Ever been on a layover with a couple Christian crew friends? Does the conversation ever get funny in a way that is a bit gossipy or risqué? Most of us have let that kind of thing come out of our mouths at one time or another.
Should Christians be self-consciously humorless?
No, we shouldn’t, at least not in the sense of being sternly serious as an end in and of itself, but it does behoove earnest Christians to be aware that “foolish” talk and “coarse joking” is specifically spoken against in Scripture.
We do need to grapple with the implications of those verses and ask ourselves what kind of humor is glorifying to the Lord.
“Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk or coarse joking, which are out of place, but rather thanksgiving.” Ephesians 5:4
