question 8

:: humor ::

Religion Saves and Nine Other Misconceptions by Mark Driscoll

I was driving down the interstate the other day and I saw a bumper sticker that said, “Come the rapture, Can I have your car?” Whether you’re a Christian or not, that’s funny. For some reason, I feel Christians should have funny bumper stickers too. However, I don’t feel like anyone is going to come to know Jesus Christ with a bumper sticker or a Jesus Fish on the back of a car though. We won’t end the debate between the Darwin Fish if we have more of our Jesus fish on our car. Okay but back to the topic..... humor.

There is no doubt that Mark Driscoll is funny. Here is how he describes his humor: “I’m on a mission to both put people in heaven and put the ‘fun’ back in ‘fundamentalism.’ I believe Christianity should be more fun than a trip to the dentist and that evangelicalism needs a better patron saint than Ned Flanders of The Simpsons fame.”

He boils down the question to is it biblical to be funny? Are there funny stories in the Bible?

The answer is yes to both questions but knowing that all Scripture is inspired by God and remembering to place the correct hermeneutical principles to what you are reading. God created humans with the ability to laugh and even said there is a time to laugh. There are even stories in the bible dealing with bathroom humor. So instead of giving you too much information about his book, I recommend this book and encourage you to find humor in the Bible when it’s appropriate.