaves of Christ Jesus” (Ro 6:22; Php 1:1), “holy ones,” “congregation of God,” and “those who call upon the Lord.” (Ac 9:13; 20:28; 1Co 1:2; 2Ti 2:22) These terms with doctrinal meaning were used primarily as internal congregational designations. To outsiders Christianity was referred to as “The Way” (Ac 9:2; 19:9, 23; 22:4), and opponents called it “the sect of the Nazarenes” or just “this sect.”—Ac 24:5; 28:22.
It was first in Syrian Antioch that Christ’s followers became known as Christians. It is most unlikely that the Jews first styled Jesus’ followers “Christians” (Greek) or “Messianists” (Hebrew), for they would not reject Jesus as being the Messiah, or Christ, and then tacitly recognize him as the Anointed One, or Christ, by stamping his followers “Christians.” Some think the heathen population may have nicknamed them Christians out of jest or scorn, but the Bible shows that it was a God-given name; they “were by divine providence called Christians.”—Ac 11:26.

Some people think Jesus took sides---like having a favorite team in the super bowl.  But it's not like that at all---to continue the analogy, Jesus just likes the game of football itself.

Once a Christian understands that, asking for what you want is more more easily accomplished.

As the New Adam who introduces the new reality of the new relationship of man to God, he is of course the exemplar---a person serving as an excellent model of what that new man should be and do.


This post was edited by tom jackson at June 28, 2017 12:42 PM MDT

Short answer...He was on everyone's side.

Yep Pearl is right. He is on God's side.

Psalm 18:6,7  "The Lord is on my side; lI will not fear. What can man do to me? 7 The Lord is on my side as my helper; I shall look in triumph on those who hate me."

  If an individual is a believer in, follower and truster of Jesus the Messiah, God will be on their side. If they are not a believer in, follower and truster of Jesus the Messiah God "won't" be on their side. The word “Christian” is used three times in the New Testament (Acts 11:26, 26:28, 1 Peter 4:16). Followers of Jesus Christ were first called “Christians” in Antioch Acts 11:26 because their behavior, activity, and speech were like Christ. The word “Christian” literally means, “belonging to the party of Christ” or a “follower of Christ.” Which means that of course Jesus the Messiah wasn't a Christian. He was the Person that the Christians followed. Jesus obviously couldn't be a Christian because He didn't follow Himself.

The book of Revelation reveals how the Lord Jesus Christ directed his attention to the first century Christians. These were scattered in congregations throughout Asia minor. (Revelation 1:1-7)obviously his approval was with the Christian congregation comprised of different congregations and groups throughout the known civilized world of the time.

Irony. Half the Christians I know think that GOD is on their side. Isn't it weird that Jesus wasn't a Christian? Who's side was HE on?

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Who's side was Jesus on?

Well Jesus is on the right hand side of God, is what most Christians will tell you, but what is weird is that at the same time they will tell you that he IS God

Yes, religion can be weird:

It is weird that not only was Jesus not a Christian [meaning he did not subscribe to or teach the major Christian doctrines] but he never heard or uttered the words Christian or Christianity.

It is weird that EVERYBODY [apart from atheists, perhaps] thinks that God is on THEIR side.

It is weird that many think He is on their side ONLY even though they admit that their scriptures say that He created ALL and is therefore the God of ALL