An old preacher was dying. He sent a message for his IRS agent and his Lawyer (both church members), to come to his home. When they arrived, they were ushered up to his bedroom. As they entered the room, the preacher held out his hands and motioned for them to sit on each side of the bed. The preacher grasped their hands, sighed contentedly, smiled and stared at the ceiling. For a time, no one said anything. Both the IRS agent and Lawyer were touched and flattered that the old preacher would ask them to be with him during his final moment.
They were also puzzled because the preacher had never given any indication that he particularly liked either one of them.
Finally, the Lawyer asked, "Preacher, why did you ask the two of us to come?"
The old preacher mustered up some strength, then said weakly, "Jesus died between two thieves, and that's how I want to go, too.
2007-12-28 09:38:41 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Hahaha I like it!
2007-12-28 09:42:21 · answer #1 · answered by ? Planet 80's ? 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Nice of him to leave the lawyer between a rock and a hard place.
2007-12-28 17:43:13 · answer #2 · answered by Blackacre 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That is a funny...but if the preacher knew they were thieves prior to this, he missed the biggest opportunity to save them. How sad is that.
2007-12-28 17:43:30 · answer #3 · answered by crash 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
That is good but there is some good news behind it as well. From the account in the Bible, we are shown that one of the thieves accepted Christ and was told that he would be in paradise with JESUS. That can give us all hope in that Christ saved one of the thieves. Remember, GOD loves you even when you don't love Him!
2007-12-28 17:45:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋
ha ha ha ha ROFL
Thanks for sharing that laugh - it is really funny. I'll have to pass this on to my lawyer husband to add to his archives of lawyer jokes.
2007-12-28 17:52:56 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
He might have called a couple more preachers.. same punch line.
2007-12-28 17:45:43 · answer #6 · answered by hasse_john 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
thats funny
2007-12-28 17:45:42 · answer #7 · answered by andrew w 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
heard it before but it is still good
2007-12-28 17:41:55 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
this story reminds me of the jesus story, both fictitious and boring...
2007-12-28 18:05:48 · answer #9 · answered by Natural Order 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Maybe he knew something about them that I don't.
2007-12-28 17:53:17 · answer #10 · answered by Christian Sinner 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