# My Amazing Encounters with Jesus Christ **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [March 2, 2016, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774 "2016-03-02T22:47:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 12
**Author:** ![dasmoocher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dbc845/32.png) [@dasmoocher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dasmoocher)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2016, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/221 "2016-03-04T20:32:54Z")
“And though I am a committed Christian, I believe that everyone has the right to their own religion, be you Hindu, Jewish, or Muslim. I believe there are infinite paths to accepting Jesus Christ as your personal savior.” –Stephen Colbert ---
**Author:** ![ScottRP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@ScottRP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ScottRP)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2016, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/222 "2016-03-04T21:09:43Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > You can’t trick me, Satan. The last thing that I would do in this world is lie to and deceive you like the devils in hell. I am but a lowly servant of God. I would not masquerade as something more than I am. ---
**Author:** ![ScottRP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@ScottRP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ScottRP)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2016, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/223 "2016-03-04T21:11:48Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > You have seen the truth for others, so they don’t have to look for it-just trust you? What religious sect do you belong to, again? Just go with it. I’m on a roll here. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2016, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/224 "2016-03-04T21:16:58Z")
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**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2016, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/225 "2016-03-04T21:17:25Z")
> [@ScottRP](#): > > Just go with it. I’m on a roll here. 😉 No, you’re not. You’re stalling because you’ve got no real answers to any of our questions, so you’re falling back on ill-used emoticons as filler. ---
**Author:** ![ScottRP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@ScottRP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ScottRP)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2016, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/226 "2016-03-04T21:30:09Z")
> [@Mangetout](#): > > In any case, how does one decide to ‘just believe’? Am I supposed to sit here making grunting and straining noises until I’ve successfully forced a belief into my mind? I think it’s more likely something will come out of me, than in. A person is out of their bodies while dreaming. You can witness the spirit world. angelic powers, family and friends in spirit and the dead while the body sleeps. Dreams are highly complicated and few can be interpreted correctly. A recovering alcoholic dreaming of a beer in his hands is being tempted by demons. A dream demonstrating a habitual wrong in one’s life and a need for it to be corrected is generally orchestrated by angels. God spoke to the prophet Ezekiel in dreams. Saint Joseph saw an angel in a dream informing him of the Mary’s virginal conception. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2016, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/227 "2016-03-04T21:33:29Z")
Again I ask: What religious sect(if any) do you belong to, or follow closely? ---
**Author:** ![Ignotus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ecc23a/32.png) [@Ignotus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignotus)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2016, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/228 "2016-03-04T21:37:14Z")
> [@ScottRP](#): > > The last thing that I would do in this world is lie to and deceive you like the devils in hell. I am but a lowly servant of God. I would not masquerade as something more than I am. Noone here has claimed you to be a deciever. To the best of my knowledge, your witness may fully reflect your experiences; but there is still the question whether these experiences truly represent an act of God, an act of demons, or simply some natural phenomena. Don’t feel insulted; even [saints](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devil%27s_advocate) have to go through this ordeal! ---
**Author:** ![ScottRP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@ScottRP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ScottRP)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2016, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/229 "2016-03-04T21:37:25Z")
> [@coremelt](#): > > So your god punishes innocent children because of the sins of adults? I want nothing to do with such a sadistic and callous god. God is omnipotent so he controls the evil spirits as well right? I did not say that the child was being punished by God. I merely contend that they come from sinful adults who have them in their lives. Although God has power and influence over those of the netherworld, He does not manipulate and control them. ---
**Author:** ![ScottRP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@ScottRP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ScottRP)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2016, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/230 "2016-03-04T21:42:01Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > You’re making this up as you go along, aren’t you? Age old truths will be around til the end of time. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2016, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/231 "2016-03-04T21:44:04Z")
> [@ScottRP](#): > > A person is out of their bodies while dreaming. You can witness the spirit world. angelic powers, family and friends in spirit and the dead while the body sleeps. Dreams are highly complicated and few can be interpreted correctly. A recovering alcoholic dreaming of a beer in his hands is being tempted by demons. A dream demonstrating a habitual wrong in one’s life and a need for it to be corrected is generally orchestrated by angels. God spoke to the prophet Ezekiel in dreams. Saint Joseph saw an angel in a dream informing him of the Mary’s virginal conception. none of this is remotely an answer to the question ‘how can a person decide to believes something?’ ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2016, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/232 "2016-03-04T21:44:15Z")
