tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25535068.post5810495656419520753..comments2023-10-07T01:07:32.493-07:00Comments on A Watchman's View from the Wall: More FreeWatchmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16074753807595569032noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25535068.post-32839459617259448322007-03-05T03:00:00.000-08:002007-03-05T03:00:00.000-08:00mr wung,i was always told, "bloom where you are pl...mr wung,<BR/><BR/>i was always told, "bloom where you are planted; flourish where you grow." sounds like you are doing just that.<BR/><BR/>meena,<BR/><BR/>as I see it, freedom begins within. when a person is free in spirit, this transcends any kind of rules, religous, social or otherwise. quoting braveheart, wallace said, "they may take our lives, but they will never take our freedom."<BR/><BR/>I agree that we will always be bound by some kind of legal restriction while on this earth. but as dr m l king showed us, love will prevail, and love can lead us to live freely despite those restrictions.Watchmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16074753807595569032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25535068.post-24928329987697077392007-03-04T22:35:00.000-08:002007-03-04T22:35:00.000-08:00hello!I was very drawn by ur arguementsbut can a p...hello!<BR/>I was very drawn by ur arguements<BR/>but can a person be really free??<BR/>As long as he lives in society he will always be bound by rules of society.. n widout rulz society can never exist dont u think?<BR/><BR/>I know my arguement is 180 degree apart from urs.. but i cant speak in ur context not being familiar wid the biblic stories...Meena Iyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12554179330836578673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25535068.post-89859197164400325172007-03-04T19:22:00.000-08:002007-03-04T19:22:00.000-08:00On an encouraging note, this was a basis for today...On an encouraging note, this was a basis for today’s message at New Cov ☺<BR/><BR/>There are some whom God has placed in The Church As We Know It that are changing it for the better.<BR/><BR/>The Church As We Know It is always learning from the ways it has failed<BR/><BR/>Your desire to see this movement makes sense in many ways. Because I know you I understand why you desire to see a movement reflecting what you’ve written, but I believe another movement is happening from the inside out as well. I have chosen to be a Watchman within The Church As We Know It and I see God raising up leaders who likewise choose to say yes to God’s greatest commandment (Matthew 22:37) the same as you and I do. They are choosing to point to Faith, Hope, and Love to give people the way to freedom.<BR/>I’m convinced this is where I need to be.<BR/><BR/>Your fellow Watchman,<BR/><BR/>Mr. WungTy Lee Wunghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01808617394646423226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25535068.post-11950783669675325902007-03-04T18:10:00.000-08:002007-03-04T18:10:00.000-08:00Mr Wung,A good story to represent our reliance on ...Mr Wung,<BR/><BR/>A good story to represent our reliance on moral behavior.<BR/><BR/>Take the behaviors of the Pharisee; doesn't steal, doesn't do evil, stays sexually pure, fasts as a regular part of his quiet time, gives money regularly. Sounds very similar to today's church goer.<BR/><BR/>These are all good things, but they must be kept in perspective. The other man showed faith, which is the greater quality.Watchmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16074753807595569032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25535068.post-57176730558214681122007-03-04T12:51:00.000-08:002007-03-04T12:51:00.000-08:00Watchman,I came across a great story that shares w...Watchman,<BR/><BR/>I came across a great story that shares what you are talking about...<BR/><BR/> "9To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everybody else, Jesus told this parable: 10"Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11The Pharisee stood up and prayed about[a] himself: 'God, I thank you that I am not like other men—robbers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector. 12I fast twice a week and give a tenth of all I get.'<BR/> 13"But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, 'God, have mercy on me, a sinner.'<BR/><BR/> 14"I tell you that this man, rather than the other, went home justified before God. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted."<BR/><BR/>Luke 18 9-14<BR/><BR/>It seems to apply to what you said about morality being misused as some sort of badge of honor? Your thoughts?Ty Lee Wunghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01808617394646423226noreply@blogger.com