Saturday, June 29, 2019
3 8 From the LORD comes deliverance. May your blessing be on your
people. <Selah> The state of blessing is compared to being
protected from the flood when God closed the door on the Ark. The
blessing is pronounced on us in the axioms. It is the living in the
covenant of grace.24 5He will receive blessing from the LORD and vindication from God his
Savior." God pronounces our innocence. God has given us a cause by
making the law alive through grace. All of our causes are justified.God speaks everything into existence according to His law. He cannot mix
blessing and cursing. He must be justified at all times. If they were
mixed God would cease to be just . God would cease to be God.Pr 3 33The LORD's curse is on the house of the wicked, but he blesses
the home of the righteous." Gods word is backed up by His predetermined
purpose to bless some people and curse others. If His purposes were
mixed then the law would ineffective. The law would be a suggestion Ps 10 3He boasts of the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and
reviles the LORD". Blessing the greedy is reviling the Lord. It is
cursing oneself.75 8In the hand of the LORD is a cup full of foaming wine mixed with
spices; he pours it out, and all the wicked of the earth drink it down
to its very dregs. Mankind is blessed because God prevents destruction
by cursing the wicked and blessing the righteous. Cup of curses If you told David that God provided his enemies with grace, he would accuse you of being a trader to the covenant. ..truth.
Friday, June 28, 2019
Ps 28 2 Hear my cry for mercy as I call to you for help, as I lift up my
hands toward your Most Holy Place.3 Do not drag me away with the
wicked, with those who do evil,who speak cordially with their neighbors
but harbor malice in their hearts. The Psalmist teaches that praise, confession, petition, and weakness are orthodox in the context
of the law,covenants, curses, statutes promises and decrees. This is
why it is more important for us to know our condition that it is to be
obsessed with our act of confession. There are as many types of confessions in the Psalms as the number of the axioms. God focuses on
the correct communication so that we are genuine in whatever we are
struggling with. God does not want a mechanical approach. The Pharisees
neglected the holistic use of the axioms.They just repeated mechanical prayers. But the axioms create the
interaction between God and us. This is why the Psalmist uses the
curses in the confessions.Repay them for their deeds ....bring back upon
them what they deserve. We must build one precept upon another.
33 10 The LORD foils the plans of the nations; he thwarts the purposes
of the peoples.11 But the plans of the LORD stand firm forever, the
purposes of his heart through all generations. God decreed whatever
comes to past in His eternal counsel. He spoke the law, covenants,
curses statutes,decrees and promises. Everything in creation is related to each
other according to Gods axioms. God decrees set in order are His
counsel. Anything that is not consistent with Gods counsel from eternity
is the counsel of the world.33 10 The LORD foils the plans of the nations;he thwarts the purposes of
the peoples.11 But the plans of the LORD stand firm forever,the
purposes of his heart through all generations. There is nothing
identical in Gods creation. God made the parts to fit together like puzzle. God is able to lay all the pieces of the puzzle in order to make
a perfect fit. This is Gods counsel. Gods knowledge of the parts and
how they relate to one another is according to His view of all history.
So any counsel outside of God must be enabled, gifted and put into motion by God. Because God has revealed His law, covenants
curses etc we are pronouncing His counsel that has already been decreed
in eternity past. Because God knows the future , He is very simple. But
we are complicated because we dont have that knowledge.But we are able to pronounce the simplicity in prophecies in order to
arrange the pieces of the puzzle by these revealed words spoken in
eternity past. God redeems the counsel of men.
18 25 To the faithful you show yourself faithful, to the blameless you
show yourself blameless, 26 to the pure you show yourself pure, but to
the crooked you show yourself shrewd. 27 You save the humble but bring
low those whose eyes are haughty. The Psalms pronounce the mirror of Gods attributes. We naturally desire to trade the bad with
the good in order to be acceptable to God. You would think that he is
saying if we are blameless then God shows Himself as blameless. But if
you notice that He puts this into context by the contrast between the humble person and the arrogant man. A humble person does not
claim that God is dependent upon his own purity as proof that he is
pure. Thats how an arrogant person reasons. We are humble because we
depend upon Gods pronouncements as the mirror of His works of faithfulness , purity etc. Instead of replacing the negative with the
positive we are incorporating Gods purity , faithfulness etc in
pronouncing the axioms.
The law, covenants, curses, statutes, promises and decrees are the
muscle and bones of creation. We use these pronouncements to form the
kingdom that dwells in us and spreads to the world. They are woven in
the fabric of the communication of the Psalmist. 37 31 The law of his God is in his heart; his feet do not slip." The
Psalmist pronounces the law. What is the purpose of the law? It is
pronounced upon all of the opposition so that our hearts are soft and
our feet do not slip.
