Not So Good News

Here are two FaceBook posts that many of my friends are liking.

Best summary of the Bible I've ever seen:

GENESIS

God: All right, you two, don't do the one thing. Other than that, have fun.

Adam & Eve: Okay.

Satan: You should do the thing.

Adam & Eve: Okay.

God: What happened!?

Adam & Eve: We did the thing.

God: Guys...

THE REST OF THE OLD TESTAMENT

God: You are my people, and you should not do the things.

People: We won't do the things.

God: Good.

People: We did the things.

God: Guys....

THE GOSPELS

Jesus: I am the Son of God, and even though you have done the things, the Father and I still love you and want you to live. Don't do the things anymore.

Healed people: Okay! Thank you!

Other people: We've never seen him do the things, but he probably does the things when no one is looking.

Jesus: I have never done the things.

Other people: We're going to put you on trial for doing the things.

Pilate: Did you do the things?

Jesus: No.

Pilate: He didn't do the things.

Other people: Kill him anyway.

Pilate: Okay.

Jesus: Guys.....

PAUL'S LETTERS

People: We did the things.

Paul: Jesus still loves you, and because you love Him, you have to stop doing the things.

People: Okay.

PAUL'S LETTERS PART II

People: We did the things again.

Paul: Guys....

REVELATION

John: When Jesus comes back, there will be no more people who do the things. In the meantime, STOP doing the THINGS!

THE END

And...

A 10 year old little girl was asked by another classmate, "What is it like to be a Christian?" The girl replied, "It's like being a pumpkin. God picks you from the patch, and washes all of the dirt off of you. Then he cuts open the top and scoops all of the yucky stuff out. He rmoves the seeds of doubt, hate, greed, etc, and THEN he carves a new smiling face and puts his light inside of you to shine for all the world to see."

I know these are just for fun, but I wonder if you can spot the underlying sadness of the good news presented in both of them?