does god see a difference between lying and joking?
they are both just telling a story that is not true. (a lot of jokes are anyway)
2007-03-27 13:53:07 · 7 answers · asked by philosophizer 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
If there were a god ( besides yourself) you would be anthropomorphisizing it by putting human traits upon it. Jokes are in the context of language and a god would be outside of language, so a god would not even be able to interact with it's creation in the first place, provided we are that creation and we use language to point to things in the world, and we do just that.
2007-03-27 14:15:49 · answer #1 · answered by Randy T 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am sure God knows when you are telling a joke or lying. I think God has a great sense of humor,he gave us the ability to laugh and to tell jokes.
2007-03-27 14:01:06 · answer #2 · answered by Lori O 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes as God looks on the heart and the joke is done in fun but the lie is not. Yet even jokes must be done in a good way.
2007-03-27 13:58:09 · answer #3 · answered by beek 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Proverbs says:
Proverbs 26:18, 19 As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death, So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport?
Joking is one thing, but joking in a way that will hurt people or make them upset is another. For example, telling a person his car is on fire is not a good idea.
Be careful when you joke ... whether it is a sin or not is secondary to whether or not you are hurting someone.
2007-03-27 14:05:13 · answer #4 · answered by justin singleton 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes he does because even the person you are telling the jokes sees the difference. (i thought i recognized you as the devil elsewhere, lol)
2007-03-27 14:07:11 · answer #5 · answered by Professor Alex 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask God, sit silently for 20 minutes, and see what you feel the answer is.
2007-03-27 13:58:07 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
do you truly assume that GOD cannot see what you can ?
2007-03-27 14:06:22 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