74 20Have regard for your covenant,of violence fill the dark places of the land. God swears to perform on
our behalf according to His covenant. The covenant reaches into the
darkest places of the city. We pronounce the covenant to command God to
bring His eternal presence to bare in this world.109 17 He loved to pronounce a curse - may it come on him; he found no
pleasure in blessing - may it be far from him." The wicked redefine Gods
law in order to spread violence. We pronounce the curse of the law in
order to bless the world.145 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and your dominion endures
through all generations.The LORD is faithful to all his promises &
loving toward all he has made.The promises are the foundation that
establish Gods kingdom and dominion in all history.We pronounce Gods
control 119 I recounted my ways and you answered me; teach me your decrees".
We cannot know ourselves unless we understand the decrees pronounced
upon our lives. Having confidence in God is pronouncing His decrees upon
our opposition.119 Remove from me scorn and contempt, for I keep your statutes.
The pronouncements form the foundation of our causes. We create pillars
of allowing success and preventing scorn as a ball that is pushed and
rolls down the mountain. Without the pillars we are always in danger.
Thursday, June 27, 2019
451 My heart is stirred by a noble theme as I recite my verses for the
king;
my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.This is a picture of
marriage. The Psalmist is describing majestic love. God is majestic
because He created and controls all things. So marriage is a kingdom Marriage is the return to the garden identity. God created man and woman to rule the earth so He instituted marriage. Marriage is the only place on the earth where the creation covenant is fully realized.1 My heart is stirred by a noble theme as I recite my verses for the
king;
my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer." The wife is gonna write
the history of the creative institution that impacts the world system.
Marriage is the place where Gods institutes His prevention and allowance. God prevents and allows the success of the pronouncements in
the institution of the identity of a king and queen. She is writing
about the reign of this institution in creating a new world. Without
marriage the world is a secular place of process.2 You are the most excellent of men and your lips have been anointed
with grace, since God has blessed you forever." The Psalmist is
returning to the garden where God gave man and women the authority over
the earth. The man who was created of dust has been exalted with with eternal pronouncements on His lips. God gives man all that he needs
and is in order to pronounce his rule over the earth. His lips are
anointed! God instituted marriage in the most free express in
relationships in order to oppose the language of the wicked.3 Gird your sword upon your side, O mighty one; clothe yourself with
splendor and majesty." Man is like God as a creator. As God has spoken
the law, covenants curses etc. so the marriage is the protected
institution of pronouncing the chemistry of freedom in creating a new kingdom. The institution is the place where the
pronouncements of life and death impact the world. We are able to unify
our culture by ruling with the sword (life and death pronouncements) and
being dressed with the creative axioms of God.The institution is the garden where the family is the most free to explore their gifts and be the creators of a kingdom.We have made the most majestic institution in the world where we a free
to create a kingdom into a secular institution of the world.4 In your majesty ride forth victoriously in behalf of truth, humility
and righteousness; let your right hand display awesome deeds." The
pronounced freedom and unity of the original creation flow out of garden
gate of marriage. Just as Gods right hand is the place of justice so the marriage creates justice in the world. The place of Judgement
over the world is adjudicated in pronouncing life and death in the
garden of marriage.If there is no respect for marriage there is no fear of the sword of marriage.5 Let your sharp arrows pierce the hearts of the king's enemies; let
the nations fall beneath your feet. I agree that the Psalmist is
teaching that all men will be a part of the military but all of these
weapons of war in the rest of the Psalms are metaphors for the pronouncements. So marriage has its own government that creates the
institutions of government in the world. Gods government is pronounced
into existence in axioms. So marriage is the institution of the king and
queen who enact the justice of God.6 Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever; a scepter of justice
will be the scepter of your kingdom. 7 You love righteousness and hate
wickedness; therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions
by anointing you with the oil of joy.Marriage is an institution as the Trinity is unified in purpose by the
axioms. You cannot thwart the creative power of the axioms. They
create unity of all relationships. These pronouncements are compared to
Christ being anointed with the Holy Spirit.The rest of the Psalm he is describing the pleasure that people
experience as symphony of the glory of marriage. fragrance, adorned,
music, unity and jubilance,honor, beauty, joy and gladness are the
foundational attributes of freedom. You cannot copy them in any other
form
Ps141 2 May my prayer be set before you like incense; may the lifting
up of my hands be like the evening sacrifice.6 Yet my prayer is ever
against the deeds of evildoers;6 their rulers will be thrown down from
the cliffs, and the wicked will learn that my words were well spoken.The Psalmist is teaching the ultimate purpose of the sacrifice. It was
more than a offering for sin. It was a ceremony in swearing on the
covenant. The sacrifice is a metaphor for the Psalmist approaching God
in prayer? What does he pray? His prayers are formed by the governing laws over all creation and nations. He is praying the law, covenants ,
curses, statutes,promises and decrees. The axioms are the pronouncements
justifying Gods kingdom on this earth. Gods vengeance is carried out in
the pronouncements. 6 and the wicked will learn that my words were well spoken.
