# God loves you! **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [December 31, 1999, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-loves-you/17129 "1999-12-31T19:04:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![kerux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3e96dc/32.png) [@kerux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kerux)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2000, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-loves-you/17129/21 "2000-01-02T02:48:00Z")
The part about God speaking directly to Jesus that THRIFTY mentioned- > [@](#): > > 16After being baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove and lighting on Him, 17and behold, a voice out of the heavens said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well-pleased.” > Matt. 3:16-17 The Garden scene where there was sweat like blood and an angel. > [@](#): > > 42saying, “Father, if You are willing, remove this cup from Me; yet not My will, but Yours be done.” 43Now an angel from heaven appeared to Him, strengthening Him. 44And being in agony He was praying very fervently; and His sweat became like drops of blood, falling down upon the ground. > Luke 22:42-44 Just so you have the actual words. 🙂 * * * “7But all these things that might have helped me, I call them all nothing, because of Christ. 8Yes, I call them all nothing, because to know Christ Jesus my Lord is much better. It is for his sake that I have given them all up and call them just dirt.” Phil. 3:6-8 ---
**Author:** ![THRIFTY](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aca169/32.png) [@THRIFTY](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/THRIFTY)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2000, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-loves-you/17129/22 "2000-01-02T02:58:00Z")
Well HI everybody! 🙂 I wasn’t preaching, I was making conversation. I had no intention to try to convert anybody. * * * “Thy word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.” ---
**Author:** ![THRIFTY](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aca169/32.png) [@THRIFTY](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/THRIFTY)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2000, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-loves-you/17129/23 "2000-01-02T03:00:00Z")
I can’t stand to have anything SHOVED down my throat. * * * “Thy word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.” ---
**Author:** ![Lucky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Lucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucky)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2000, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-loves-you/17129/24 "2000-01-02T04:06:00Z")
kerux said: > [@](#): > > Just so you have the actual words. The actual words? You mean Jesus spoke English? * * * “I should not take bribes and Minister Bal Bahadur KC should not do so either. But if clerks take a bribe of Rs 50-60 after a hard day’s work, it is not an issue.” ----Krishna Prasad Bhattarai, Current Prime Minister of Nepal ---
**Author:** ![THRIFTY](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aca169/32.png) [@THRIFTY](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/THRIFTY)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2000, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-loves-you/17129/25 "2000-01-02T04:14:00Z")
## I thought I scared everybody away there. 🙂 Kerux…come on back I know you ment well. “Thy word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.” ---
**Author:** ![tracer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tracer/32/20578_2.png) [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2000, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-loves-you/17129/26 "2000-01-02T04:32:00Z")
THRIFTY wrote: > [@](#): > > I can’t stand to have anything SHOVED down my throat. And this after Spiritus Mundi’s “swallow” comment, too… ---
**Author:** ![THRIFTY](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aca169/32.png) [@THRIFTY](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/THRIFTY)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2000, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-loves-you/17129/27 "2000-01-02T14:06:00Z")
Hummm…Has anybody read the Book of Jonah lately? 🙂 * * * “Thy word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.” Psalm 119:105 ---
**Author:** ![kerux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3e96dc/32.png) [@kerux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kerux)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2000, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-loves-you/17129/28 "2000-01-02T21:03:00Z")
Lucky- I wondered if anyone would call me on the actual words. So, if you want them here they are, from the Parallel New Testament in Greek and English… this is exactly word for word what was said. I would type the greek for y’all but I don’t have a greek keyboard 😉 > [@](#): > > 16And having been baptized - Jesus immediately went up from the water; and behold were opened the heavens, and he saw [the] Spirit of God coming down as a dove, coming upon him; 17and behold a voice out of the heavens saying: This is the son of me the beloved, in whom I was well pleased. > Matt. 3:16-17 And the next… > [@](#): > > “42saying: Father, if thou wilt take away this cup from me; nevertheless not the will of me but thine let be. 43And appeared to him an angel from heaven strengthening him. 44And becoming in an agony more earnestly he prayed; and became the sweat of him as drops of blood falling down onto the earth.” > Luke 22:42-44 THRIFTY- I wasn’t aware I was shoving anything down anybody’s throat. I was merely trying to clarify what someone else said to help those not that familiar with the Bible. Apology accepted. * * * “7But all these things that might have helped me, I call them all nothing, because of Christ. 8Yes, I call them all nothing, because to know Christ Jesus my Lord is much better. It is for his sake that I have given them all up and call them just dirt.” Phil. 3:6-8 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-loves-you/17129.md?page=1)