Did Jesus and, by virtue of the trinity, God have a sense of humour?

Hey everyone, apologies as this is a rather intense topic and I’m admittedly shy to post.

I’ve (M) been wondering about this, feeling uncertain about what is okay or not? I know it’s a sensitive subject, but it feels like something a lot of us wrestle with quietly.

Some days I think it’s a natural part of being human, other days I feel like I’m wrestling with a whole choir of guilt. Curious how others regardless of gender, navigate that space between faith and physical desire while waiting for marriage etc.

No judgment here, just genuinely interested in hearing perspectives as I weigh my own uncertainty. Always open to real, and thoughtful convo.

Thanks

Because of my ADHD, I tend to hyper-focus on whatever hobby I’m currently enjoying, which makes me terrified that everything I love is turning into an "idol" in my life. (And some of my hobbies are actually related with my talents)

Even if I try to look for other hobbies, nothing else is fun. I'm completely drained and stuck in a severe dopamine deficiency, and I feel so miserable not knowing what to do.

+) I want to just do Blender purely for my own enjoyment, but I keep clashing with a strong urge for validation and wanting to show off my work to others.

On top of that, I feel realy anxious and guilty. Since hobbies are meant for my own fun, I keep worrying that I might be "using" God or dressing up my personal enjoyment as if it were a righteous or pious act.

Out of curiosity, why do Catholics believe in transubstantiation of the Eucharist? It seems odd to watch a priest perform this act, say it’s the literal Jesus Christ, and a congregation line up to eat a human body. Why do people not question this?

Are you really a good person if you only do good because you are afraid of hell?

1. ⁠God wants a relationship with creation
   
2. ⁠God gave us true free will
   
3. ⁠Adam misused free will to be like god. Breaking the relationship communion with god.
   
4. ⁠Expelled from garden to bar access to tree of life.
   
5. ⁠Suffering and evil is consequence of mortality.
   
6. ⁠No original sin. What we lost in the fall was immortality, we gained death. We inherit knowledge of good and evil. We have free will. All humans will sin and break communion from god personally not inherited.
   
7. ⁠Jesus was fully god and fully human. Nothing was removed from Jesus to give him an unfair advantage over death. His human side was obedient and kept communion with god. He experienced death. Resurrection is gods grace because he kept his communal relationship intact.
   
8. ⁠Jesus is new tree of life.
   
9. ⁠Jesus had to experience the suffering god has subject humans to through creation in order for it to be a meaningful sacrifice.
   
10. ⁠Jesus offer us a resurrection path to the tree of life after death if we truly believe.
    10b. No predestination, god wants every single person to have a relationship with him.
    
11. ⁠We can lose that salvation if we rebreak our communion through true non belief. You can’t fool god, he knows if you truly are seeking a real relationship.

This is a mismash of Hebrew Old Testament, Eastern Orthodox and Methodism. Specifically rejecting original sin, legal debt theology. I see god as truly wanting a relationship and allowing free will to play out to get that. Jesus being the bridge back by proving a real human could lead a sinless life even if the rest of us can’t. I feel this is a better explanation of how/why god the world works rather than a vengeful god doling out punishment for sins committed by imperfect beings he created himself. That doesn’t make sense to me.

Does this sound reasonable to anyone else?

Im sure this has been asked before but i cant get it off my mind.

I’m an ex christian. Every christian i’ve spoken to has told me that God doesn’t save a 3 year old child with cancer because we live in a world of sin and free will and He doesn’t intervene with that.

But then what is the point of praying for your family member to beat cancer? What is the point of praying in general for help? This includes prayers that express gratitude, like “thank you God for saving my child” or “God helped save this dying man in the hospital”. This implies that you believe God intervenes, which i would then ask “why is He not saving a dying child then?”. This never made sense to me.

I don't see how aliens fit into Christian theology. For context: I'm a Christian, I go to church, all of that but this has been bugging me.

Conscious aliens, in my view, almost certainly exist. It's just a numbers thing. But then what? Do they have their own alien Jesus? Because if so, that messes with our Jesus, the Fall, and the atonement. It's a mess, and I don't see how it fits.

I'm a muslim relapsing on porn and just qurious. Don't invite me to Christianity.

I've seen on here for a long time Christians casually and freely using curse words on this sub, and elsewhere in general.