7 They will say, "As one plows and breaks up the earth,
so our bones have been scattered at the mouth of the grave 78 2 I will open my mouth in parables, I will utter hidden things,
things from of old- The Psalmist is teaching that God created all things
according to His law. So there is not distinction between man and beast
without the moral law.78 5 He decreed statutes for Jacob and established the law in Israel,
which he commanded our forefathers to teach their children, Gods law is
given as a governing authority. Man is moral because he acts according
the law in creating a society. God does not recognize nations
that are not governed by His law. You can reason that if a nation exist it can only survive because of Gods law. The axioms will control all the moral communication that produces the structure and the success of morality.
Rom 8 33Who will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? It
is God who justifies. 34Who is he that condemns? Christ Jesus, who
died--more than that, who was raised to life--is at the right hand of
God and is also interceding for us.35Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? 37No, in all these
things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. 38For I am
convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons,F41
neither the present nor the future, nor any powers,39neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be
able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our
Lord. It is commonly taught that this only applies to our justification.
In other words this is a gift but then we must prove that it it is real. Anytime we teach something and turn around and teach
something else that proves the other thing does not exist it is a
contradiction. When we teach grace and works in twos we will always be
attracted to works. This is part of our nature. But the apostle is
taking an ot concept of Gods unfailing love. Gods unfailing love has no reason to
respond to us. It doesnt measure anything. It is simply given at any
time. It makes us acceptable without proof. It is successful because
there is nothing alive to oppose it. Everything is cursed.
Wednesday, June 26, 2019
131 2" But I have stilled and quieted my soul;" The Psalmist is teaching
that he examines himself to see if he is concerned about matters that
weigh him down. 1 My heart is not proud, O LORD ,my eyes are not
haughty;
I do not concern myself with great matters
or things too wonderful for me." I have concluded because my soul is at rest that I have avoided the noise of the world. Therefore my heart is not proud.
Our problem is that the christian is susceptible to ignore the constraints of the covenant. God promised to give us
unlimited spiritual gifts. So our problem is that we trade the greater
things for things that weigh us down. He is not saying that he needs to
quit the things that weigh him down. God has provided all of the things
that lead us the pleasures of Gods works that that make us glad to give up the things that weigh us down. This is why
he describes this transformation that we experience by the axioms as
weening. We are replacing the situations that make us anxious with the
peace that comes from being pleased with Gods gifts.
104 29 When you hide your face,they are terrified; when you take away
their breath,they die and return to the dust. 30 When you send your
Spirit,
they are created, and you renew the face of the earth" The question in
this Psalm is why is their danger and terror in this world?God created the world as a display of His order and symmetry. Does the
danger come from second causes? The Psalmist is describing the beauty of
Gods work in the attributes we see as the creation is working from day
to day. Why does the Psalmist describe this fallen creation as working in prefect unity in the innocence of the pre fall? He is
describing the movements of all created things that originate from God.29 When you hide your face, they are terrified; when you take away their
breath, they die and return to the dust. 30 When you send your
Spirit,they are created, and you renew the face of the earth The
Psalmist is using the logic that in order for the Psalmist to be
confident that God is good and just in the creation covenant then it must be
displayed in the unity of His work. But why does the Psalmist ignore the
danger of second causes? Why is the danger God hiding His face? Would
we be ignoring the causes and the ends if we ignored the corruption that is in the things of the world? Is God responsible for the troubles
that we encounter in the second causes? Is he saying that because God is
in control then we have no right to question the reasons that we are
injured in the second causes?29 When you hide your face,they are terrified; when you take away their breath,
they die and return to the dust. 30 When you send your Spirit,they are created,
and you renew the face of the earth. The Psalmist is describing Gods control of order and symmetry as it relates to creation covenant. If God is just and right in governing over the
creation then He must determine both the good and the bad in His eternal
counsel. If God has given man the authority over creation then it can
only be true on the foundation of Gods perfect order in the creation.Any other logic is a contradiction. In other words Gods mysterious
control over good and bad is the display of perfect unity. So God must
unite His mysteries with His revealed word. He must work according to
His axioms in the mystery of His decreeing good and bad.29 When you hide your face, they are terrified when you take away their breath,
they die and return to the dust. 30 When you send your Spirit,they are created,
and you renew the face of the earth. This verse is returning man to the original authority over the creation by in the pronouncements. In other Psalms he says that God sends His word
as the creative tool. "147 He sends his command to the earth; his word
runs swiftly." The Psalmist is describing Gods law ,covenants, curses,
statutes, promises and decrees as the communication is evidenced in the structure and the relationship that things of
creation have to one another. The Spirit and the word are never
separated. All things are reasonable according the axioms by the work of
the Spirit. The Psalmist is pronouncing the eternal will of God in
ruling.
