Jokes about Jesus - right or wrong?

[Monica4316]

good post

I think I’ve figured out why some jokes really bother me.

the type of jokes that bother me are those that make Our Lord into something He’s not. and ones that are just harsh or blasphemous, or treat Him with no respect.

 

[Spencerian]

good post

I think I’ve figured out why some jokes really bother me.

the type of jokes that bother me are those that make Our Lord into something He’s not. and ones that are just harsh or blasphemous, or treat Him with no respect.

Definitely. I see our Lord as a being of joy as well as purpose, so its natural for me to laugh that poke a little fun about my faith. But yes, I too am reeling it back on some jokes (like the “Raptor Jesus” thread, which caused me to chuckle and make a mark in my “Things to Confess” list in the “Keep the Lord’s name holy” section).

Another pictorial that paraded around the Internet that showed disrespect (and became another jot in my confession list) was a photo of three men in an art museum. To the left of them was a painting of our Savior on the Cross, his arms outstretched in a “Y.” The men stood side by side next to the artwork held up their arms to reflect the other letters they had in mind: “M”, “C” and “A”.

While that may be funny in context, it is blasphemous as it disrespects not only Christ but his followers’ respect for that image. I guess now I appreciate the anger that some Muslims feel when anyone tries to characterize their Prophet–although I think their reaction is extreme.

 

[odopa]

Well, IMO-
. I just imagine them being faced with Christ in the after life and Him saying, ‘So you got something to say to my face?’ lol…

haa ha ha ha !!! That will be so funny!. Good on you Charlotte

 

[Erethorn]

I’d like to ask a question, which I think relates to the subject of the thread, even if it’s not about Jesus.

While reading Acts of the Apostles for the first time, I came across a verse that made me chuckle. No matter how many times I’ve read it since, it always seems funny:

13 Others mocking said, These men are full of new wine.
14 But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judaea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words:
15 For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day.

It seems to me that St. Peter admits, in the underlined text, that it would be reasonable to expect the apostles to be drunk, if it were a later our. In other words, “Yeah, we might get drunk sometimes, but only at a reasonable hour, and now it’s not the case”.

Either that or St. Peter was deliberately making fun of the audience, in any case, I find it humorous.

The question, then, is whether it’s sacrilegious of me to think like that about the Apostles and the Church…

 

[odopa]

The question, then, is whether it’s sacrilegious of me to think like that about the Apostles and the Church…

Erethorn,

I wouldnt think that its sacrilegious to think that way. It is very natural to come to that conclusion. There are several instances in the bible that cause me laughing my heart out. Example when the Lord was praying at the garden of Getsemane and the disciples were fast asleep! I always find myself thinking they must have been snoring very hard to disturb our Lord’s prayers.

 

[Spencerian]

I’d like to ask a question, which I think relates to the subject of the thread, even if it’s not about Jesus.

While reading Acts of the Apostles for the first time, I came across a verse that made me chuckle. No matter how many times I’ve read it since, it always seems funny:

13 Others mocking said, These men are full of new wine.
14 But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judaea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words:
15 For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day.

It seems to me that St. Peter admits, in the underlined text, that it would be reasonable to expect the apostles to be drunk, if it were a later our. In other words, “Yeah, we might get drunk sometimes, but only at a reasonable hour, and now it’s not the case”.

Either that or St. Peter was deliberately making fun of the audience, in any case, I find it humorous.

The question, then, is whether it’s sacrilegious of me to think like that about the Apostles and the Church…

Erethorn, it seems to me that you’ve discovered some of the life (via humor) that resides in what I once thought was a bunch of disconnected, confusing stories. Humor has to exist in the Bible…but translations have boxed it up a bit.

Another one that I tended to go, “Whoa” about was Christ and the fig tree He cursed. Now, plants can have a bad day, but, I realized then, you’d better be ready to serve the Lord when He approaches you–or else!