# 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:** 13
**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, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/241 "2016-03-05T01:11:41Z")
> [@dasmoocher](#): > > [Pastifari](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_Spaghetti_Monster)! > As opposed in believing in Jesus? > > “Faith is believing what you know ain’t so.” > > and > > “But who prays for Satan? Who in eighteen centuries, has had the common humanity to pray for the one sinner that needed it most, our one fellow and brother who most needed a friend yet had not a single one, the one sinner among us all who had the highest and clearest right to every Christian’s daily and nightly prayers, for the plain and unassailable reason that his was the first and greatest need, he being among sinners the supremest?” > > –Mark Twain > > Do you pray for Satan? If you do not chose God through His Son Jesus, you have chosen Satan by default. ---
**Author:** ![Ignotus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ecc23a/32.png) [@Ignotus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignotus)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2016, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/242 "2016-03-05T01:27:08Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Again I ask: What religious sect(if any) do you belong to, or follow closely? > [@ScottRP](#): > > Mark 16:17-18. And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues; **they will take up serpents** ; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover." (Emphasis added; color removed.) Get it? ---
**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 5, 2016, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/243 "2016-03-05T01:53:16Z")
> [@ScottRP](#): > > If you do not chose God through His Son Jesus, you have chosen Satan by default. That very idea leads then to the inquisition and other bad things that were made in the name of the lord. Suffice to say I do not think that is a useful nor kind retort to say to anyone that follows other religions or has no faith. Good thing that Christians (and many others that twist religion) lost their best argument for belief when they lost the right to burn others. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2016, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/244 "2016-03-05T03:11:16Z")
> [@ScottRP](#): > > 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. I thought you claimed to be a Catholic – the Catholic church accepts evolution. (Hint: the word “theory” doesn’t mean what you think it does. You wouldn’t say that [germs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germ_theory_of_disease) don’t exist, or that they’re “merely a theory”, even though that’s exactly how it’s phrased in a scientific context) And the NKJV is a Protestant Bible, is it not? ---
**Author:** ![dasmoocher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dbc845/32.png) [@dasmoocher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dasmoocher)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2016, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/245 "2016-03-05T03:33:35Z")
> [@ScottRP](#): > > If you do not chose God through His Son Jesus, you have chosen Satan by default. I think there’s a logical fallacy in there somewhere. “Only a Sith deals in absolutes.” –Obi Wan Kenobi ---
**Author:** ![coremelt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@coremelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/coremelt)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2016, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/246 "2016-03-05T05:19:20Z")
> [@ScottRP](#): > > If you do not chose God through His Son Jesus, you have chosen Satan by default. Actually no, if you reject the Dharma (the teachings of Buddha) then you are condemning yourself to a never ending series of lives of suffering. However its ok Buddhism is a more forgiving religion than Christianity, eventually you will accept the Dharma and reach Moksha (release from the wheel of karma), it just takes some people a lot longer than others. > [@](#): > > The fool thinks he has won a battle when he bullies with harsh speech, > but knowing how to be forbearing alone makes one victorious. Samyutta Nikaya I, 163 ---
**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, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/247 "2016-03-05T06:21:32Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > And the NKJV is a Protestant Bible, is it not? I kept my Dad’s classic KJV which includes the material that Protestants consider apocryphal, as well as _Bel & the Dragon_, which I believe is in neither. That bible would be suitable for a Catholic to use – but the differences are in the OT, which is mostly not central to most christian doctrine. I would assume that the NKJV can be had with the apocrypha included as well. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2016, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/248 "2016-03-05T08:19:15Z")
> [@ScottRP](#): > > I believe in the Almighty Creator. Evolution is merely a theory. You obviously do not know the meaning of the term _scientific theory_. Evolution is not “merely a theory”; it is a theory, a scientific theory. That means that it’s not some lame opinion. > [@](#): > > Homosexuality is a forgivable sin. Do you mean the acts or do you mean the same-sex attraction itself? If it’s the attraction, that’s an odd definition of sin you have. But, hey, it’s not like you haven’t put some other odd definitions forth. > [@](#): > > 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. Do tell. And your scholastic…er, academic credentials happen to be? ---
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2016, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/249 "2016-03-05T08:30:51Z")
> [@ScottRP](#): > > I believe in the Almighty Creator. Evolution is merely a theory. Is the biblical account the literal word of God? Did God create Adam from dust or did humans evolve? How old is the Earth? > [@](#): > > Homosexuality is a forgivable sin. This is one reason that conservative Christian churches will continue to lose members as people realize that the teaching against this are as archaic as the racist teachings of the past. > [@](#): > > 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. Do you believe in the inerrancy of the bible? ---
