Comments on: Who Am I? What Have I Become? http://jakecpunut.com/2008/11/who-am-i-what-have-i-become/ Jake = Jeff : ) Having FUN and Making Money Using the Internet Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:24:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Ashley Jayne http://jakecpunut.com/2008/11/who-am-i-what-have-i-become/comment-page-1/#comment-397 Ashley Jayne Wed, 12 Nov 2008 21:16:00 +0000 http://jakecpunut.com/?p=1183#comment-397 I'll drink to that ;) I’ll drink to that ;)

]]> By: phizzle http://jakecpunut.com/2008/11/who-am-i-what-have-i-become/comment-page-1/#comment-381 phizzle Fri, 07 Nov 2008 19:33:34 +0000 http://jakecpunut.com/?p=1183#comment-381 I'll add one more thing...Religion is man-made, Christianity is Biblical. Nuff said. I’ll add one more thing…Religion is man-made, Christianity is Biblical. Nuff said.

]]> By: Jake http://jakecpunut.com/2008/11/who-am-i-what-have-i-become/comment-page-1/#comment-380 Jake Fri, 07 Nov 2008 18:55:47 +0000 http://jakecpunut.com/?p=1183#comment-380 well... you made ME think hahaha! Very good points and some of those points i have never thought about! I do realize what part of the country i live in (Bible Belt) and i realize "most" opinions i come across are based on religious beliefs. Then of course there are some that have no clue about religion that have "narrow" minds as well. But as we both have said here, people need to know WHY they believe in something, not just because mama and daddy did, not because the preacher does, not because they are AFRAID to even speak their own mind and thoughts! And it's so much more than just religion. I think people become "trained" and don't even know who they are sometimes. I don't think God gave us this beautiful, wonderful and powerful thing called a brain to only set it aside and let everyone else think for us! To be honest, i think what you and i have said.. i think a LOT of people think the same way, but they are scared to death to speak it. I guess they think they have to portray something or make themselves "look good". I think they are afraid if they speak something they are thinking, God will punish them or whatever.. even though they have those thoughts.. I may be way off base but i really believe that! I've also tried lately to step WAY outside the box and look at this world at a whole, not look at "mayberry" or NC or the Bible Belt or even our great Country. There's a great big world out there, with all kinds of cultures, opinions, views etc etc.. and i'm going to talk about that when i have a chance to type it out. Anyways, thanks for the input! Maybe others will chime in! well… you made ME think hahaha! Very good points and some of those points i have never thought about!

I do realize what part of the country i live in (Bible Belt) and i realize “most” opinions i come across are based on religious beliefs. Then of course there are some that have no clue about religion that have “narrow” minds as well. But as we both have said here, people need to know WHY they believe in something, not just because mama and daddy did, not because the preacher does, not because they are AFRAID to even speak their own mind and thoughts! And it’s so much more than just religion. I think people become “trained” and don’t even know who they are sometimes. I don’t think God gave us this beautiful, wonderful and powerful thing called a brain to only set it aside and let everyone else think for us!

To be honest, i think what you and i have said.. i think a LOT of people think the same way, but they are scared to death to speak it. I guess they think they have to portray something or make themselves “look good”. I think they are afraid if they speak something they are thinking, God will punish them or whatever.. even though they have those thoughts.. I may be way off base but i really believe that!

I’ve also tried lately to step WAY outside the box and look at this world at a whole, not look at “mayberry” or NC or the Bible Belt or even our great Country. There’s a great big world out there, with all kinds of cultures, opinions, views etc etc.. and i’m going to talk about that when i have a chance to type it out.

Anyways, thanks for the input! Maybe others will chime in!

