# 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:** 39
**Author:** ![ScottRP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@ScottRP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ScottRP)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2016, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/761 "2016-03-14T19:16:40Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Why is your reality superior to my reality? My reality includes God, Jesus, the angels and saints in heaven. Does your reality consist of the spirit world at all? A world that is parallel to ours, is much larger in number, and eternal. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2016, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/762 "2016-03-14T19:17:22Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > Really? Elucidate for us, then, the RCC stance on revelation. You know, like what you’ve posted you’ve received. Who is it that gets revelation for the church? I’m guessing you’re talking about the Pope. But if so, I believe you’re incorrect if you’re claiming the Catholic church believes he is the only person to get revelations from God. Catholic dogma has explicitly said that anyone can have a revelation from God. ---
**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 14, 2016, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/763 "2016-03-14T19:28:37Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > I’m guessing you’re talking about the Pope. But if so, I believe you’re incorrect if you’re claiming the Catholic church believes he is the only person to get revelations from God. Catholic dogma has explicitly said that anyone can have a revelation from God. I’m not Roman Catholic myself, but I’m betting getting personal visits from the Holy Trio and have God Hisself control your vocal cords and make pronouncements is something you run by your local priest. ---
**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 14, 2016, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/764 "2016-03-14T19:28:38Z")
> [@ScottRP](#): > > My reality includes God, Jesus, the angels and saints in heaven. Does your reality consist of the spirit world at all? A world that is parallel to ours, is much larger in number, and eternal. By what means are you able to travel to and see these parallel dimensions? ---
**Author:** ![ScottRP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@ScottRP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ScottRP)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2016, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/765 "2016-03-14T19:30:54Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > How does one actively battle against both good _and_ evil? What god would lead the fight to do so? Perhaps it wasn’t the traditional Christian deity that took possession of **ScottRP’s** vocal cords. Are there any chaotic neutral gods out there that could have been behind this? There are no other God’s, only Satan and his demons. The soul needs to be salvaged in the afterlife. It is in ruins. It is of no worth or value. It is unhappy. It is without friends and family. It is evil and wicked. It has anger and hatred in it’s heart. It has all the characteristics of and is the devil. God battles this evil by restoring the soul through His Son, Jesus Christ. The soul is salvaged. It is made good. The anger and hatred in it’s heart is removed and changed to love. This is all done with the Lord’s powers. The soul has value and worth being of service to others. The person is with family and friends. The person spends all of eternity with their Creator and the angels. This is the way it was meant to be. And the soul is happy. ---
**Author:** ![ScottRP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@ScottRP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ScottRP)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2016, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/766 "2016-03-14T19:32:54Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > Get a second opinion. Seriously. Insulting. ---
**Author:** ![ScottRP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@ScottRP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ScottRP)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2016, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/767 "2016-03-14T19:34:36Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > Were you being treated at the time or was this something you asked someone at a church picnic between first and second helpings? Kindly, I ask that you mind your own business. ---
**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 14, 2016, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/768 "2016-03-14T19:35:25Z")
> [@ScottRP](#): > > My reality includes God, Jesus, the angels and saints in heaven. Does your reality consist of the spirit world at all? A world that is parallel to ours, is much larger in number, and eternal. No, it doesn’t. Life ends at death. That’s all there is. Why is your reality superior to mine? ---
**Author:** ![ScottRP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@ScottRP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ScottRP)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2016, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/769 "2016-03-14T19:36:59Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > That doesn’t answer the question that was asked. Were you alone, or did other people hear it also? Of coarse I was the only one who heard it. No one is going to hear God unless He chooses for them to hear. ---
**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 14, 2016, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/770 "2016-03-14T19:37:59Z")
> [@ScottRP](#): > > Of coarse I was the only one who heard it. No one is going to hear God unless He chooses for them to hear. Why doesn’t he choose for everyone to hear? ---
