Comments on: I Never Noticed My Heart Before http://www.da-man.com/blog/2006/03/11/i-never-noticed-my-heart-before/ The Guys In Mute Math Rock Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:06:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: da Blog » Blog Archive » Lets Find Out The Beauty of Seeing Things Through http://www.da-man.com/blog/2006/03/11/i-never-noticed-my-heart-before/comment-page-1/#comment-6944 da Blog » Blog Archive » Lets Find Out The Beauty of Seeing Things Through Mon, 29 Jan 2007 13:10:02 +0000 http://da-man.com/blog/2006/03/11/i-never-noticed-my-heart-before/#comment-6944 [...] Thanks, Sara, for a great song. And, according to Shaun, that’s a cue that Mute Math should take. [...] [...] Thanks, Sara, for a great song. And, according to Shaun, that’s a cue that Mute Math should take. [...]

]]> By: Dan Ficker http://www.da-man.com/blog/2006/03/11/i-never-noticed-my-heart-before/comment-page-1/#comment-992 Dan Ficker Mon, 20 Mar 2006 04:19:44 +0000 http://da-man.com/blog/2006/03/11/i-never-noticed-my-heart-before/#comment-992 Great point. I'll have to think about that. Great point. I’ll have to think about that.

]]> By: shaungroves http://www.da-man.com/blog/2006/03/11/i-never-noticed-my-heart-before/comment-page-1/#comment-991 shaungroves Sat, 18 Mar 2006 21:39:58 +0000 http://da-man.com/blog/2006/03/11/i-never-noticed-my-heart-before/#comment-991 So let's say they're right: they SHOULD have been promoted as a band into the mainstream primarily. I'll go with that. Mute Math is a great band deserving of a shot at MTV and it's brotherhood of big media outlets catering to the masses - both Christian and non. And let's say Warner screwed them over, made promises to the boys in Mute Math to push them to the masses primarily and to LifeWay patrons last. Let's say even that Warner lied and that those lies cost Mute Math opportunity, credibility, and cash - lots of it. Now, agreeing that all this is true for a moment (though we can't know for sure) does that mean 1 Corinthians 6 gets thrown out the window? Paul says clearly not to sue Christians (Mute Math versus Word Records). Partly because such suits get picked up by Reuters. Partly because such suits are evidence against our God, arguing that He isn't powerful enough to mend our differences, He no more powerful than our pettiness and "rights" in fact. Even if Mute Math is "right" and Warner and Word were/are "wrong" Mute Math still seems to be disobedient to God's command through Paul to preserve unity - to be willing to be harmed rather than exact harm on God's name or God's people. In doing so we're not saying justice shouldn't be served; we're saying God does the serving. We're saying we trust that God is bigger than the enemies we have and that life is bigger (eternal even) than the length of this contract we're "stuck" in. What do you think? So let’s say they’re right: they SHOULD have been promoted as a band into the mainstream primarily. I’ll go with that. Mute Math is a great band deserving of a shot at MTV and it’s brotherhood of big media outlets catering to the masses - both Christian and non. And let’s say Warner screwed them over, made promises to the boys in Mute Math to push them to the masses primarily and to LifeWay patrons last. Let’s say even that Warner lied and that those lies cost Mute Math opportunity, credibility, and cash - lots of it.

Now, agreeing that all this is true for a moment (though we can’t know for sure) does that mean 1 Corinthians 6 gets thrown out the window? Paul says clearly not to sue Christians (Mute Math versus Word Records). Partly because such suits get picked up by Reuters. Partly because such suits are evidence against our God, arguing that He isn’t powerful enough to mend our differences, He no more powerful than our pettiness and “rights” in fact.

Even if Mute Math is “right” and Warner and Word were/are “wrong” Mute Math still seems to be disobedient to God’s command through Paul to preserve unity - to be willing to be harmed rather than exact harm on God’s name or God’s people. In doing so we’re not saying justice shouldn’t be served; we’re saying God does the serving. We’re saying we trust that God is bigger than the enemies we have and that life is bigger (eternal even) than the length of this contract we’re “stuck” in.

What do you think?

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