Most little boys are into all kinds of naughty things that their
parents would disapprove of. I know I was.

What sort of stuff did the little Boy Jesus get up to?

Did he ever play 'Knock-a-Door and Runaway'? Skip classes? Stay out
late? Indulge in under-age drinking? Skip Sunday School? Get into
fights? Tie cans to dog's tails?

Or was he just like every other little boy, terrorising the neighbourhood?

Bryan,

Thanks for asking me to answer this most intriguing question.

Seriously, those of us who are committed Christians believe that Jesus
Christ lived a life without sin. But we also believe that He was a
real, genuine human being. How to reconcile those two beliefs? Well, a
bit of mischieviousness that hurts no one isn't sinful. And I think
it's entirely likely that the youth of Jesus contained some of the
typical incidents and attitudes of childhood.

All seriousness aside, here's a venture into deepest whimsy...

The Virgin Mary rolls her eyes in exaggerated dismay. That kid is at
it again. He's invited the whole neighborhood over for lunch, and
there are scraps of loaves and fishes everywhere. Did young Jesus help
with the cleanup? No indeed. He muttered something about the dogs
eating the crumbs and went out boating with his friends, rebuking
storms, walking on water, and catching more fishes. Ah, well. Mary
loaves him anyway. :-)

Best always,
Pink

Oh My Pink

What can I say?

You just get better and better.

Please get some titbits for your menagerie and make sure that they
know that they're from me.

All the Best

Bryan

He was quite a hellraiser.

http://www.jesuswalk.com/lessons/2_39-52.htm

No, he was a brave little mother's-son.  Oh, once he beat up on cousin
John, when the latter told him that one day he was going to dunk him
in the Jordan  - or maybe John threatened that after he'd been beaten
up.  But otherwise, he dutifully took his piano lessons and practiced
without complaining; fed the chickens without chasing them and
snatching feathers; didn't pull girls' pigtails or dip them in the
inkwell on his desk in grade school (Remember, Kitty Jo?); nor did he
play innocently erotic games whose symbolism was lost on
pre-adolecents, such as Seven-Up.  (If you want to know about that, I
will be interested to see if anyone else knows what the game was. :)

He was a goody-goody and like many first-born, precocious (see
Nelson's link), preferring the company of adults   - which helped to
keep him out of trouble.

You need to read "Lamb : The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal".
It will answer all your questions.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0380813815/104-4241052-1208735?v=glance&n=283155

preceeding 'LAMB' (which is a wonderful read) . . .

there was John Prine and his hit song 'Jesus, the Missing Years'

http://lyrics.duble.com/lyrics/J/john-prine-lyrics/john-prine-jesus-the-missing-years-lyrics.htm


***

The "infancy gospels," while rejected from the canon of scripture,
make interesting reading.

http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/infancythomas.html

http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/infancyjames.html

Somehow I can imagine the Virgin Mary hollering out the front door:
"Jesus of Nazareth, get yourself in here right this minute! You know
you're not supposed to be out there walking on water in your brand-new
sandals."

"And WHERE in the world did you get that wine!"

"If you don't stop resurrecting that lamb, we won't have dinner tonight."

LOL! I think that Pink's wit is one of my favorite things about Google Answers. :)

fOR ALL your sakes, I'm glad that Almighty God, his Father, does not
hold grudges.  When age 12, Jesus was a bit naughty in staying in the
temple talking to and listening to the Synagogue elders. His parents
did not know where he was, and when they found him, he said that they
should have known he " was in the house of my Father". Joseph and Mary
were glad to get him back and apparently he was not punished. The
Bible does not say. But how many 12 year olds are considerate of their
parents fears?

Pugwash,
It is my belief that Almighty God can distinguish playful jests from
genuine blasphemy. I am quite certain that He has a sense of humor.
After all, He made me.

Hello pugwashjw65-ga,

I mean this respectfully. I firmly believe that the Lord God Almighty
has a GREAT sense of humor. I sometimes wonder if being "too serious"
is something that causes him to sigh and shake his head. I believe he
wants us to be happy. And I think he laughs, too. :)

Sincerely,
Boquinha-ga

Of course he holds grudges.  He'll smite us on a whim.  It's all over
the Old Testament.

Lots of Comments but NO Answer!

C'mon folks this IS called Google Answers, isn't it?

Anyhow, I am now delighted to invite this Question's most prolific
Commenter to do the necessary.

So, Pinkfreud, if you can spare a few minutes away from your menagerie
(How are they, by the way?) please go for it!

Many thanks

Bryan

Bryan,

I deeply appreciate the kind words, the five stars, and the generous
tip. Regarding the menagerie, I have some sad news: in the space of a
month's time, Shadow, Elvis Pussley, and Tuvix all died of cancer. I
am still reeling from the recent loss. Each morning I wake up
expecting to find these sweet old kitties on my pillow.

