The Laughing Jesus

Thanks Mark Driscoll for talking about this subject! So if you take yourself too seriously or need a reminder of the fact that Jesus was pretty cool to hang out with, watch this!

Comments

[Ron Taimuty-Loomis]

This was awesome, thanks for posting it!

[Alexander Wilhelmsen]

Here's a thought from Shane Claiborne, who has quite an interesting story, and he echoes what I think here:

"In fact, Jesus and his disciples would probably get into trouble in most fancy churches. They’d probably be turning water fountains into wine fountains, inviting kids to swim in baptistries, ripping holes in the roofs when the crippled can’t get in the doors, flipping over the cash registers in the bookstores - at which point a trustee would scold Jesus and ask, “Jesus!?!? What, were you born in a barn?” And Jesus would nod."

I don't know that Jesus would be that rambunctious, but I believe that he would drive churches crazy, and that he does sympathize with us people truly trying to be like him... even to the point that the religious leaders look at us and think, "who does this guy think he is?"

I'm no Son of God, but I know that some people need to remember that Jesus was seen as a troublemaker of sorts... go figure that Christians aren't so much like they should be.

[Spencer Jackson]

Clearly God has a sense of humor. Consider the platypus, or just look at the variety of people around us. Besides, how could Jesus be fully human if he didn't laugh or have a sense of humor? Medieval thinkers felt that laughter and comedy was sinful because the Bible does not mention Jesus laughing. Well, it also doesn't mention Jesus relieving himself, but I bet He did. As for me, I prefer Jesus the guy you'd want to hang with as opposed to the dour ascetic that so many people think he was. And which Jesus do you think unbelievers are going to want to hear about?