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1 | Jesus wept !... did Jesus ever laugh? | Luke 10:21 | calmrage | 147382 | ||
Have you ever wonder why the Bible never mentioned that Jesus laughs or smiles? (Correct and quote me if I am wrong) Yes, his teachings in mountain about those are blessed... "Blessed are those..... " However, the Bible seems not to mention his facial expression about happines. Has Jesus been happy in his life? The Bible has mentioned that Jesus Wept as in John 11:15.Is there a reason for it? Or is it Christians are like Christ that most of our lives have to be pain and suffering in order to be eternally happy!??? |
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2 | Jesus wept !... did Jesus ever laugh? | Luke 10:21 | Aixen7z4 | 147397 | ||
Scripture is all about our Lord Jesus Christ (John 5:39) but nowhere does it say that Jesus laughed. It says (Isaiah 53) that he was a man of sorrows. Nor is God the Father or the Holy Spirit known to laugh. But some have said that God causes them to laugh; for example, Sarah (Genesis 21): “God hath made me to laugh, so that all that hear will laugh with me”. When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, they were like them that dream (Psalm 126). Their mouth was filled with laughter, and their tongue with singing. It that they may be an example for us, because they Lord overturns a captivity for us betimes. But laughter is a curious thing, and people laugh for various reasons. Sarah laughed because she was happy. God had given her a son in her old age. Some would laugh with her, she said. But she lived to see Ishmael, the son of Hagar laughing at her son. That was painful. That was a persecution. “He that was born after the flesh persecuted him that was born after the Spirit“ (Galatians 4). And that is the way it was with Jesus. We do not read of him laughing with anyone. But we do read that they laughed at him. In life, they doubted him. They mocked his claims. When they thought he was wrong, they might laugh him to scorn (Matthew 9:24; Mark 5:40; Luke 8:53). As they put him to death, they laughed at him (Psalm 22:7) but it does not say if they were laughing as they mocked him and reviled him (Matthew 27) but it is clear he was not laughing. He has said that his soul was exceedingly sorrowful. In his adversity, they rejoiced, perhaps believing that it proved his claims were false. But he rose again. “Even so it is now”. Some preachers tell us we should laugh more, that it is attractive, etc. Some say it is a good medicine. But is Solomon, in Proverbs 17, referring to a merry heart, or a joyful heart? Jesus says we will laugh later. “Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh” (Luke 6). He will give the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness. Sometimes it is just plain hard to laugh because of the “manifold temptations”. We are in heaviness (1 Peter 1). James (4:9) tells some of us that we should give up our laughter. And Solomon says it is better to go to the house of mourning. The Psalmist (Psalm 2) says that God will laugh later. He who sits in the heavens shall laugh at those who take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed. In the meantime he takes no pleasure in the death of so many. His countenance is set with a determination to offer them salvation. And we follow him as his dear children. Rejoicing is a different matter. We should rejoice now. At a certain hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit (Matthew 11, Luke 10). And he has told us so many times, that we should rejoice in spite of our unpleasant circumstances, and sometimes because of them. We would do well to sing Habakkuk’s song: “Although the fig tree shall not blossom … yet I will rejoice in the LORD”. Rejoice in the Lord always. Seems that’s what Jesus did. |
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3 | Jesus wept !... did Jesus ever laugh? | Luke 10:21 | DocTrinsograce | 147425 | ||
Dear Dr. Aixen, Not to quibble, but there is a single reference in Scripture to God laughing: Psalm 2:4 says, "He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision." The object of His derision are "the kings of the earth (who) set themselves, and the rulers (who) take counsel together, against the LORD" (Psalm 2:2). In Him, Doc |
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4 | Jesus wept !... did Jesus ever laugh? | Luke 10:21 | Aixen7z4 | 147434 | ||
Hello Doc: It was mentioned, you know, two paragraphs from the end: "The Psalmist (Psalm 2) says that God will laugh later. He who sits in the heavens shall laugh at those who take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed". It seems, when we combine that with more of scripture, that it will be more of chuckle at their arrogance and less than a hearty laugh of pleasure. The message came: "‘As I live’, saith the Lord GOD, ‘I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live’" (Ezekiel 33). But turning to Jesus again, It does seem that his life expressed both sorrow and joy. He was not as austere as John the Baptist. “For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil. The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, “Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners” (Matthew 11). He had a balanced life, but was apparently not known for giddy laughter. We should try to be like him, I think, and not try too hard to imagine that he was the average one of us. |
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5 | Jesus wept !... did Jesus ever laugh? | Luke 10:21 | DocTrinsograce | 147435 | ||
Oops... Sorry, sir... My inattention is slightly mitigated by the fact that I mentioned Luke 7:34 which is the same event that Matthew speaks of in 11:19. :-) I've often thought how the personalitiezs of Jesus and John the Baptist were quite different. Yet Christ called John the greatest of prophets. John was a great servant of the Lord. Clearly, our imitation of Christ is not about personality. I do agree with you. Christ is our perfect example. And I further agree, we ought not "try too hard to imagine that he was the average one of us." He was and is the great I AM, the Holy One of God, the King of Kings. In Him, Doc |
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