Tuesday, June 25, 2019
Ps 129 degrees of conviction 130 degrees of waiting on God 131 Degrees
of soul rest 128 degrees of social unity 127 degrees of protection 126
degrees of Israel influence in the world 125 degrees of the heat of the
curses 124 degrees of the spell of the wicked curse degrees of focusing on God 123 degrees of the peace in Jerusalem 122
degrees of experiencing the presence of God 121 degrees of evil
communication 132 degrees of Gods covenant oaths 133 degrees of
anointing134 degrees of praise in the temple
pr 19 What a man desires is unfailing love ; better to be poor than a liar."
Better to put your time in seeking Gods unfailing love then to be rich and trust in your riches.109 6 Appoint an evil man to oppose him;
let an accuser stand at his right hand.
7 When he is tried, let him be found guilty,
and may his prayers condemn him.
8 May his days be few;
may another take his place of leadership.
God did not write thesecurses to warn the wicked. He wrote them to show how detestable our sin is and how unable we are to deal with them.If you want to judge others then you got to carry out the law to its
fullest. You got to put them to death. Now who wants to be the judge?Gods judgements are beyond our worse nightmare. When we dont understand
the purpose of the law we destroy ourselves by rejection the protection
that God gave us by declaring that He alone is judge.
control over the world though containing His mysterious understanding in
the pronouncements that are beyond our understanding. Every man who
faces the reality of Gods extreme warning rises up in intense hatred.
The authority of God pronouncements consumes power of evil hate.52 1Why do you boast of evil, you mighty man? Why do you boast all day
long,
you who are a disgrace in the eyes of God? A rich man is abusive
because he hates a God who is glorified because he has given to us all
we need and all we are. A God who curses successful men andWho controls all wealth. If God is free then we are free. But if God is
controlled by men then we are abusive. This is disgracing God. We take
away grace and we abuse freedom.2 Your tongue plots destruction; it is like a sharpened razor, you who
practice deceit." A man who tries to control God curses other men. A
curse is a threat. It is preventing someone from free speech. The threat
is the unlawful power that is exercised over other men. This is whywe are all desperately dependent upon the laws power in the
pronouncement. A man learns to control others by profit. We must crucify
our desire in the curse of the law.3 You love evil rather than good, falsehood rather than speaking the
truth.
Selah 4 You love every harmful word, O you deceitful tongue! The
progression of gain riches by unlawful authority over others results in
displaying all of the detestableattributes of evil in this world. The danger of becoming a murderer is
not by being abused but by abusing others. If a the abuser was prevented
then there would be no abused. The curses are graces of prevention for
the inability to overcome the unlawful thirst for power.5 Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin:He will snatch you
up and tear you from your tent; he will uproot you from the land of the
living.
Selah The practice of abuse of the rich who rewarded with power is the
progressive embracing of the curse." snatch up"tear away the security, uproot from the land. The line of blessing and
cursing is never crossed. God is never sets aside His justice. The
active rebellion is building up judgement. We are safe in pronouncing
the curse.6 The righteous will see and fear; they will laugh at him, saying, 7
"Here now is the man who did not make God his stronghold but trusted in
his great wealth and grew strong by destroying others!" Rather than
pronounce the axioms the man of power confides in His riches.God dominates the unlawful use of power in pronouncing the law and the
curses All of the riches of this world will be taken by God and given to
His saints in the judgement. God is actively turning the world over and
will take the profits.
Ps 16 8I have set the LORD always before me. Because he is at my right
hand, I will not be shaken. God has a value of all the things and people
of His creation. When we devalue Gods the creation we use people. The
value is protected by the pronouncement of death.A man who practices devaluing Gods creation is making deals with God. He
relate to the creation through a bribe.15 4 who despises a vile man
but honors those who fear the LORD ,who keeps his oath even when it
hurts", We swear to the covenant even in the face of personal lossThe profit from the bribe is the personal curse to the one who strikes
the deal.9 16 The LORD is known by his justice; the wicked are ensnared
by the work of their hands." The wicked embrace the curse like embracing
fire. We are never shaken in pronouncing the curse.Think about this ...it will give you insight into why people do evil to other people. It is a charm that possesses the wicked.When we are saved we are waking up to the reality that we have no hope
without Gods help. 119 I rise before dawn and cry for help; I have put
my hope in your word". We must create Gods help through pronouncing the
axioms.124 8 Our help is in the name of the LORD, the Maker of heaven and
earth." Gods help is beyond the system of the world. God is accounting
the opposition by His view from the beginning of the world. The help we
need is the view that God has of us in His eternal counsel.He determined the existence of all things by speaking the law,
covenants, curses, statutes, promises and decrees. We cannot depend upon
any other explanation of the problem and the solution.94 17 Unless the LORD had given me help, I would soon have dwelt in the
silence of death. All men need help. The problem is that man cannot help
himself. 60 11Give us aid against the enemy, for the help of man is
worthless. We are born by thinking we can help ourselves.52 1 Why do you boast of evil, you mighty man? Why do you boast all day
long, you who are a disgrace in the eyes of God? This Psalm is
describing the man who uses his economic power to destroy others. 7
"Here now is the man who did not make God his strongholdbut trusted in his great wealth and grew strong by destroying
others!"The Psalmist starts off with the universal problem of total
depravity and applies it to the personalities of men in a society.
