# 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:** 18
**Author:** ![dasmoocher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dbc845/32.png) [@dasmoocher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dasmoocher)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2016, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/341 "2016-03-09T15:06:43Z")
> [@standingwave](#): > > Got to cover all your bases: [https://youtu.be/PqJpZOljjG8](https://youtu.be/PqJpZOljjG8) I once asked my step-mother why she didn’t believe in Zeus or any other of the countless gods. “That would be superstitious,” she said. “There’s only the God of the Bible!” (And she probably meant the New Testament God, at that) I said, “Well, I just believe in one less god than you do.” ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2016, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/342 "2016-03-09T16:59:49Z")
> [@ScottRP](#): > > **My Amazing Encounters with Jesus Christ** . . . This isn’t actually a porn thread, is it? ☹ ---
**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 9, 2016, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/343 "2016-03-09T17:10:27Z")
> [@dasmoocher](#): > > I once asked my step-mother why she didn’t believe in Zeus or any other of the countless gods. > > “That would be superstitious,” she said. “There’s only the God of the Bible!” (And she probably meant the New Testament God, at that) > > I said, “Well, I just believe in one less god than you do.” And she looked at you like you were a three-headed dog, didn’t she? ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2016, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/344 "2016-03-09T17:26:03Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > . . . This isn’t actually a porn thread, is it? ☹ I’m not entirely sure. OP’s red-fonted quotations and liturgical interpretations appear to have climactic intent. ---
**Author:** ![andros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@andros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andros)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2016, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/345 "2016-03-09T17:40:24Z")
Dear Penthouse Forum, I never believed it would happen to me…and especially not in church! ---
**Author:** ![ScottRP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@ScottRP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ScottRP)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2016, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/346 "2016-03-09T18:06:31Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Those that are already in Heaven? Jesus already came and gathered up everybody? The faithful Christian goes to heaven when his/her body dies. ---
**Author:** ![dasmoocher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dbc845/32.png) [@dasmoocher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dasmoocher)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2016, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/347 "2016-03-09T18:08:14Z")
> [@andros](#): > > Dear Penthouse Forum, > > I never believed it would happen to me…and especially not in church! Were you touched by The Lord? ---
**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 9, 2016, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/348 "2016-03-09T18:11:06Z")
> [@ScottRP](#): > > The faithful Christian goes to heaven when his/her body dies. I’m not current with the Catholic faith-can someone confirm this? ---
**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 9, 2016, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/349 "2016-03-09T18:13:44Z")
> [@dasmoocher](#): > > Were you touched by The Lord? And if so, can you show us on this doll where He touched you? ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2016, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/350 "2016-03-09T18:16:58Z")
> [@dasmoocher](#): > > Were you touched by The Lord? “Thy rod and Thy staff, they comfort me.” ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2016, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/351 "2016-03-09T18:55:28Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > I’m not current with the Catholic faith-can someone confirm this? > [@](#): > > Each man receives his eternal retribution in his immortal soul at the very moment of his death, in a particular judgment that refers his life to Christ: either entrance into the blessedness of heaven-through a purification594 or immediately,595 – or immediate and everlasting damnation.596 > > At the evening of life, we shall be judged on our love.597 > … from [here.](http://www.vatican.va/archive/ccc_css/archive/catechism/p123a12.htm) ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2016, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/352 "2016-03-09T19:15:45Z")
> [@ScottRP](#): > > The faithful Christian goes to heaven when his/her body dies. Even the faithful child molesters? ---
**Author:** ![ScottRP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@ScottRP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ScottRP)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2016, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/353 "2016-03-09T19:19:47Z")
> [@watchwolf49](#): > > I’m not seeing the connection … Jesus appears to nine-year-old … 75-80 dead soul saved … I’d like some infill here if you don’t mind … as a True Believer, your soul was saved; why did your “dead soul” need more salvation? Are we talking about peoples who are “dead to the Holy Spirit” … or are we talking about the souls of dead peoples? We are talking about 75-80 souls who are dead and in hell. ---
**Author:** ![andros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@andros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andros)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2016, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/354 "2016-03-09T19:28:39Z")
Hi there, **ScottRP**! If you’re back for a while, I’d still love to chat with you about your faith. Specifically, I’d like to know how your unique set of beliefs and experiences changes how you interact with the world and your fellow humans. You have said that you seek to become more Christlike, is that correct? What, specifically, does that mean? ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2016, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/355 "2016-03-09T19:29:55Z")
> [@ScottRP](#): > > We are talking about 75-80 souls who are dead and in hell. That’s it? 75-80? What exactly did they do to end up there? ---
**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 9, 2016, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/356 "2016-03-09T19:30:39Z")
> [@ScottRP](#): > > We are talking about 75-80 souls who are dead and in hell. why 75-80? where did that number range come from? ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2016, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/357 "2016-03-09T19:32:13Z")
> [@Mangetout](#): > > why 75-80? where did that number range come from? Suspiciously similar to the amount of seats on an express bus. ---
**Author:** ![ScottRP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@ScottRP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ScottRP)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2016, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/358 "2016-03-09T19:57:10Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > Any priest of just about any denomination on the face of this planet would have a greater education in Theology and the Scriptures than you’ve evidenced here. And your “insights” don’t seem to match what verses you’re basing them on, as **Fear Itself** so ably showed. > > Why would you wish to have chosen such? You evidently don’t think much of the RCC priests or that church’s actual teachings. > > What you’re posting here doesn’t match up with the Roman Catholic Church’s teachings. How do you explain that? > > Given your comment about the priests (not to mention your, let’s call it variance from RCC teachign), I’d say that your priest’s response quite likely will not be what you seem to think it will be. > > Really, now? And who would those be? After all, Judgment Day hasn’t arrived yet. To the contrary, my insight would fair exceed their understanding of some scripture. I believe in the Roman Catholic Church and have found nothing wrong with their teachings. What I am posting here not only matches up with the teachings of the Catholic Church but on some accounts exceeds their teachings. This thread truly is a win in the fight against ignorance. ---
**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 9, 2016, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/359 "2016-03-09T19:58:04Z")
I just find it an interestingly precise, yet oddly vague range. If God prescribed it, why couldn’t he be more precise. If the OP thought of it, why 75-80, specifically? ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2016, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/360 "2016-03-09T20:08:21Z")
> [@ScottRP](#): > > This thread truly is a win in the fight against ignorance. Not yet. But in our defense, you don’t seem willing to make the required effort. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774.md?page=17) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774.md?page=19)