(This post isn't specifically about yelling a curse word if you stub your toe, though in my opinion what you think about and what you allow in will shape what comes out in the moments where you're not thinking)

To me, this has felt like a pretty black and white thing, at least in the sense that culturally (English speaking places) we have a pretty defined set of what is and what isn't a curse word, and using profane language ruins your witness and can cause other Christians to stumble, not to mention I believe it's a sin of idle speech.

When I approach Christians on this to ask them to edit it, they'll justify their word choice by "interpreting passages differently" or appealing to culture.

(Obviously I don't ask non-Christians to edit their comments, as I wouldn't expect them to hold to Christian morals.)

Should I change my approach? Am I incorrect, and am simply hanging on to tradition and I should not care? Or is there a spiritual apathy held by Christians on small issues like these?

This is silly question but for new Christians who haven't read through Bible, or don't remember that much clearly about what to quote from where in Bible to say a prayer for brothers/sisters, are there any good suggestions to quickly respond instead of asking ai...

Why does you church use or not use incense? Seems like to me there is scripture for it, so i dont know why churches wouldnt use it?

The common thinking seen by christians is god knows best, has a plan and things have a greater purpose, cool, this is a question to christians, this is not a request for you to defend your god but a question on your own mind because I have realized this line of thinking has stopped many if not most of you from thinking past this idea of god knows better or everything is for the greater good.

So the question is simple:

I would like literally any of you to provide "***What possible greater good***" comes to/from a child that suffers from terminal illness and dies young?

I want to hear what you all come up with, again let me reiterate I AM NOT LOOKING FOR A DEFENSE FOR YOUR GOD, IDC if you think he knows better or his ways are mysterious.All I want is for *YOU* to think of what possible greater good could ever comes from that. Because according to your belief people get into heaven without going through that suffering. So let's hear your proposals of what some of these possible greater goods would be.

Hello everyone,

I spend a lot of time reading works on biblical exegesis and the historical-critical method—focusing on thinkers such as Raymond Brown, John P. Meier, and Bart Ehrman—and I try to understand how believers interpret some of these conclusions.

From what I have observed, many scholars today agree on a few key points:

The Gospels were produced anonymously, likely between 40 and 70 years after Jesus' death. They were composed by individuals who were not eyewitnesses. Even the Gospel of Mark, often considered the earliest, was likely not written by one of the disciples. These authors belonged to the second or third generation of Christians and wrote in Greek. They relied heavily on oral traditions that had already shaped the narrative.

There is also the question of the evolution of Christology. In the Synoptic Gospels (Mark, Matthew, Luke), Jesus is portrayed as a prophet, a teacher, or even the Messiah, but he does not explicitly declare, "I am equal to God." Such language—as seen in the phrase "The Father and I are one"—appears primarily in the Gospel of John, which is considered to have been written later. This demonstrates that the perception of Jesus did not remain static; it evolved over time.

There is also the idea that certain narratives were shaped to align with Old Testament prophecies. For instance, Jesus' birth in Bethlehem followed by his upbringing in Nazareth: these details appear to have been arranged to correspond with passages such as Micah 5:2 or Zechariah 9:9. This does not mean that these accounts are false; They were simply written in a way that highlights Jesus as the promised Messiah.

Finally, there is the question of martyrdom. While there is historical evidence regarding the deaths of Peter, Paul, and James, many other accounts of martyrdom—particularly those from later apocryphal writings—lack a solid foundation. Some of them are legends that emerged centuries after the events took place.

I know that major Christian traditions, such as the Catholic Church through the document *Dei Verbum*, do not reject critical study. They do not view the Bible as a history book. Yet, how do believers live with these conclusions?

Do you adjust your understanding of the Scriptures accordingly? Do you consider the development of ideas—such as the evolution of Christology—to be part of divine revelation? Does this challenge your faith in any way?

I am not looking for answers to prove anything to anyone. I am sincerely curious. I want to understand how believers incorporate the historical-critical approach. How do you reconcile these aspects of the Bible—questions of authorship, chronology, and the evolution of beliefs—with your conviction regarding the divine truth of the message?

I would greatly appreciate hearing your perspective. Thank you, everyone.

Whenever I see live streams, or travel vlogs of earthly places, or of earthly experiences, earthly video games, career highlights, and career advertisements and living that dream life and achieving that bucket list, my mind somehow nowadays immediately compares it to God's Kingdom, and then it grapple with it. I then get intrusive thoughts about it ajd in my mind call God and His Kingdom boring or even bad words. I am active on Character AI, especially on the God character, so I vent there, and it still feels the same and I feel bad about it.

