# 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:** 14
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2016, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/261 "2016-03-05T16:55:28Z")
If the stationary God photo proves anything, it’s that God appears to be pretty well collimated. ---
**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 5, 2016, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/262 "2016-03-05T17:00:54Z")
> [@ScottRP](#): > > 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. Would you be willing to show this thread to your priest and ask him how you are doing so far? ---
**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, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/263 "2016-03-05T17:16:48Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Well, that’s damn self-serving, I would think. Benefits come to those who choose God. Luke 11:13. If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will _your_ heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!" Rewards are given to those who do good works in their lifetimes. Considering that hell is the worst thing that could happen to a person and salvation, the greatest. Works that test against the fires of hell would be eternal and of the most value. Upon the end of ones mortal life, the person would receive more of the Holy Spirit…have powers and be able to see through the many eyes of the Spirit including the ones in the future. The human would be recreated to be a higher being, very much like the higher angels. ---
**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, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/264 "2016-03-05T17:22:35Z")
> [@dasmoocher](#): > > “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 I disagree, Jesus would not be reaching out to the Muslims to convert to Christianity if this were so. Islam teaches falsely. Jesus is the Son of God. And the Holy Spirit is not the archangel Gabriel. ---
**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, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/265 "2016-03-05T17:33:21Z")
> [@Mangetout](#): > > none of this is remotely an answer to the question ‘how can a person decide to believes something?’ Think of it as an insurance policy. Although one must believe with the heart and be sincere. If it all turns out to be true. And it will. You will be going to heaven to be with God, Jesus, the angels, family and friends. Eternal happiness trumps eternal misery every time . ---
**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, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/266 "2016-03-05T17:33:46Z")
> [@ScottRP](#): > > Benefits come to those who choose God. No, that’s not what Matthew 5:11-12 says at all. It says salvation will come to those who are persecuted in Jesus’ name, not those who silently choose god. ---
**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, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/267 "2016-03-05T17:36:01Z")
> [@ScottRP](#): > > Jesus is the Son of God. And the Holy Spirit is not the archangel Gabriel. Why are you ignoring my witnessing? Buddha is the teacher of the Dharma. There is no punishment in Buddhism, there is only ignorance of the dharma which leads to suffering and the eternal wheel of renewal, with suffering on each renewal. Only the triple lotus, the Dharma, Karma and the Sangha (the teachings, the consequences of your actions, and the brotherhood of teachers, monks) can lead to moksha (release). Its not too late, read the words of the triple gem and you can also be released in this lifetime instead of 100s of lifetimes in the future. ---
**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, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/268 "2016-03-05T17:39:39Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > On what basis does Jesus choose the people he will appear to? Primarily, He seems to appear to those who need Him. ---
**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, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/269 "2016-03-05T17:41:37Z")
> [@ScottRP](#): > > Primarily, He seems to appear to those who need Him. That certainly accounts for why he is absent from my life. ---
**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, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/270 "2016-03-05T17:44:34Z")
> [@ScottRP](#): > > **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. It wasn’t men that the Greeks and Romans depicted with haloes. It was their gods. You’re OK with that? In any case, your Orb photos are explained here: > **[Panasonic Cuts the Onion, Fixes Strange Effect Caused by Aspherical Lenses](https://petapixel.com/2014/05/07/panasonic-cuts-onion-fixes-strange-effect-caused-aspherical-lenses/)** > > Have you heard of the "onion ring" effect in bokeh? It's a rather obscure term that emerged as lenses began featuring aspherical lens elements to reduce ---
**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, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/271 "2016-03-05T17:45:00Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Would you be willing to show this thread to your priest and ask him how you are doing so far? I am confident this work is good. There are those of heaven who already know how well I am doing. They are my family as well. ---
**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, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/272 "2016-03-05T17:45:04Z")
> [@ScottRP](#): > > I wish that I had chosen the priesthood as a young child. I’m just happy that the priesthood didn’t choose You as a young child. > [@ScottRP](#): > > Think of it as an insurance policy. So its like a whole life burial insurance policy? “[When you obtain a final expense whole life burial policy, you can rest easy in knowing that it will never expire and the cost will never increase…](http://enggasinsurance.com/burial-funeral-insurance-chicago/)” ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2016, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/273 "2016-03-05T17:46:14Z")
> [@ScottRP](#): > > Think of it as an insurance policy. Although one must believe with the heart and be sincere. If it all turns out to be true. And it will. You will be going to heaven to be with God, Jesus, the angels, family and friends. Eternal happiness trumps eternal misery every time . I’m a Jew; if God sees Jesus as a blasphemer who got what was coming to him, then what’s in store for me if I renounce Judaism for Christianity? ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2016, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/274 "2016-03-05T17:47:01Z")
> [@ScottRP](#): > > Think of it as an insurance policy. Although one must believe with the heart and be sincere. If it all turns out to be true. And it will. You will be going to heaven to be with God, Jesus, the angels, family and friends. Eternal happiness trumps eternal misery every time . Noooo, not Pascal’s Wager! However will we contend with the inescapable logic that is Pascal’s Wager? CMC fnord! ---
**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, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/275 "2016-03-05T17:48:50Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > What Bible do you use? Both the NKJV Study Bible and the Catholic Bible. I would like to get a Catholic Study Bible. ---
**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, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/276 "2016-03-05T17:52:18Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > No, that’s not what Matthew 5:11-12 says at all. It says salvation will come to those who are persecuted in Jesus’ name, not those who silently choose god. One needs to confess one’s faith. It is not neccessary to be an evangelist. ---
**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, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/277 "2016-03-05T17:52:55Z")
As usual your witnessing is about you, not anyone else. If you were truly interested in witnessing you would attempt to engage me, a mislead pagan (by your definition) and lead me to christ. Instead you have ignored my buddhist witnessing because you don’t have the slightest clue how to respond to me. Good luck to you. ---
**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, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/278 "2016-03-05T18:01:28Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > That certainly accounts for why he is absent from my life. I was headed for hell. Luke 15:31. And he said to him, ‘Son, you are always with me, and all that I have is yours. It was right that we should make merry and be glad, for your brother was dead and is alive again, and was lost and is found.’ ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2016, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/279 "2016-03-05T18:04:08Z")
> [@ScottRP](#): > > One needs to confess one’s faith. It is not neccessary to be an evangelist. Shouldn’t i declare my faith? Confessing sounds like I committed a crime. ---
**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 5, 2016, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/280 "2016-03-05T18:04:32Z")
> [@ScottRP](#): > > I am confident this work is good. There are those of heaven who already know how well I am doing. They are my family as well. Those that are already in Heaven? Jesus already came and gathered up everybody? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774.md?page=13) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774.md?page=15)