I said of laugher it is mad: and of mirth, what doeth it? Ecclesiastes 2:2. For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity. Ecclesiastes 7:6
Those who are on the Lord’s side will gallantly resist the enemy to fight the good fight of faith in the defense of truth, righteousess and holiness of God in the world and inside the church by separating themselves from the group of those having swerved, have turned aside unto vain jangling; desiring to be teachers of the of the word of God; understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm. Though the faithful brethren shall be defamed, but they will be entreat; by pureness, by knowledge, by long suffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned, by the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left, by honour and dishonour, by evil report and good report: as deceivers, and yet are true; as unknown, and yet they are well known; as dying, and, behold, they live; as chastened, and not killed; as sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich in the true riches of Christ; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things as heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ. They will consciously and delibrately walk away from any appearances of evil association or ungodly and false gathering done in the name of the Lord. They won’t be present in the gatherings of fools in the name of entertainements, where they are cracking jokes for the laughter of fools in the place which is called the house of God – I said of laugher it is mad: and of mirth, what doeth it? Ecclesiastes 2:2. For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity. Ecclesiastes 7:6. Note: useless or vain people get themselves involves with other vain people to engage themselves in vain and useless activities. The church is the ground and pillar of truth, exclusively reserves for public reading of Scripture, to preaching and to teaching the sound doctrine of God’s word. It is not, and should not be an amusement park for the cracking of fools where a mad man is making laugh the other mad fellows. 1 Timothy 4:13.
There is nothing called drama ministry or ministry of joke crackers in the bible; therefore, you should not asssociate with the earthly minded brethren, or follow the foolish pastors organizing comedy and laughter season to pollute and desecrate the temple and house of God, lest you all be destroyed altogether for not discerning and sanctifying the Lord’s house for its holy use and purposes. If there is anything such as the ministry of drama in the bible why not show us, otherwise, why are you lying against the spirit of God that it is God who is calling you into drama ministry in the church? What lessons of life they wanted to learn from dramas in the church which the Holy Spirit will not teach them by real life experiences which ought to increases the hope of future glory in them? Romans 5:4.
Can anyone show us where there is found a Christian comedian in the bible? David only played like a fool when he was forced into exiled by Saul’s envious persecutions into the land of the Philistines. Are you envious of the world by bringing drama ministry into the church? do you want to drive others into spiritual exiles out the land of Jerusalem, but the king of the Philistines would not accept anyone to play drama – genuine or in pretence before him, how much more in the house of God? 1 Samuel 21:15.
There is nothing laughable in the life we are saved and called to live for God in Christ Jesus. Called to set affection on things above; to set the face like a flint for the race set that is set before us to heaven: to be sober as a traveller, a spiritual pilgrimage who looks earnestly to return to the city of his origin.
The spiritual battles we are called upon to engage; and to stand still, having done all to stand, gives no chances to such things as the cracking of fools in the church. The spirit of intercersor and supplications promised to be poured upon the church, if we walk therein, gives no room for such things as cracking of fools in the church. The cracking of fools, though is thought to entertain and make people feel good in the church, is classified as jestings which are not convinient under other sins such as uncleanness and fornication or idolatry with the same measure of punishment and condemnation by the wrath of God coming on the children of disobedience: but fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becomes saints; neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks. For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things comes the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience. Be not ye – don’t participate to sit to laugh with mockers in the church or outside the church. Psalms 1:1. Ephesians 4: 4-7.
In the world, there is Nollywood, Bollywood, Hollywood; now, the devil has brought the industry and ministry of drama inside the church. The liars will tells you that the spirit of God is calling them into drama ministry. God will never gives you anyone a ministry outside of Christ the cornerstone of the church, and of his holy apostles and prohets of the early church as foundation. We are called and saved to walk after the examples of the past heroes of faith from the bible, not to make films out of their experiences to make money. There exists lying and deceitful bussiness men and women among us in the church today who are transforming and falsifying hilarious spirit into spiritual gift or ministry of comedians in the body of Christ, and get paid for making others to laugh in the church. The cracking and laughter of fools is noisy and showy, short-lived – sinful pleasure as good as the burning of thorns under a pot, which makes a great noise and a great blaze, for a little while, but is gone presently, scatters its ashes, and contributes scarcely anything to the production of a burning heat which requires a constant fire – be filled with the spirit of God and God shall be your exceeding joy.
The siners in the world says, forget your sorrow, dance and laugh to free your mind; but, even in laughter; the bible says the heart of man is sorrowful, but when the laughter ends, the grief remains. Proverbs14:13.
The shepherds – pastors who themselves are jokers, and are making jokes out of the lives of the people they are called to lead brings in the fools to crack jokes in the assembly of the saints. What could possibly help the foolish listeners in the church to remain in the perfect peace of mind in Christ Jesus, apart from the cracking of fools? Except they are not been careful for nothing by casting all their cares and anxieties upon God that cares for them. There is no othher means, so it is of no use to bring in or to allow a mad fellow in the church to crack jokes for others to be laughing for relief. It is the comfort of God’s spirit that delights the souls of his saints when ever they are overwhelmed, but not the cracking of the fools in the church today – when my anxious thoughts multiply within me, your comfort delights my soul. Psalms 94:19.
The cracking of fools for the laughter of the fools shows the character of the foolish believers whose hearts are in the house of mirth. Ecclesiastes 7:4. God has given individual’s the remedy for troubles and stressful or tumultuous period of life to overcome situations and challenges of life in Christ Jesus. Have we not, each of us, received from Christ, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness? Isaiah 61:3. A merry heart, do good like medicine, but a broken spirit dries the bone: meaning, you should deight yourself in the Lord – rejoice in the Lord always, and again I say, rejoice. Proverbs 17:22. Philippians 4:4.