**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 14, 2016, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/771 "2016-03-14T19:39:35Z")
> [@ScottRP](#): > > There are no other God’s, only Satan and his demons. The soul needs to be salvaged in the afterlife. It is in ruins. It is of no worth or value. It is unhappy. It is without friends and family. It is evil and wicked. It has anger and hatred in it’s heart. It has all the characteristics of and is the devil. > > God battles this evil by restoring the soul through His Son, Jesus Christ. The soul is salvaged. It is made good. The anger and hatred in it’s heart is removed and changed to love. This is all done with the Lord’s powers. The soul has value and worth being of service to others. The person is with family and friends. The person spends all of eternity with their Creator and the angels. This is the way it was meant to be. And the soul is happy. You aren’t understanding the problem: The statement you claim that God sent through your vocal cords _just doesn’t scan_. How can one battle against good and evil? Good can battle against Evil, and vice versa, but the statement you have God supposedly making makes no sense as written. ---
**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 14, 2016, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/772 "2016-03-14T19:41:45Z")
> [@ScottRP](#): > > Of coarse I was the only one who heard it. No one is going to hear God unless He chooses for them to hear. Then why did he bother using your vocal cords, instead of just putting the words in your head? ---
**Author:** ![ScottRP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@ScottRP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ScottRP)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2016, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/773 "2016-03-14T19:41:51Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > No, it doesn’t. Life ends at death. That’s all there is. > > Why is your reality superior to mine? Seriously, your reality is limited to what you see and know of this physical world. You have narrowed your mind and vision. ---
**Author:** ![ScottRP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@ScottRP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ScottRP)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2016, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/774 "2016-03-14T19:44:22Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Why doesn’t he choose for everyone to hear? He has spoken through sacred script. God does want you to hear Him. ---
**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 14, 2016, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/775 "2016-03-14T19:44:25Z")
> [@ScottRP](#): > > Kindly, I ask that you mind your own business. You brought this stuff to _us._ ---
**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 14, 2016, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/776 "2016-03-14T19:45:44Z")
> [@ScottRP](#): > > Seriously, your reality is limited to what you see and know of this physical world. You have narrowed your mind and vision. I haven’t narrowed my mind or vision if there is no spirit world or afterlife. Why is your reality, which includes a spirit world, superior to mine? ---
**Author:** ![ScottRP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@ScottRP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ScottRP)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2016, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/777 "2016-03-14T19:47:22Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > I’m not Roman Catholic myself, but I’m betting getting personal visits from the Holy Trio and have God Hisself control your vocal cords and make pronouncements is something you run by your local priest. That is a personal choice. Why would this concern you when you do not even believe in the Roman Church? ---
**Author:** ![ScottRP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@ScottRP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ScottRP)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2016, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/778 "2016-03-14T19:55:29Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > You aren’t understanding the problem: The statement you claim that God sent through your vocal cords _just doesn’t scan_. > How can one battle against good and evil? Good can battle against Evil, and vice versa, but the statement you have God supposedly making makes no sense as written. God battles evil by delivering people from the evil condition of hell through the Lord’s sacrifice. The soul is salvaged and made like new again. It is no longer evil and is in heaven with friends and family. Thus for every soul saved, God takes a bite out of the evil kingdom and increases the heavenly kingdom by one. This is how God battles evil. Salvation is very serious business. And it saddens me to see people not taking it seriously. ---
**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 14, 2016, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/779 "2016-03-14T20:04:59Z")
> [@ScottRP](#): > > God battles evil by delivering people from the evil condition of hell through the Lord’s sacrifice. The soul is salvaged and made like new again. It is no longer evil and is in heaven with friends and family. Thus for every soul saved, God takes a bite out of the evil kingdom and increases the heavenly kingdom by one. This is how God battles evil. Salvation is very serious business. And it saddens me to see people not taking it seriously. Read the entire sentence you quoted to us. According to YOU, God said “battle against good and evil”, not “battle against evil”. How can you not see the problem with this? ---
**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 14, 2016, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774/780 "2016-03-14T20:12:28Z")
> [@ScottRP](#): > > Kindly, I ask that you mind your own business. Understood. My apologies. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774.md?page=38) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-amazing-encounters-with-jesus-christ/747774.md?page=40)