]]> By: phizzle http://jakecpunut.com/2008/11/who-am-i-what-have-i-become/comment-page-1/#comment-379 phizzle Fri, 07 Nov 2008 17:35:03 +0000 http://jakecpunut.com/?p=1183#comment-379 And I thought I was brave getting into politics...deep breath...I agree w/ ya on this one. This is something I've spent a lot of time, not only thinking about, but actually studying. And each time I'm not sure of something, guess what...I say, "I don't know"...it's not that hard, but for most "church people" around here, not having an answer is like not believing or something, so they just make up some worthless nonsense. Something I see/hear on a consistent basis is that people that pass judgment (btw, the Bible doesn't say not to judge, it says that if you DO judge, be prepared to be judged yourself by your own standards), as I was saying...people simply do NOT know how to read their Bible and think for themselves. They blindly follow what someone else tells them. Now, if you've studied and prayed about something that convicts you that's not in the Bible, you better stick to it, i.e. drinking. BUT, drinking alcohol is not specifically addressed in the New Testament, only the excess. There's a theory of "First Mention" in most scholarly circles, which simply says that the "First Mention" of something in the Bible holds an important position w/in context of that topic. Well, Jesus' first miracle was turning water into wine. I can already hear..."But it was grape juice"...there's a simple answer to that...but I'll let you read your Bible and find out for yourself. The Pharisees accused Jesus himself of being drunk...now, I don't think you can accuse someone of being drunk who isn't/hasn't been drinking...can you? Anyway, my point is the same as Jake's...there are A LOT of things that the Bible does not address; this is where personal conviction comes in. If you feel like you shouldn't drink, maybe because you have a family history of addiction, then, by all means DON'T. As for me, I seriously think if it weren't for alcohol, I would have jumped off a bridge a long time ago as it helps my anxiety w/out getting drunk. As for all those people who argue w/out knowing what they believe, if you are one of them, SHUT UP! Understand, not only what you believe, but why. If not, again, it's ok to say I don't know...as the saying goes, "It's better to keep your mouth shut and thought an idiot, than to open it and remove all doubt." I hope a discussion like this causes people to question what they believe, not to abandon their beliefs, but to find out why. And I thought I was brave getting into politics…deep breath…I agree w/ ya on this one. This is something I’ve spent a lot of time, not only thinking about, but actually studying. And each time I’m not sure of something, guess what…I say, “I don’t know”…it’s not that hard, but for most “church people” around here, not having an answer is like not believing or something, so they just make up some worthless nonsense. Something I see/hear on a consistent basis is that people that pass judgment (btw, the Bible doesn’t say not to judge, it says that if you DO judge, be prepared to be judged yourself by your own standards), as I was saying…people simply do NOT know how to read their Bible and think for themselves. They blindly follow what someone else tells them. Now, if you’ve studied and prayed about something that convicts you that’s not in the Bible, you better stick to it, i.e. drinking. BUT, drinking alcohol is not specifically addressed in the New Testament, only the excess. There’s a theory of “First Mention” in most scholarly circles, which simply says that the “First Mention” of something in the Bible holds an important position w/in context of that topic. Well, Jesus’ first miracle was turning water into wine. I can already hear…”But it was grape juice”…there’s a simple answer to that…but I’ll let you read your Bible and find out for yourself. The Pharisees accused Jesus himself of being drunk…now, I don’t think you can accuse someone of being drunk who isn’t/hasn’t been drinking…can you? Anyway, my point is the same as Jake’s…there are A LOT of things that the Bible does not address; this is where personal conviction comes in. If you feel like you shouldn’t drink, maybe because you have a family history of addiction, then, by all means DON’T. As for me, I seriously think if it weren’t for alcohol, I would have jumped off a bridge a long time ago as it helps my anxiety w/out getting drunk. As for all those people who argue w/out knowing what they believe, if you are one of them, SHUT UP! Understand, not only what you believe, but why. If not, again, it’s ok to say I don’t know…as the saying goes, “It’s better to keep your mouth shut and thought an idiot, than to open it and remove all doubt.” I hope a discussion like this causes people to question what they believe, not to abandon their beliefs, but to find out why.

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