**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, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/250 "2016-03-05T10:17:54Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > Do you mean the acts or do you mean the same-sex attraction itself? If it’s the attraction, that’s an odd definition of sin you have. But, hey, it’s not like you haven’t put some other odd definitions forth. Consider that the tenth commandment says _thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s wife, or his ass …_ I get the impression that that part was put in there in order to fuel the debate over whether yearning to sin is as bad as actually sinning. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2016, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/251 "2016-03-05T11:33:55Z")
> [@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. So Bobby Darrin is your god? > [@](#): > > Every night I hope and pray > A dream lover will come my way > A girl to hold in my arms > And know the magic of her charms > 'Cause I want (yeah-yeah, yeah) > A girl (yeah-yeah, yeah) > To call (yeah-yeah, yeah) > My own (yeah-yeah) > I want a dream lover > So I don’t have to dream alone ---
**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, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/252 "2016-03-05T14:36:54Z")
I’m dismayed how y’all have descended into nitpicking the OP’s cherry-picking, You should be ashamed of yourselves. Y’all know exactly what you want to ask, I’d’a thought you’d just ask it instead of pussyfooting around the issue. But when it gets to this point: > [@TokyoBayer](#): > > [snip] … Do you believe in the inerrancy of the bible? … I know it’s time for me to step in. **Was our Most Holy Savior’s bellybutton an innie or and outie?** ---
**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 5, 2016, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/253 "2016-03-05T14:39:10Z")
> [@watchwolf49](#): > > I’m dismayed how y’all have descended into nitpicking the OP’s cherry-picking, You should be ashamed of yourselves. What, in your opinion _should_ we have done? ---
**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, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/254 "2016-03-05T14:56:13Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Again I ask: What religious sect(if any) do you belong to, or follow closely? Catholic. ---
**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, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/255 "2016-03-05T15:53:57Z")
> [@ScottRP](#): > > Catholic. Are you a layperson or a priest? Does that make a difference? My very limited understanding is that only priests are allowed to preach the gospels, and that laypeoples don’t have direct access to God. Isn’t the current Pope reaching his hand out to the Islamic world seeking fellowship and brotherhood? ---
**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, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/256 "2016-03-05T16:09:17Z")
> [@Mangetout](#): > > Are you aware that the depiction of Christ and Christian saints with a golden disc around the head is just borrowed from earlier depictions of Greek and Roman gods? **My thoughts on the Halo** The Holy Spirit appears to be revealing to us through the Halo that He is the breathe of life given to all mankind in the very beginning by God. This is not to be confused with the life Christ gives us through the Spirit of truth. Genesis 2:7. And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breathe of life; and man became a living being. The term “Spirit” translates the Hebrew word _ruah_ which in it’s primary sense, means breathe, air, wind. I believe the following to be the best explanation for the Halo; The breathe of life went into man’s nostrils and is located over and throughout the brain giving us life. Hence, the Halo is over the head, representing the Holy Spirit giving us life. And without the breathe of life, the brain would not function and we would have no life in this world. The breathe of life is connected to our spirits by the silver cord. When the silver cord is loosed, we are cut off from the breathe of life, the brain dies, we become disconnected from our bodies, and no longer part of this world. Ecclesiastes 12:6-7. _Remember your Creator_ before the silver cord is loosed, Or the golden bowl is broken, Or the pitcher shattered at the fountain, Or the wheel broken at the well. Then the dust will return to the earth as it was, And the spirit will return to God who gave it. The Halo would be the Holy Spirit’s rightful place in revealing to us that He is the breathe of life **given to all mankind** in the very beginning by God and thus the Halo does not have to be limited to Christianity. ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2016, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/257 "2016-03-05T16:18:20Z")
> [@Mangetout](#): > > What, in your opinion _should_ we have done? A proselytization exam, of course… ---
**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, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/258 "2016-03-05T16:28:04Z")
> [@Count\_Blucher](#): > > A proselytization exam, of course… If you’re a man, women should get a pap-shmear. ---
**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, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/259 "2016-03-05T16:38:20Z")
> [@watchwolf49](#): > > Are you a layperson or a priest? Does that make a difference? My very limited understanding is that only priests are allowed to preach the gospels, and that laypeoples don’t have direct access to God. > > Isn’t the current Pope reaching his hand out to the Islamic world seeking fellowship and brotherhood? I am a lay person. A priest would have a greater education in theology than I would. But most would lack the experience and insight into some scripture that I have. I wish that I had chosen the priesthood as a young child. With faith comes revelations from heaven. And with knowledge comes understanding. All disciples are allowed to preach the gospel. All mankind has access to God. I am not up on the current affairs of the Church. But, I have seen many testimonies of Muslims converting to Christianity on account of Jesus appearing to them. ---
**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 5, 2016, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/260 "2016-03-05T16:47:27Z")
> [@ScottRP](#): > > I am not up on the current affairs of the Church. But, I have seen many testimonies of Muslims converting to Christianity on account of Jesus appearing to them. On what basis does Jesus choose the people he will appear to? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774.md?page=12) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774.md?page=14)