#liberty valance

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Liberty and Luce (ft Madonna) from Wedding License

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american named liberty, fork found in kitchen

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Liberty Valance from The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

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365 Promises of God

Day 340 – You Are Not Under the Law

But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. (Gal 5:18 NKJV)

Read: Romans 6

One of my favorite western movies is one you might never have heard of. This 1962 movie starred Jimmy Stewart and John Wayne, an unlikely combination both on screen and in the plot. Stewart plays a young lawyer named Ransom Stoddard, who is beaten and robbed by a local western outlaw named Liberty Valance. Tom Doniphon (John Wayne) and his handyman find Ransom and take him to Shinbone, where Tom’s girlfriend Hallie nurses him back to health.

Ransom learns that Valance frequents this small western town, terrorizing the citizens, because the local marshal is a coward. Ransom wants to bring Valance to justice through the Law and due process, but Tom, a hard-bitten weatherbeaten tough guy, tells Ransom, “Out here, ‘due process’ is a bullet.” Tom is positive that Valance will not be subdued by any legal means.

That line of John Wayne’s stuck with me. I even had it as a system alert when my Windows 95 computer crashed, which it did often. There’s a part in every one of us that wants to be the Law, to punish the evildoer. Especially in these latter days when it seems the law of the land is designed more to protect the criminal than the victim.

There’s also some hidden part in many of us that believes we are above the Law. Certainly, Liberty Valance believed he was. And many Christians use the promise today to convince themselves that God doesn’t expect them to obey anymore. That they can’t be held accountable. Nothing could be further from the truth, dear Christian.

The Apostle Paul makes it very clear in Romans 6 that we are no longer under the penalty of God’s Law, and the eternal punishment waiting for those who think they can get to heaven by obeying the Law. You see, Rom 3:23 makes it clear that ALL have sinned. And Rom 6:23 tells us that the wages for that Sin is death. Rev 21:8 makes it clear this death is a lake of fire for all unbelievers. The end of Rom 6:23 though tells us that God’s gift for us is eternal life, which can only come through Christ. So, it’s a promise that God will no longer judge us by the Law, for the penalty of that Law has been paid FOR you, by Jesus.

But in this new life that we live, under Grace, we are called to follow God, and obey the law of Love. To love God with all our heart, soul, mind, and spirit. And love our neighbor as ourselves. If you do this, you won’t lie to them, cheat them, commit adultery or murder. You won’t chase after idols. You’ll remember to honor God not just on the Sabbath, but EVERY day. Not out of fear, but out of Love.

Prayer:

Father God, may I obey you out of love, today. Amen

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Curse you, Liberty Valance !

I can't even be highly impressed by the fact that I can hear an american accent by sheer vibe despite the guy talking the heaviest french accent ever in the Lucky Luck opening without thinking about you !

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This is the West, sir. When the legend becomes fact, print the legend. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) dir. John Ford

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personally i think everybody who's into spaghetti westerns should watch at least one john wayne movie. just to give you a fuller appreciation and gratitude for what the italians did with the genre

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When the legend becomes fact, print the legend.

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THEY'RE REAL AND IN HD

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thank you, @iiyarada !!!!

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James Stewart in different decades:

1938 with Ginger Rogers (Vivacious Lady)

1949 with June Allyson (The Stratton Story)

1954 with Grace Kelly (Rear Window)

1962 with Vera Miles (The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance)

1976 with John Wayne (The Shootist)

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favourite movies watched in 2024

6. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) dir. John Ford

This is the West, sir. When the legend becomes fact, print the legend.

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