Shadow
http://www.mortalwombat.com/Special/Pets/Shadow.jpg

Elvis Pussley
http://mortalwombat.com/ElvisPussley/MixedBreed.jpg

Tuvix
http://www.mortalwombat.com/Special/Pets/Tuvix_in_sink.jpg

If cats are permitted in heaven (and I think they are), these three
will be yowling around the Pearly Gates when I arrive. And as soon as
I get there, they'll be expecting some treats. ;-)

~Pink

Pink

I was so sorry to hear your sad news.

At least you have some lovely photos. Thank you for sharing these with me.

All the Best

Bryan

Dear Pink. And Boquina too.  You are right. God is a 'happy' God and
he wants us to be happy too. But He knows what makes us 'tick' and we
really need his guidance. But Pink, your last comments about cats in
heaven are very comforting but inaccurate where the Bible is
concerned. Have a read of the following scriptures and then apply your
comments to them. Ecclesiastes 3;19 and 9; 5,6.
Revelation 7;4 & 14;1...1 Corinthians 6; 2,3....Revelation 20;6. They
point to a very small number taken to heaven from earth and with a
very special responsibility that places them above angels. ARE YOU
REALLY THAT GOOD?. If everyone goes to heaven after they die, there
does not seem much point in changing the system down here now in
operation. Birth/live/die/birth/live/die....on and on. And now look at
what Revelation 21;4 says. No more death or sickness. This can only
apply to those living on the earth. What do you reckon?

And having a holier-than-thou attitude will get you into this heaven
place you speak of?  Shouldn't you be praying or feeding the homeless
and clothing the hungry (pause while reader thinks about that one)
rather wasting time surfing the web?

Nelson, knowing what the Bible says does not make one 'holier than
thou'. As to looking after the poor, Jesus left us a good example,
Mark 14; 3 And while he was at Beth´aˇny in the house of Simon the
leper, as he was reclining at the meal, a woman came with an alabaster
case of perfumed oil, genuine nard, very expensive. Breaking open the
alabaster case she began to pour it upon his head. 4 At this there
were some expressing indignation among themselves: ?Why has this waste
of the perfumed oil taken place? 5 For this perfumed oil could have
been sold for upward of three hundred deˇnar´iˇi and been given to the
poor!? And they were feeling great displeasure at her. 6 But Jesus
said: ?Let her alone. Why do YOU try to make trouble for her? She did
a fine deed toward me. 7 For YOU always have the poor with YOU, and
whenever YOU want to YOU can always do them good, but me YOU do not
have always. 8 She did what she could; she undertook beforehand to put
perfumed oil on my body in view of the burial. 9 Truly I say to YOU,
Wherever the good news is preached in all the world, what this woman
did shall also be told as a remembrance of her.?
FOR YOU ALWAYS HAVE THE POOR WITH YOU. 
The same story is told at John 12; 3-8. 
Jesus put more emphasis on teaching people the 'Good News' than
relieving the suffering of the poor. That will be achieved in the new
system [ Psalms 37;9-12]

The [apocryphal] Gospel of St  thomas describes the young Jesus as
making clay birds, then turning them into real ones. He also carries
water in a sieve, lengthens a plank of wood which Joseph cut too
short, and smites one of his playmates dead. That last one sounds
naughty to me.

Here's a link to the Gospel of St thomas:
http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/thomas.html

Sorry, the last link was inaccurate.Here's the right one:
http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/text/infancythomas-a-mrjames.html

Many thanks, amber00-ga ...

Striking a playmate dead strikes me as just a little bit naughty. 

But maybe his playmate deserved it?

I hope that pugwashjw65-ga will now dig deep and unearth THE FULL STORY.

Bryan

Hi Bryan, There is no 'Book of Thomas' in the Bible. I just looked up
the Catholic 1611 King James translation and it isn't even there.
Obviously it is not part of the 'approved' canon. How much deeper can
I dig?
And considering that Jesus was so full of compassion, that he raised
Lazarus, his friend, from death, it really 'goes against the grain'
that he would even think of taking a life. Another example is when he
was arrested and was being taken into custody. The apostle Peter tried
to defend him with a sword and even cut off the ear of a servant of
the Sanhedrin [ which Jesus healed]and Jesus rebuked Peter and said to
him " [Matthew 26; 53 Or do you think that I cannot appeal to my
Father to supply me at this moment more than twelve legions of angels?
54 In that case, how would the Scriptures be fulfilled that it must
take place this way??
Sorry, but Jesus killed no one.