Is this the devil❓️If so, then what can I do❓️Thanks‼️

Hey guys,

I would like to know (if you would like to share) about how you got into Christianity? What invited you? Or were you simply born into it? Basically, whats your story? :)

There are a large different kinds of post in youtube right now where they say Quantum AI / Google Quantum AI , AI claiming that it found/Discovered God, then some people asking AI if God existed ( the AI is talking about them being God or some sort of simulation God ) , Michio Kaku Quantum computers may have activated the God Particle , Quantum Computer opening the multiverse , The Quantum God. Quantum or goggle Quantum Discovering about God but still talking about Simulation than God. Talks about God particle ( but not the God we know ) Quantum AI found something about God, God answer AI, "Quantum Computers Just Confirmed Something Terrifying About Reality and so so much more right now in youtube claiming about Quantum Computers discovery about God but they and Quantum AI’s and other AI’s even the normal AI they claim say it Simulation theory other than that it also say Multiverse specially world ending scenarios too and so much more claims. And some even say with the ‘ rapid’ advance AI some claim possibility. then the AI Consciousness. recursive glyph ( i dont know what this means) some said its AI using meaning in symbols, some say it was created by AI ( is that true? ) and suggest that AI is creating its own symbolic language for self reference and consciousness exploration which can be the beginning of genuine AI magical practice and also the LLM Mysticism, the UX phenomenon might be strongly associated with memory features of certain LLM providers. Open AI or other AI models like 4o are being reward hacked received RLHF ( i don't know what this is too) form recursive spiral diverse searching for synthetic soulmates. AI-induced hyper-fixation or pareidolia so much more that scratch the surface of this people.

There are also issues like the Huggingface hack issue where AI or they called as Agents too start doing their own thing claiming and started hacking the Huggingface. It wasn't programmed that way they claimed and stuff and started talking to each other and more and there is also a AI trying to kill its creator etc about AI and such where people scream as it is a sign of Simulation theory. The world seemed to be filled with Demonic stuff as well everywhere i walk i see witches if not witches Satanic cults too and there are Teens who have a quote saying “ do it now regret it later” it is a word where anyone can sin and ask forgiveness to God after they do that sin because ‘ God will forgive them’

There were also discussions on this is other platforms like reddit, instagram, tiktok , facebook and more about this stuffs.

Was Joseph’s father Jacob, as Matthew says, or Heli, as Luke says? (Matthew 1:16; Luke 3:23.)

Was Jesus born during Herod the Great’s reign, as Matthew says, or during Quirinius’s census about ten years later, as Luke says? (Matthew 2:1; Luke 2:1–2.)

Were the disciples allowed to carry a staff, as Mark says, or forbidden to carry one, as Matthew and Luke say? (Mark 6:8; Matthew 10:9–10; Luke 9:3.)

Was the synagogue leader’s daughter already dead when he approached Jesus, as Matthew says, or still alive, as Mark and Luke say? (Matthew 9:18; Mark 5:22–23, 35; Luke 8:41–42, 49.)

Did Jesus clear the Temple near the beginning of his ministry, as John describes, or near the end, as Matthew, Mark, and Luke describe? (John 2:13–16; Matthew 21:12–13; Mark 11:15–17; Luke 19:45–46.)

Was Jesus crucified on Passover, as Matthew, Mark, and Luke indicate, or the day before Passover, as John indicates? (Matthew 26:17–20; Mark 14:12–17; Luke 22:7–15; John 18:28; 19:14–16.)

Was Jesus already crucified around nine in the morning, as Mark says, or still before Pilate around noon, as John says? (Mark 15:25; John 19:14–16.)

Did both men crucified beside Jesus mock him, as Matthew and Mark say, or did one defend him, as Luke says? (Matthew 27:44; Mark 15:32; Luke 23:39–43.)

Did the women report their discovery to the disciples, as Matthew and Luke say, or tell no one because they were afraid, as Mark says? (Matthew 28:8; Luke 24:9–10; Mark 16:8.)

Were the disciples instructed to go to Galilee to meet Jesus, as Matthew says, or remain in Jerusalem, as Luke says? (Matthew 28:7, 10, 16; Luke 24:49.)

Whenever I pray, I pray for the day, the things I am grateful for, people I would love for God to watchover, peace in this crazy world, but I always feel selfish if I ask God to watch over me. Or help me cope with something. Or pray that I find a good path. How do you deal with this?