Builds his case and then he attacks the men who oppose him. Our trust isalways built on the false assumptions of what is going on the hearts of
evil men. God is pronouncing these extreme curses and blessing because
He sees the thoughts and has a realistic view of the danger they impose
in this world.God detailed view of the world that goes the smallest particle. He sees
the dna of the entire world. God has revealed His view in the outline of
His more exhaustive understanding of man. He speaks from eternity unto
eternity in the pronouncements. He has given His saints
Monday, June 24, 2019
37 The mouth of the righteous man utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks
what is just. 31 The law of his God is in his heart; his feet do not
slip. The Psalmist is teaching the way to apply the law so that it goes
from his head to his heart and feet. Each Psalm teaches a philosophyThe question is how does the Palmist apply the law and what are his
conclusions? He applies the law by blessing and cursing. The wicked are
like grass,carry out their wicked schemes, cut off, will be no more,
plot against the righteous, draw their sword, be brokenwill perish, do not pay back,cursed, cut
off,condemnation,destroyed,forsaken The righteous are green plants,
refrain from anger , do not fret, inherit the land, enjoy great peace,
laugh at the wicked, curse is their sword turned on them, Lord upholds
the righteous,will be sustained,give generously, blessed, not forsaken, exaltation,
hope for future, delivered. The law pronounced is Gods work in
preserving our lives by our going from one deliverance to another.
we are being cursed. This is why the Law curses the wicked.People missrepresent the christian by describing the garden as a test of
God to see if man is responsible in governing the earth. But the bible
teaches that God gave the earth to man as a gift He gave man the freedom
to be his own ruler by the implantation of the law. Gods lawis not a standard but the reward of reasonable justification of mans
power.They teach that humility is acknowledging our irresponsibility
rather than using the axioms to destroy the opposition in the original
free will justification of our power Misrepresent success as arrogance11 He says to himself, "God has forgotten; he covers his face and never
sees." The man who abuses the rights of others by making new laws is
trying to kill God. When sin entered we were forced into a struggle with
death. The wicked try to kill God and we pronounce the curses.13 Why does the wicked man revile God? Why does he say to himself,
"He won't call me to account"? The question is leading. Its a spoken
with a laugh. The eternal presence of God is His spoken curses from
eternity past that cannot be thwarted.The only reason that men will not be faithful to upholding their
covenant to the law of God is because they do not believe that God is
present.15 Break the arm of the wicked and evil man; call him to account for his
wickedness that would not be found out." Gods call is from His eternal
counsel. God is always just. God responds to His people by decreeing the
call to bring the wicked to account.The call is God appearing to them in judgement.We live in a moral universe God governs the world by ruling over every
man. All choices are all remembered by God.Every man is responsible
because he is his own government.God will uphold His law, covenants
curses ,statutes decrees and promise.The axioms are gifts to God people.Ps 11 7 For the LORD is righteous, he loves justice; upright men will
see his face.
The smile of God on upright men is founded upon Gods love for His own
righteousness and justice. He rewards men who are implanted with His
prophetic axioms.7 10My shield is God Most High, who saves the upright in heart. God
fights for His own purposes. He saves His people who live in His
salvation. His salvation is free and full because He is always justifies
Himself.ps 11 7For the LORD is righteous, he loves justice; upright men will see
his face." We live in Gods smiling countenance because He is always
just. He has pronounced the blessing and cursing in order to prove that
He is always just.101 1 I will sing of your love and justice; to you, O LORD, I will sing
praise.
2 I will be careful to lead a blameless life- when will you come to me?"
If the Psalmist was describing the physical avoidance of evil in this
Psalm then he would not be able to mingle in the world.