I said of laugher it is mad: and of mirth, what doeth it? Ecclesiastes 2:2.
These so called Christian comedians are vain talkers, the hypocritical mockers in our feasts in the house of our God. Psalms 35:16.
There are also those comedian pastors who think that by making their hearers happy through drama filled demonstrations, they can win their hearts over. You blind and self deceived shepherds, there is nothing laughable or funny from the sound doctrine of the sharp two- edged sword you are called upon to wield in preaching, except you are a flatterer and sweet talkers, there is absolutely nothing to make people sho should be very attentive to be laughing when the word of truth and soberness is well spoken and given. Acts 26:25.
The enemy is making a joker of the children of God in the church because of their conformity to the world. Satan is seated as the god of this world inside the church to watch and enjoy the amusement of this world introduced into the church. Anything we bring from the world into the chuch is to glorify the god of this world and not the God of heaven and earth. Are believer’s not called to provoke one another unto love and unto good works? But these Christians humorists or the so called Christian comedians are cracking jokes before others in the church so as to provoke laughter for the happiness and appeasement of other to fulfill the pleasure and interest of Satan.
We read from the bible that God laughed – he that sits in the havens shall laugh them. Psalms. 2:4. The wicked plots against the just, and gnashes upon him with his teeth. The Lord shall laugh at him: for he sees that his day is coming. Psalms. 37:13. This shows us that God mocks at the ineffectiveness of the acts or works of the wicked against his people. It also show the insesitivity of the foolish and the wicked of the coming vengeance and retribution of their evil doings. Psalms: 2:4. So, whenever you gather with other mad fellows to enjoy the ministrations of the cracking of the fools in the church, you are also making mockery of the house, works and person of God who sits on the throne – think about that!
The words coming out from the believer’s mouth should be filled with grace and seasoned with salt to answer others – speaking and encouraging one another in psalms and hymns; not by cracking of the fools to defile others with silly talks: and I myself also am persuaded of you, my brethren, that ye also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another. Romans 14:15.
God will never endue or empower anyone in the body of Christ with the gift to be funny or to provoke laughter. The indwelling spirit of God in us gives wisdom and knowledge to speak seasonable words to him that is weary: to know how to use right word in the right way, and at the right time to lift up the downheartedness – a word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver. Isaiah 50:4. Proverbs 25:11.
Where is the reverence and godly fear of God in his holy temple when people gather together for the cracking of fools? Psalms 22:7.
In the name of cracking jokes, stop to make fun or trash of one another; by so doing, you are making fun and trash of Christ. Think about the forty forty two childen who made fun and trash of Elisha and were cursed in the name of the Lord – devoured by two she- bears. 2 Kings 2:24.
From the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks. The so-called Christian comedians only have filthy talks and jest filled up in their heart; be ye not partakers with them.
Jesus is our perfect example in things pertaining to God. Can anyone tell us two or three instances from the scripture where the apostle and high priest of our faith once laughed, except for the gladness of heart for the victory wrought by the power of God? For thou, Lord, hast made me glad through thy work: I will triumph in the works of thy hands. Psalms 92:4.
Sarah laughed and was questioned for her laughter, though she denied she laughed. God wasn’t pleased her laughter. She probably laughed for unbelief (Genesis 18:12) and equally laughed for surpisedly joy of the unexpected good news because the child was later caller Isaac, meaning the one who laughs or rejoices; but one thing we know, the Lord was not pleased with her laughter. Genesis 18:13-14.
God promised the believer a laugher through testimony of victory and celebration over the wicked. Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man, neither will he help the evil doers: till he fill thy mouth with laughing, and thy lips with rejoicing. They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame; and the dwelling place of the wicked shall come to nought. Job 8:20-22. Psalms 52:6.
God promised to rejoice the heart of his children through abundance of truth – light, not by the intermediary of the false ministry of the cracking of fools we have in some churches today – light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart. Psalms 97:11.
God promised to gladens the heart of his children for the satisfaction of his provision, cares and protection over them, – at destruction and famine, you shall laugh, meaning that your heart shall rejoice: and neither shall thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth. Job 5:22.
Believers will have the last laugh in their future eternal state. As of now, though they walk mournfully in humility before God, and the proud is called happy; but it written, blessed are you that weep now, for you shall laugh, but woe unto you that laugh now, for you shall weep. Malachi 3:14-15. Luke 6:21-25.
The cracking of the fools, is it not the sign of being at ease in Zion? Woe unto them at ease in Zion. Amos 6:1. Is it not written that sorrow is better than laugher: for by the sadness of countenance the heart is made better? Ecclesiastes 7:3. Whatsoever is good for the soul by which our heart can be made better to be in a good disposition or placement of spirit before God should we seek after. Though it is disagreeable to sense, but the heart is made better by the sadness that appears in the countenance. Also it is written in another place, – be afflicted and mourn, let your joy be turned into mourning and your joy into heaviness. James 4:9.
Sadness is often a happy means of seriousness which makes the mind humble, meek and loose from the world, penitent or broken for sin, and careful of duty. Have we prayed enough before we gather to laugh the laughter of fools in the house of God? Men and women who sigh and groan before our God every day and night, crying for mercy in judgment against the wickedness, evil and sinfulness in the world are self- afflicted men of sorrow like their Lord; the Lord shall spare them in the day of his wrath, and keep them for himself- and the Lord said unto him; go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof. And to the others he said in mine hearing, go ye after him through the city, and smite: let not your eyes spare neither have ye pity. Ezekiel 9:4-5.