I enjoy, 'Let the dead bury the dead.' Matt 8:22

I laugh every time I hear that one. Not sure if it's a joke, though.

I believe Jesus is/was very likable. The reason being is children adored being around him. Typically children like being around kind, funny, joking, happy entertaining people. They tend to shy away from rude, serious, unhappy people. That's why I believe he did have a sense of humor or at least a very likable personality to everyone from a tiny child to thousands of adults wandering around following him everywhere he went.

I don't think we see that in the scriptures, but the indirect evidence clearly shows it. Really I think Jesus was able to relate to pretty much everyone...after all he created us.

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> Really I
> think Jesus was able to relate to pretty much
> everyone...after all he created us.

Best Jesus Joke of the thread! Relate, ha, related, ha, woo hoo!

He was definitely a personable fella.

I don't see him as the Creator, as much as he was created, like we are.

I've always seen him more as an advocate or intercessor, than supplant him with God.

I read something about how humor has changed over time, and that expressions like this one-- (paraphrasing) "A rich man entering the kingdom of heaven is like a camel passing through the eye of a needle" --would have made everyone laugh.

The "Needle" was a very narrow passage in a wall where camels had to be unloaded to pass.

I don't find it particularly funny, but I'm just dull.

Humor doesnt always translate from different languages very well.

The narrow gate story has been around for a while, but there is no evidence for its existence.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eye_of_a_needle#Christianity

The "camel through the eye of a needle" quip may have been pure hyperbole.

With a blender, all things are possible.

[Jesus at Last Supper]

[breaks bread] "This is my body."

[pours wine] "This is my blood."

[opens jar of mayo]

Judas: "I'm gonna stop you right there..."

Or a jar of Miracle Whip

Matthew 11:19

Jesus was feasting and pounding down the drink, when others said that he was a glutton and a winebiber. He hung out with tax collectors and other sinners. His reply was basically that we shall see who's the wiser. His partying was set for the evening.

Brilliant -

"Forgive, O Lord, my little jokes on thee,
and I'll forgive thy great big one on me."

Voltaire said, "God is a comedian playing to an audience that is afraid to laugh."

^^^ Great! ^^^

Not the most reliable source but a JW friend of mine says that as God made us in his image, that includes all our inner feelings too. Therefore God must have a sense of humour. Because We do. Therefore he must too.
and also, we must remember,
He made the platypus didn't he?

and don't worry, I'm not heading over to the JW dark side :-D



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