When you have a mother who was a Newton and a father of deep roots that
go back to a circuit preacher in the revolutionary war it was not a
boring family to say the least. Way to much intelligence13 I am still confident of this: I will see the goodness of the LORD in
the land of the living. 14 Wait for the LORD ; be strong and take heart
and wait for the LORD . Facing rejection is a universal problem that
can only be satisfied by waiting and pronouncing the axiomsFathers are given the mandate to establish Gods government in all the
occupations of life. We have the eternal pronouncements that give us
control over the earth.119The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow his
precepts have good understanding." To him belongs eternal praise. The
precepts are the pillars in creating a culture through the eternal
pronouncements. The pillars are created in the allowance and preventionProv 26 2 Like a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow, an undeserved
curse does not come to rest.1 17 How useless to spread a net in full
view of all the birds!18 These men lie in wait for their own blood; they
waylay only themselves! The birds are a metaphor for a cursePr 23 5Cast but a glance at riches, and they are gone, for they will
surely sprout wings and fly off to the sky like an eagle." The birds are
a reflection of experiencing the trouble of a curse to the wicked.The curse lands and the riches fly offPs 10 4 In his pride the wicked does not seek him; in all his thoughts
there is no room for God. 2 In his arrogance the wicked man hunts down
the weak, who are caught in the schemes he devises." Wicked rulers
change the way that men use their power by devising their own lawsand enforcing the lawless language with threats and rewards. God has
given us the language that protects the rights of individuals. Adam
ruled the world by speaking and applying Gods law. In acting according
to the law Adam ruled the earth by fulfilling Gods creation covenant6 He says to himself, "Nothing will shake me; I'll always be happy and
never have trouble."7 His mouth is full of curses and lies and threats;
trouble and evil are under his tongue. Every person is under the
obligation to rule the world by thinking thoughts after GodThe opposition to constitutional government is not a benign argument
between philosophies of government but is a struggle between good and
evil. It is not the tension between democracy & republic. It is a
rebellion to Gods law. The Psalmist speaks the axioms in opposition.7 His mouth is full of curses and lies and threats;" Language is simply
forming an image of a person. Gods has formed the image according to its
real value. When we devise laws that oppose Gods law we speak violence
against our neighbor. When we are imaged by a new language
91 3 Surely he will save you from the fowler's snare and from the deadly
pestilence. 4 He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings
you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and
rampart."Pronouncing the curses prevent us from the fatal woundof pestilence, weapons, terror, plagues, punishment, harm, disaster. He
compares the curses to commanding the angels, striking the striker,
trampling the serpent. The results are rescued, protected, Gods
presence, deliverance , long life, and final salvation. He is comparing
thespell of the wicked curse to a flock of birds we face natural threats.
Gods curses control events in the spiritual realm. Its a war in the air.91 1 He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the
shadow of the Almighty. 2 I will say of the LORD , "He is my refuge and
my fortress,
my God, in whom I trust." Our Father is the eagle in the Revelation.
Our Father is the judge. He gave usso that we could complain to Him in saving our own skin. He loves to
hear our arguments that could change His mind. He has condescended to
our level in order to carry on a realistic man to man relationship.God controls pain. But we are not under the curse. When we were freed
from the curse we returned to the garden circumstances.God keeps His
creation covenant.10 12Arise, LORD! Lift up your hand, O God. Do not forget the helpless."
We were never created to endure pain. Adam and eve were pain free. So
when the Psalmist complains about pain it is Gods forgetfulness of the
creation covenant.10 Though my father and mother forsake me, the LORD will receive me.
The truth is that even if you had a family you would need God to meet
all of your needs. There is no family on earth that can satisfy all your
desires.11 Teach me your way, O LORD ;lead me in a straight path
because of my oppressors. 12 Do not turn me over to the desire of my
foes, for false witnesses rise up against me, breathing out violence."
God has given us pronouncements to walk in a path of destruction of our
enemies9 Do not hide your face from me, do not turn your servant away in anger;
you have been my helper. Do not reject me or forsake me, O God my
Savior". Earthly fathers are a blessing but the greater problem is
feeling rejected .God is the only one who can accept us as we are.7 Hear my voice when I call, O LORD ; be merciful to me and answer me.
8 My heart says of you, "Seek his face!" Your face, LORD , I will
seek God smiles on us as a father to his children. He protects us
because He never changes His smiling countenance
9 17The wicked return to the grave, all the nations that forget God. "
Silence is Gods anger expressed in the curse that brings pain. The pain
of silence of God is the judgement on the wicked.The only theologians that teach that God uses pain are the ones who reject the curses. CS Lewis is one of them.13 1 How long, O LORD? Will you forget me forever? How long will you
hide your face from me?
If you want to understand the use of pain then speak the Psalms. The
Psalmist is asking God why he is being treated like the wicked who must
endure Gods silence.44 24 Why do you hide your face and forget our misery and oppression?
