Friday, May 21, 2010

Does God Have a Sense of Humor?




I think God absolutely has a sense of humor.




"The Nature of God" is a heavy theological controversy but almost everybody has an opinion, though they might not phrase it that way.




A while back, on The Daily Show, Jason Jones did a piece on a minister who teaches Mixed Martial Arts in the name of Jesus.




It's called "Extreme Ministries." Jesus is depicted as the ultimate fighter.




In this ministry there's a lot of head splitting and teeth flying out.




I guess we all have some ideas for God about how he could do a better job of getting his word out. The cartoon above is from a recent New Yorker Magazine.




I tend to get my ideas about what God is like from the Bible, especially the N.T. A careful reading of the Gospels shows Jesus, mostly, as a totally loving, peace loving, cheek turning, humble, forgiving (did I mention loving) God/Human.



Yes, he got angry. But, by far, he was most irritated by his followers.



And, yes, God has a sense of humor.


Hey, get that telephone pole out of your own eye before poking at that speck in mine. (Matt. 7:1-5 Paraphrased)



By the way, the above scripture is all about judging other people. Apparently we're not supposed to do it.



Other evidence of God's sense of humor: God puts up with me.






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