Thank you, pugwashjw65-ga, for sorting this out. It was getting so
that nobody knew what to believe.

Who would have thought that a saint - Saint Thomas no less - would
have made up such a story?

I now wonder if he's still a saint?

Can saintliness be removed if a saint ain't?

Hmmm, well, since this is your question, Bryan, you can certainly expand it.  :)

Decanonization (?) is not foreseen.  The processes for beatification
and canonization are intended to be such a rigorous review of the
person's life and actions that it isn't conceived that it would ever
be necessary to reverse them.
Also, many saints had less than saintly earlier years, Saul/Paul, for
example, and Augustinus, and, of course, many early saints who only
became Christians after a few years of non-Christian carrying on.

Twenty to thirty years ago, the Church did something similar, however,
for quite a list of "saints" for whom there was no historical record. 
Christopherus and Ursula are names that I remember.  (I will try to
remember to ask an Ursula whom I know how she felt about that.)

I doubt JWs accept Catholic determinations of sainthood.  I don't know
their views on the trinity, but if it is a part of JW doctrine, then
Jesus has killed many, from Sodom and Gomorrah to the Great Flood to
Egypt, etc.

Hi Nelson, You are making a statement om the false premise that Jesus
is God himself. He is NOT. Jesus is God's son, and although he was in
existence during those early times, It was his Father, Jehovah, who
dished out the various punishments. Exodus 3;19 And I, even I, well
know that the king of Egypt will not give YOU permission to go except
by a strong hand. 20 And I shall have to stretch out my hand and
strike Egypt with all my wonderful acts that I shall do in the midst
of it; and after that he will send YOU out.
STRONG HAND...STRIKE... These are PUNISHMENT words. And not only that,
but Jehovah also promised the enslaved Hebrews that theyt would not go
emptyhanded. Exodus 3;. 22 And each woman must ask from her neighbor
and from the woman residing as an alien in her house articles of
silver and articles of gold and mantles, and YOU must put them upon
YOUR sons and YOUR daughters; and YOU must strip the Egyptians.?
As to Sodom [ and Gomorrah] Everlasting Destruction. Sodom, however,
persisted in a course in defiance of Jehovah, becoming known for such
immoral practices as homosexuality. ?The cry of complaint about Sodom
and Gomorrah,? Jehovah declared, ?yes, it is loud, and their sin, yes,
it is very heavy.? God therefore sent his angels to destroy Sodom,
with the assurance to Abraham that if ten righteous persons could be
found in the place, the whole city would be spared.?Ge 18:16, 20-33.
Jesus was not given an authority until he was SENT to earth [ for our
benefit] by his Father, Jehovah. John 7;28 Therefore Jesus cried out
as he was teaching in the temple and said: ?YOU both know me and know
where I am from. Also, I have not come of my own initiative, but he
that sent me is real, and YOU do not know him.

Do not accuse me of false statements, buddyboy.  Did you miss the "if"
in my sentence?

Please Nelson, Didn't want to sound as if I was accusing anything. I'm
just stating what the Bible says. If you are unsure of any beliefs of
J.W's, just go to www. watchtower.org the societies website, and check
my answers against what the website says. It is all Bible based, and
not from any individuals opinion. You DID say that you were unsure if
the trinity was part of J.W. doctrine. I can assure you it is NOT.

People it is not right to make fun of God's prophet. I do understand
that as humans we do wonder how did Jesus Christ (peace be upon
him)spend his childhood. Well from all we know of all the prophets
including the prophet Mohammad (peace be upon him) whose childhood was
recorded, life was very hard. He lost his dad before he was born and
lost his mom when he was I think 6 or 7 years old and then lost his
grandfather who was his care taker when he was still at his teens. If
you read the life of the prophet Mohammad (pbuh) then you get and idea
of the life of other prophets. It seems that God tests his prophets
more than us. I am pretty sure  that Jesus Christ (pbuh) didn't have
it easy. By the way the Christians believe that Jesus's first mircle
was that he changed water into wine. The Muslims believe that his
first mircle was as a infant he spoke and defended his mother against
the accusers.

If you read the gnostic texts, which many many centuries ago when
centralizing power the church decided not to include in the bible,
they do in fact indicate that Jesus pushed a playmate from a roof as a
child killing him, but then he used his power to bring him back to
life, he also blinded a patron for criticizing his fathers work. Die
hard christian finatics will dispute this to the end but those who
believe that these texts are in fact the direct words of jesus passed
on to those who would be able to understand in a time far from his own
will believe it. To others it is simply true but carries no great
indications that it is any secret knowledge nor that it differs in
spirit from the teachings of christianity and simply acknowledges
another part of jesus's life and carries more information.