What is the metaphor for Gods forgetfulness. Misery and oppression=pain.69 For they persecute those you wound and talk about the pain of those
you hurt." Instead of cursing in the Psalms people use pain to control
others.The Psalmist complains that God is treating him like the wicked when he experiences soul and body pain.The scorn, oppression, the trap,guilt, shame,insult, pain, sin and corruption are all objects of the pronouncement of the curse.The scorn, oppression, the trap,guilt, shame,insult, pain, sin and
corruption are all objects of the pronouncement of the curse. These
attributes are used by the wicked to gain power.69 26 For they persecute those you wound and talk about the pain of
those you hurt. 27 Charge them with crime upon crime; do not let them
share in your salvation. 28 May they be blotted out of the book of life
and not be listed with the righteous." The wish of the death of painis the only way that we can escape the use of pain. Pain produces
weakness in opposition to the corruption. Pain forces people make
decisions they do not desire. Every person has an experience of the
power of pain and uses it to control others.27 Charge them with crime upon crime; do not let them share in your
salvation. Lit. wishes the pain he experiences is the experience of the
people who are talking about his pain.29 I am in pain and distress; may your salvation, O God, protect me.
Lit. I am experiencing the effects of the curse like the wicked. Set me
above the curse .Or let the curse of the law push the curse under my
feet.91 1He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the
shadow of the Almighty. 2 I will say of the LORD , "He is my refuge and
my fortress,
my God, in whom I trust." The Psalmist is teaching that The Most High
pronounces curses upon His enemies.He is our El Shaddai the God who creates. " I will say of the LORD" The
Lord decrees when we pronounce the decrees. He rest in the creative
power of the Most High. Pronouncing the curses protects us from the
deadly strike.
21 6 Surely you have granted him eternal blessings and made him glad with the joy of your presence. "
God grants us our desires when we speak the eternal pronouncements. The way of blessing."joy of your presence." Lit the face to face relationship we have with our eternal Father. Gods smiling countenance on us.119 "Your word, O LORD, is eternal; it stands firm in the heavens." Literally the word
of God is the mirror of heaven that God views all things in one view from eternity past."Your word, O LORD, is eternal; it stands firm in the heavens."
The axioms are the eternal pronouncements of God in that one view. Everything is unified in Gods view.of the eternal axioms. We give Him eternal praise as we are successful of living in the eternal kingdom.119 "All your words are true; all your righteous laws are eternal." We
speak eternal laws in order to transform out desires so that we think
and apply God word from an eternal perspective. This is how we
distinguish truth from error.27The LORD is my light and my salvation whom shall I fear?
The LORD is the stronghold of my life- of whom shall I be afraid?"The
Psalmist compares fighting on the front line in a war with a child who
does not have a home or a father. The Lord becomes the person who fights
for us2 When evil men advance against me to devour my flesh, when my enemies
and my foes attack me they will stumble and fall." God is telling us
that there are dangers in this world people who take advantage of the
weak. But God will protect us by causing them to fail.3 Though an army besiege me, my heart will not fear;though war break out
against me, even then will I be confident. "When we are not being
protected we are in danger of being attacked like a soldier facing an
entire army. God is declaring that He will protect us.4 One thing I ask of the LORD ,this is what I seek: that I may dwell in
the house of the LORD all the days of my life," The only thing that we
need to feel safe is our desire to seek God. When we seek Him He will
perform for us. He will become our Father.5 For in the day of trouble he will keep me safe in his dwelling; he
will hide me in the shelter of his tabernacle and set me high upon a
rock. God will become our Father when we face our accusers on the day of
trouble. We constantly in need of protection especially the evil day6Then my head will be exalted above the enemies who surround me;
at his tabernacle will I sacrifice with shouts of joy; I will sing and
make music to the LORD . God shows His pleasure in the atonement by
destroying all of our enemies. The ot sacrifice was the ceremony of war.
Christ is the man who rules through the axioms as Melchizedek and then
blesses His people like He is refreshing Himself in the brook."they, as it were, speak in us what they hear, while we, after a
fashion, learn in them what we teach" Augustine When we pronounce we are
using words like let, do not allow, rise up, and remember etc. We are
creating the success of our words and the conditions in the audience.But they will arouse the anger of the wicked. If you are successful
eventually you will face the insurrection of the wicked. The word knows
the culture of what motivates the people.12 6 And the words of the LORD are flawless, like silver refined in a
furnace of clay, purified seven times.Gods words are the only words that
go into His elect without arousing the flesh. It goes through the wall
and feeds the desires.If grace does not enough to satisfy our desire that keeps us from
judgement then it is cheap grace. Because grace prevents God people who
are sinners from being cursed by covering the sin. Grace is not a form
of currency. It is the work that brings death to sin.If we make grace a currency then we can control it. But after grace dead people cannot respond.If I say under justification I am fully accepted forgiven and
righteous.If I say that saving grace is free and full. If I say that I
am already seated with Christ. But then I teach that in going through
sanctification the grace is not free but cost my life, i am forgiven
onlywhen I confess my sin, I am guilty when I dont do the right thing, and I
lose my fellowship with God when I sin then I saying the justification
is at war with sanctification. When I believe in a contradiction i
believe two opposite truths that happen at the same time. I am nobetter than a person who believes in the big bang. This is why the details are so important.When we talk about sin we dont say that adultery is ok under
justification but it is offense under sanctification. Who would talk
like that in real life? We are saying that the justification programs us
to understand the consequences of adultery and yet argues for ourinnocence if we have sinned. In other words justification is successful
because it kills the opposition. Since we have been justified and in
being justified we are becoming like Christ. The sanctification only
goes one way.This is why we dont commit adultery.Ps 16 11You have made known to me the path of life; you will fill me
with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand."
