"Does God Have a sense of humor?"

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It would be unreasonable to think that man is made in God's image - and that God does not have a sense of humor.All societies have humor.The way the Bible is written is not in a humerous way - because if it were - it would be even more confusing because we would not know when God was joking.
 

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It would be unreasonable to think that man is made in God's image - and that God does not have a sense of humor.All societies have humor.The way the Bible is written is not in a humerous way - because if it were - it would be even more confusing because we would not know when God was joking.
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Christina

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I dont think anyone thinks the Bible was written as humor but that doesnt mean God doesnt have a sense of humor he can obviouly feel emotions love, anger, jealousy, saddness, Joy it would be foolish not to think he can laugh any one ever laugh with love at the cuteness of a puppy playing or a baby of anykind ??? If he can laugh and feel Joy he has a sense of humor
 

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He saved all of you so he has to have a sence of humor!!!! lollollolJust a joke I include myself in it tooooooo
 

Christina

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He saved all of you so he has to have a sence of humor!!!! lollollolJust a joke I include myself in it tooooooo
Im with you crooner:)
 

Believer in Christ

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This is just a guess, but when god made us, it was in his image, correct? And since we have a sense of humor, and were created in his image, then doesn't that prove that he does know humor.
 

Christina

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Yes I think so believer I believe I even posted a simular statement toward the first of this thread
 

Tyrel

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If I may..I think that humour is a nuance of psychology, perhaps not foreign to God, but it is distinct to the human experience. In other words, I don't believe it's anything more than a natural psychological reaction to certain things. We react that way when pleasantly shocked. Notice how most jokes cease being funny over time after repetition.Humour is a psychological experience, and thus, I don't believe that God experiences it.Similarly, I don't believe God can be physically tickled. This isn't because the design of our bodies isn't "known to him", but rather because he himself does not get "tickled" physically, for he is not flesh.If we incorporate the logic presented in various posts above, that since we are made in God's image, and we experience Humour, he must also experience humour, then we might be lead to similarly conclude that since we can experience forgetfulness, and remembrance, he also must experience it.Joy, Love, Peace, these things emanate from God. Humour, however, is something we experience, and we've developed "comedy", the art of instigating such experiences. We also experience fear. I think this is psychological as well, and reserved to the psyche. I know this comes in the face of convention here {bwahaha, I don't even mind anymore
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} but I suggest that humour is not something which we can attribute to God any more or less than fear. It is a nuance of psychology, and doesn't exist for anticipating and calculated mind.In other words, the Lord is perfect, and exists not in creation. I have, for years, thought he did have a sense of humour, but proclaiming so always left me feeling like I was being a tad disingenuous to the testimony of scripture and tradition. I have come to believe, upon much reflection, that humour is a great thing which is included in the human experience, but is a thing of this world, which will fall away in the face of Glory when heaven and the Eternal is ours.
 

Letsgofishing

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uh like usual Tyrel. Is That english!!!
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It has english words in it, and is the english languageyet nobody can understand what your sayingalmost like my science bookyour just to dang intelligent
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Tyrel

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Well, thank you, that was quite flattering.. Let's see if I can put it simply.. It was sort of hard to find the words the first time.. Ok, I'll try again.Basically, Humour is something our created minds {brains} can experience, just like fear. God Created both of these, as he created the entire construct of the brain. Now, I think it's unfair to accord Humour as a characteristic of God, and certainly no more or less justified {or justifiable} than according fear as a characteristic of him. He is Eternal. He cannot be surprised or shocked, thus he cannot experience humour. Now, if one is to argue that he deviously sets up situations with no greater ulterior motive than Humour, that might perhaps be acceptable. However, that he himself has a "sense" of Humour, seems to me to be quite the unorthodox suggestion. I think Humour is reserved to the human experience {or the experience within the created at least}.I hope that basically helps. I'm not quite sure how else to put it.
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Christina

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I don't agree (big surprise uh
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You are basically saying God cant feel emotions??what do you call love,jealousy,hate.he is pleased.it was good.No one ever said he creates situations so he can be entertained and laughbut that certainly doesnt mean he can not experience Joy and joy makes you happy and laugh so I think your psychology is flawed
 

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I don't agree (big surprise uh
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You are basically saying God cant feel emotions??what do you call love,jealousy,hate.he is pleased.it was good.No one ever said he creates situations so he can be entertained and laughbut that certainly doesnt mean he can not experience Joy and joy makes you happy and laugh so I think your psychology is flawed
Of course his psychology is flawed. If God is emotionless, He would also have us be emotionless too. And the fact technically all his posts drives my soul wearied...but I shall not be wearied in my wel doing for Him.
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JagLovest thou in Christ Yahshua, Lord and Saviour of the world.
 

