And here's another Christian joke: A Christian left his native southern state, which shall not be named, to seek work in Dayton, Ohio. Though he was not too bright, he was very devout, and on his first Saturday in Dayton, went out to look for a church to join. He found the pastor of the first church he came to in his office, and was told he would have to pass a test on his bible knowledge before he could join that church. He agreed, and the first question was, "Where was Jesus born?" "I'm not sure," he answered, "But I think it was in Philadelphia." "I'm sorry," replied the pastor, "But you obviously don't know enough about the bible to be a member of our church." At the second church he came to, he met the secretary of church membership, who also informed him that extensive bible knowledge was required for membership. Again, the first question was, "Where was Jesus born?" "Well," came the honest answer, "I know it wasn't Philadelphia, so I'm going to guess it was in Pittsburgh." "You stupid, ignorant man." said the secretary of church membership, "Leave this church at once and don't come back." He came to a third church, where the pastor was painting a Sunday School room. "I'm new to this city and I'm looking for a church home, but I doubt if I know enough about the bible to qualify for membership," he explained. "That's not a problem, if your heart is right before God, we would be happy to have you as a member. if your heart is not right, we'll do every thing we can to help you get it right. You are welcome here. As far as your knowledge of the bible, we'll be glad to teach you." "Since you don't have any questions about the bible for me, I've got one for you. "Where was Jesus born." The pastor was astonished that the fellow didn't even know that much, but he replied, "He was born in Bethlehem, of course." "Ah ha, he exclaimed, "I knew it was somewhere up in Pennsylvania!" |