What Bible do you use? ---
**Author:** ![Smitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@Smitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smitty)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2016, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/233 "2016-03-04T22:31:55Z")
> [@watchwolf49](#): > > Wood just ain’t that heavy, hell it floats in water. So do battleships. They look kind of heavy, though. ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2016, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/234 "2016-03-04T22:37:32Z")
> [@ScottRP](#): > > Skeptical Inquiry is an unreliable source because they base their information primarily on what others have told them and not on their own research and experience. My claims are based on my personal experience and research. Here are a number of testimonies of people who have seen orbs with their naked eyes. It is clear that you did not read the article, you would had found that the author does his own research and reports his experience. If you are not so good at looking at the evidence presented why do you think others can think that your opinions based on facts that you are missing or not looking at carefully are good ones? ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2016, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/235 "2016-03-04T23:52:35Z")
> [@ScottRP](#): > > The last thing that I would do in this world is lie to and deceive you like the devils in hell. But Satan would. You can’t fool me, Beelzebub! ---
**Author:** ![watchwolf49](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9c0ed/32.png) [@watchwolf49](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/watchwolf49)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2016, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/236 "2016-03-04T23:52:48Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Sigh. > I’m just going to ask you directly: Do you think there’s such a thing as ineffectual or even “bad” religious witnessing that might do more harm than good? Yes, and I say that from experience, but I’ve learned my lesson and I do strive not to offend my brethren with my doctrine. That’s separate from religious witnessing with the intent to do harm, like picking your pocket to forgiven your sins. ---
**Author:** ![watchwolf49](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9c0ed/32.png) [@watchwolf49](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/watchwolf49)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2016, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/237 "2016-03-05T00:01:04Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > Do you mean that “good” and “evil” may only be understood in the context of God? … [snip] Of course, did you expect General Relativity to give a tensor solution to good and evil? It’s a simple matter of context, the concepts of good and evil used in the Bible is defined by the Bible. I’m fine if you don’t accept that definition, but the text in the Bible might be confusing. ---
**Author:** ![ScottRP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@ScottRP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ScottRP)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2016, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/238 "2016-03-05T00:45:46Z")
**My thoughts on the Holy Spirit’s Memory & the Power of Teleportation** The Holy Spirit’s memory is a living memory and is absolutely perfect. Imagine the painting below being a painting of a time when Jesus was in His human body and praying to the Father. [Holy Spirit’s Memory](http://i.imgur.com/CDdS4SG.jpg) The memory would literally be a living spirit identical to Jesus at that time with His same thoughts, feelings, personality, and powers. It would be an exact copy of Him at that time. One of the powers that God has brought into the spirit world is the power of teleportation. This is done through the Holy Spirit’s memory. A spirit at point A goes into nothingness. And is instantly recreated from memory at point B by the Holy Spirit. This is merely a glimpse at how perfect the Holy Spirit is. ---
**Author:** ![ScottRP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@ScottRP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ScottRP)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2016, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/239 "2016-03-05T01:05:58Z")
> [@TokyoBayer](#): > > Some questions you have missed: How does God handle evolution? At what point in evolution did humans get souls? > > If your brand of God pro-gay or anti-gay? How can following Him know who we are supposed to shun? > > The various translations of the bible have countless translation errors. Were they inspired by demons? I believe in the Almighty Creator. Evolution is merely a theory. Homosexuality is a forgivable sin. I have the NKJV Study Bible and comparing it with my experiences, I have not found one error. Although, I have found errors in the scholastic interpretations of it. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2016, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/240 "2016-03-05T01:06:03Z")
> [@ScottRP](#): > > A person is out of their bodies while dreaming… No. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774.md?page=11) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774.md?page=13)