Tyrel

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I don't agree (big surprise uh
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You are basically saying God cant feel emotions??what do you call love,jealousy,hate.he is pleased.it was good.No one ever said he creates situations so he can be entertained and laughbut that certainly doesnt mean he can not experience Joy and joy makes you happy and laugh so I think your psychology is flawed
Very good point. However, I think that's a rather more primitive view of God. If God is not simply the source of all good things, and gave us emotion that we might sense it, and him, and if he additionally feels emotions, then we have made him subject to causality.Basically, you have made him out irrevocably to exist within the context of time, and suggested that he has suffered the consequences of emotional lapse.He, I believe, has a variety of static attitudes, towards a great variety of "situations".However, to suggest that he himself is subject to causality (thus emotions), seems to be indefensible.But I do appreciate that post. I hope you don't mind me disagreeing. :cool:
 

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Basically, Humour is something our created minds {brains} can experienceoh comeon tyrel, I think I know what a mind is.
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I know God has emotions."For the Lord, whose name is jealous, is a jealous God." Exodus 34:14"For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness." Rom. 1:18Ps. 145:8, "The Lord is gracious, and full of compassion, slow to anger, and of great mercy." Judges 10:16, "And they put away the foreign gods from among them, and served the Lord; and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel." Ps. 2:4, "He who sitteth in the heavens shall laugh Joh 11:35 and jesus weptand the most importantJohn 3:16 for God so loved the world that he gave his only son so that whoever believes in him shall not die but have eternal life. its in the scriptures, GOD HAS TO HAVE EMOTION your brother in christRyan Fitz
 

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Dear letsgofishing, With respect, I think the proper way to understand those verses is that God himself has an attitude towards those situations. Like saying that he is displeased with one thing, and pleased with another. If we are to take the way the scriptures convey these principles to their literalistic extremes, then God also changes his mind. However, the reason he doesn't/can't change his mind, is that he does not exist within time.God is not a God who suffers the effects of causality, but indeed is the creator of all causality itself.Basically, if God experiences emotions variously, then he must absolutely exist within time, and therefore cannot be properly Eternal {even if he is infinite}.For the record, I believe God is Eternal. He doesn't change his mind, nor does he undergo experiences completely resultant from causality.
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Letsgofishing

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and with all due respect tyrel how in a rotten fishhead do you have an attitude towards anything without emotion.and further more, If I was to post the verses around the verses I conveyed it would show that God doesn't change his mind. He will always be wrathful to sin, but always be loving towards us. He may hate the things we do but he will never hate us. You will realize that whenever God is angry he is angry at what we do, but when he is talking about love and sadness he is talking about us. God doesn't change his mind your brother in christRyan Fitz
 

Christina

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Basically, Humour is something our created minds {brains} can experienceoh comeon tyrel, I think I know what a mind is.
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I know God has emotions."For the Lord, whose name is jealous, is a jealous God." Exodus 34:14"For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness." Rom. 1:18Ps. 145:8, "The Lord is gracious, and full of compassion, slow to anger, and of great mercy." Judges 10:16, "And they put away the foreign gods from among them, and served the Lord; and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel." Ps. 2:4, "He who sitteth in the heavens shall laugh Joh 11:35 and jesus weptand the most importantJohn 3:16 for God so loved the world that he gave his only son so that whoever believes in him shall not die but have eternal life. its in the scriptures, GOD HAS TO HAVE EMOTION your brother in christRyan Fitz
100% agree with you Ryan to state God does not have emotions is to deny what he says.
 

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Very good point. However, I think that's a rather more primitive view of God. If God is not simply the source of all good things, and gave us emotion that we might sense it, and him, and if he additionally feels emotions, then we have made him subject to causality.Basically, you have made him out irrevocably to exist within the context of time, and suggested that he has suffered the consequences of emotional lapse.He, I believe, has a variety of static attitudes, towards a great variety of "situations".However, to suggest that he himself is subject to causality (thus emotions), seems to be indefensible.But I do appreciate that post. I hope you don't mind me disagreeing. :cool:
primitive ? Thats funny:) well then Ill take my more primitive view of Godanyday compared to your psychology babble uh modern day view last time I looked God never said we needed a psychiatrist to understand him he says we need to love him (thats an emotion)