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What is the best response to "Jesus loves you"?
I live in a very religious town, so I hear this saying about 2 or 3 times every week, whether it be to me or someone near me. I usually don't respond when it is said to me, but what do you think a good response would be?
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Permalink Reply by Loren Miller on -
Believers' yap about their savior working through others is one of the biggest dodges I've seen in their playbook, and I'm in complete agreement about demanding a removal of intermediaries. People can love, aid and support others with no more belief than in that action as a means of "raising all boats." I frequently help others for no other reason than I LIKE to help others. Nothing else has anything to do with my action, least of all some insubstantial deity.
If some god wants to express his/her/its appreciation for me, it can do so in person and without all the mumbo-jumbo. Those acting as putative intermediaries can either give me one hell of a good reason to believe their not just acting on their own behalf or get summarily dismissed. I have a low tolerance for bullshit, and this is bullshit of the worst sort.
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Permalink Reply by Joseph Heston on -
The best response: "Whatever".
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Permalink Reply by John Aultman on
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Ask them to "Ankh if they love Isis"
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Permalink Reply by Loren Miller on
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And yet another response:
"WHY would I care that some guy who died 2,000 years ago loves me?"
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Permalink Reply by Michael OL on -
A semi-serious response might go like this: "If Jesus loves me unconditionally, then where is the benefit in becoming a Christian? If on the other hand the love of Jesus is contingent on my assuming a particular stance, then how can salvation genuinely be a free gift?"
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Permalink Reply by Anthony Jones on -
Hmmm. Good call. I like your logic there.
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Permalink Reply by James Boring on
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I'm almost positive that the "unconditional" stuff is not in the N.T.
Jesus has a lot of conditions, most of which his followers ignore.
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Permalink Reply by Philipp K. on
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Permalink Reply by Loren Miller on
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If you gotta react, OVERREACT! Nothing succeeds like excess!
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Permalink Reply by Jim DePaulo on -
He told you that? Why on earth would he tell you? Or...are you just a snoopy asshole digging through the magic sky guy's files?
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Permalink Reply by James Boring on
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My new favorite reply is, "I love Lamp!"
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