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Alex here, I'm back. I'll make a SAFemail ASAP for those who'd like to contact me. 1-8-16

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dbb474 No.260743

Hey /christian/. I wanted to ask if God says anything in particular about comedy? I was saved in early December and I'm confused. I can't tell what aspects of my character are just my personality and which ones are negative traits. I have a highly subversive sense of humor and I wonder how the lord feels about that.

8f6cd8 No.260745

The bible does have a fair bit of humor in it, but it doesn't say anything about "Bad" humor. As long as you don't make blasphemous or excessively vulgar jokes I don't really think he cares.


dbb474 No.260748

>>260745

I would say that you're probably right. A man who makes Christian youtube videos I watch said that God works slowly at times and that the heart will change gradually.


29fb50 No.260799

>>260743

Well basically, if you are a nerd loser like I am, everything you like is Sin.


6ebc1f No.260834

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>>260743

http://www.gotquestions.org/Christian-comedy.html

http://www.vice.com/read/gods-comics-inside-the-world-of-christian-standup-comedy-456

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divine_Comedy

Dante Alighieri has been at it for 700 years or so, so, yeah, God's into the funnies.

>I can't tell what aspects of my character are just my personality and which ones are negative traits. I have a highly subversive sense of humor and I wonder how the lord feels about that.

It takes time to grow into being a Christian, brother. Keep going to church, keep interacting with fellow Christians, keep praying and reading the Bible, keep seeking God's guidance on this; pray on it. Believe me, if you ask and keep asking, it might not happen tomorrow, but God WILL answer your question, one way or another. The most important thing about everything is to do everything as though the other person – the audience, esp. your comedic victim – is Christ Himself, that is, do everything in love, including humour. In time, the Holy Spirit will guide and grow you in love and you'll understand better what this means. Learn to rely on older Christians and take guidance if they correct you.

I'm not sure what you mean by a subversive sense of humour and perhaps it doesn't matter, but I have never lost my love of humour because I find, if used right, it bites down to the marrow on an issue and can get people thinking.


5fb16f No.260837

I have a related question, that I actually lost a little sleep over.

>Sarah was listening to this conversation from the tent. 11Abraham and Sarah were both very old by this time, and Sarah was long past the age of having children. 12So she laughed silently to herself and said, “How could a worn-out woman like me enjoy such pleasure, especially when my master—my husband—is also so old?”

>13Then the Lord said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh? Why did she say, ‘Can an old woman like me have a baby?’ 14Is anything too hard for the Lord? I will return about this time next year, and Sarah will have a son.”

>15Sarah was afraid, so she denied it, saying, “I didn’t laugh.”

>But the Lord said, “No, you did laugh.”

Then it moves on to a different subject.

When I first read this, I burst out laughing because it just seemed really funny to me.

But I don't think it was meant to be humorous. It just seemed like a funny situation. Like when a child tries to bald-face lie to a parent about eating cheetos even though their face is covered in orange dust.

It also seemed really mild considering around these parts, God was blasting people for sinning against him directly. So her saying this seemed like amusement considering she didn't get instantly punished for it.

Is it wrong to find this so funny?


fd3af9 No.260862

I remember in the Bible somewhere the ancient Israelites would sing satirical songs to their enemies. Christianity is subversive. Satan is the prince of this world, so being a Christian means you subvert the world and worldliness. You can use your sense of humor to do that maybe.

>>260834

Comedy back then didn't mean "funny" it just meant a happy ending instead of a tragedy.


de7095 No.261126

>>260743

>I was saved in early December

No, you weren't. Salvation isn't complete until you are judged.




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