Good Christian Bad Christian: DJ Jacobson Remix

So I wrote this post last year when I had a scholarship paper that required me to write about "How good of a Christian" I was. This moderately offended me...Only slighty. So I blogged about what I wanted my paper to say.. What I wanted. Not what I gave them. I figured it would have offended the board. But now looking back I ask: "WWJD?" and I think: "Yeah, I should've elaborated this blogpost and turned it in." Anyway. Here's the original post of if I think there's such a thing as "Good Christians" and "Bad Christians"

Christianity is a religion claimed by alot of people. It's foundational belifes are that there is one supreme God that created the entire universe from nothing, created humans, and instigated a perfect relationship with them. We broke the bounderies of that relationship and screwed it up hardcore. So God came down to the planet earth He created, as a human named : Jesus. Jesus was completely human, and also completely God. (Which is difficult to wrap your head around, but its true.) Jesus was on earth to display what that original relationship between God and man was all about. And to make it possible for humans to have that relationship with God again. Jesus did this by living a perfect life and dieing as an innocent man. He then rose himself from the dead and returned to the heavens. Now, Christians are people who are supposed to belive all these things. And Do things the way Jesus did. The problem is some people get thier "Golden Tickets" to Heaven and think that they're set for eternity. They say "Jesus has forgivin me of my sins, now I can tell you how much of a jerk you are and how you need to fix yourself." Two letters: NO. This is wrong. In order to do what Jesus wanted you to do you have to re- instigate that relationship with God. You can do this through prayer, ( having a coversation with God one on one. Not thanking him for your day, and foods. Then forgeting Him. remember, God's real, and made us like Him, And He likes to be treated like anyone else would.) you can also do this by showing the love of someone who's willing to unselfishly sacrifice his life to further someone elses, By not hating people, by not judging. ( What right do you have to tell people they're wrong. "Let He who is without sin throw the first stone." Sound familiar?) by showing support for your neighbors, ( expecially fellow belivers in Christ.) These are just some ways to be a Follower of Christ and not a Poser of Religion. Examine yourself before you examine others, get the stick out of your eye before you try to get the sliver out of your friends. So are there "Good Christians" and "Bad Christians". No. There are People who honestly pursue God like He pursues you. And there are those who go to Hell. I look at myself. Have you looked at yourself? What do you see, and how can you improve?

Realitivity of Reincarnation.

Ive been told about 2 differnt forms of reincarnation. One is that once you die your spirit/soul/essence finds new birth in a new host animal, insect, human, or plant of some type. Another is you die and your afterlife is you as another human. No animals involved. I thought- which is scary when it happens. "What if-" What if being "Reincarnated" when you die really means not to be physically reborn but to pass on your essence to children. Now im not trying to be New Age, when I say "essence" I mean all your personal thoughts and philosophies, all your experiences and how you deal with them, that kind of thing. Think about where you've learned everything in your life. It's usually from realitives, close friends, parents, mostly all people from generations ahead of you. On some chances we do learn things from children and people younger than us, but most of the time experiences come from people older than us. What if reincarnation was merely just experiencing the life of others and assimilating them into your life and your experiences. In a way your father and your mother are/have put their lives into you. You share memories with them, experiences with them. And when those people have died or left your life they live on inside of you, and when you have children the influences of you, and your parents will go into them as will the influences of your grandparents and so on. Each generation has the life of past generations in it. So people never die. They are constantly reincarnated and reborn. Not physically, but generationally.

The decline of Western Civilization.

So my History Western Civ class was canceled today, which sucks because its one of the only classes I really enjoy. Its OK though, we aren't missing much. we're watching "Elizabeth" its about one of the queens of England, and it's got the elf chick from Lord of the Rings. Not Steven Tylers daughter. The other one. and the new James Bond, and Captain Barbosa from Pirates of the Carribean. it's got other people too, but those are my favorites. I really hope you started to read this thinking it would be an intellectual post on the economy, or Necomachean ethics of politicials in todays society, or maybe even the pauge of Modernity or Modelism. Then I hope you were dissapointed by the lack of.

Ideas for dates.

I'm a pretty creative guy, and I have to admit Ive had some pretty fantastic date ideas for Rachael and I. fantastic date executions is a different story though... Anyway. To all my readers out in blog land. All 3 of you. If you could come up with ideas for good dates feel free to run them by me. thanks a ton!
- Andrew J

My New Haircut

Yesterday I got my haircut for the first time in about 3 months. It was really long and I wanted it off. It was Sunday, so the shops were'nt open. I didnt want it done Monday so I got an idea. "I'll have Rachael cut it!" My mom said it was a bad idea and while I was sitting in a chair on her deck with a towel around my neck I had the same thought going through my mind. But about an hour later I saw myself and it was really good! She did a good job and Im happy with it. =) I found out that i also have tanlines from were my sideburns were.

Guitar Hero/ Rock Band

I own both Guitar Hero, and Rock Band. ( And Heroin Hero. You never catch the dragon.) And what ive realized is that while im playing those games Im covered in a temporary false sense of reality, that I can play those instruments as good or better than the best. I AM better than Eddy VanHalen, Jimmi Hendrix... And the Famous Drummers...

As fun as they are, and as much as I play them if I pick up a real guitar it sounds like a handless lemur holding a crappy jam session with his garage band.

Even the microphone on rock band creates an illusion that I can sing, Even though I know full well that I cant. and even though me rhythm has improved since ive played Rock Band drums, if you give me a real bass, snare, symbol, and cowbell and tell me to go to town it's going to sound just like my toy drumset I had when i was 4. ( Thanks Aunt Bonnie!)

Im not the only person with this problem. It's temporarilly satisfiying to hear those video crowds screaming for me. But then I see a high scores screen and sadly I realize that I truely have no musical talent.

Captain America is pretty much the most awesome Superhero ever. And I still dont understand why Hulk, Wolverine, and Hellboy are getting movies before him. Where has America's Patriotism gone? Where is the Star Spangled Avenger's movie? =(,,,,,, Those are tears Marvel Studios. Tears from a devote fan.