The pronouncements are our eternal pleasure. We pronounce the eternal
law, covenants,cruses,statutes, promises and decrees.
2 Cor1 9Indeed, in our hearts we felt the sentence of death. But this
happened that we might not rely on ourselves but on God, who raises the
dead. 10He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, & he will
deliver us. On him we have set our hope thathe will continue to deliver us,"We are being delivered. The apostle was
confident that he would be delivered from all opposition. If the apostle
was not delivered then the curse of the law would be of no value.perfect application in the communication of all things from the first
man according to the axioms in His work of renewing us to our true
value.Our lives are not like replacing parts on a machine. Our lives are the
proof that God values everything that He created according to His
addition and subtraction. Gods value culture of us is His view of the
all of linage from the first man. Our true value is GodsWe are born into a as a small spec in the working of order in the entire
universe. The control of our lives is successful in whatever we
exercise as it relates to the entire universe. If God did not control
how we view ourselves as sinners then we would be vanish in a secondWhen you think that your sin is preventing God from saving you then you
are equal with God in saving yourself. You are pointing to your
signature on the contract between you & God. But that contract was
signed in the blood of His Son. It is foolish to make deals with God110 1The LORD says to my Lord:"Sit at my right hand
until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet."Christ sits on His
throne as the ruler over the nations. He rules through the perfect
mediation of the law, covenants, curses, statutes, promises and decrees.2 The LORD will extend your mighty scepter from Zion; you will rule in
the midst of your enemies. 3 Your troops will be willing on your day of
battle.
Arrayed in holy majesty, from the womb of the dawn
you will receive the dew of your youth.Christ mediates the axioms by giving us ability and will so that He gets
the victory through the supernatural transfer of the strength of youth
to Israels armies.4 The LORD has sworn and will not change his mind: "You are a priest
forever, in the order of Melchizedek." He fulfilled His covenant to
Israel through the eternal priesthood of Melchizedek. That word of
promise in the axioms.5 The Lord is at your right hand; he will crush kings on the day of his
wrath.
He will judge the nations, heaping up the dead & crushing the
rulers of the whole earth.He will drink from a brook beside the way
therefore he will lift up his head.He rules through life &death pronouncements. He fights against the
kings and then walks out to the brook and refreshes Himself like a man.
God will receive me.see the goodness of the LORD, tear them down and
never build them up again. never be shaken,give God thanks forever. l be
glad and rejoice in His love, confess my transgressions, protect me
from trouble,surround me with songs of deliverance.God will counsel you and watch over you. boast in the LORD,teach you
the fear of the LORD, slay the wicked, not be condemned, rejoice in the
LORD and delight in his salvation. give you thanks in the great
assembly, speak of your righteousness and of your praises all day longGod wills that we receive blessing and anything that opposes us is destroyed by the curse .God wills they soon die away.give you the desires of your heart. make
your righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of your cause like
the noonday sun. cut the wicked off, opposition be no more, inherit the
land and enjoy great peace.pierce their own heartsOur leaders have been bribed and some of them are financing the terror groups that are trying to destroy America.God will never forsaken those who seek you. we never have trouble.we
never be shaken, never build the wicked up again. never be put to shame,
never be forsaken or begging bread.never get up from the place where
they lie ,they never see the light [of life]." Blessing and cursingGod will never let the righteous fall. never be shaken, never be put
to shame. never fail,never forsake his inheritance.they will never
enter my rest.we will never be moved. wicked sins never be blotted out.
never leave you" God has made a life and death covenant.God has decreed whatever we are facing in eternity past. He created all
history in His eternal counsel by speaking the law, covenants, curses,
statutes, promises and decrees. When we pronounce the axioms we view
real reality.We only have trouble that is in our view. All of our opposition is
successful because we do not bring them before the eternal counsel to be
judged. God is storing up wrath for the day of judgement as we present
our case through the axioms.If you really believe in eternal punishment and eternal life then the
only way to brige the other side in a world that is cursed is to bring
eternity into time. If eternity does not apply to us then eternity is
pure pragmatism.If God does not allow and prevent by blessing and cursing then the law
is stripped of the pronouncement of death to the smallest offense.149 For the LORD takes delight in his people; he crowns the humble with
salvation."
Humility is not becoming silent when we experience trials, when we are
honored or when we submit to one another .Humility is exalting Christ
work in the work of the axioms. Humility is genuine.Self denial is speaking the law, covenants, curses, statutes, promises,
and decrees. It is pushing the curse down when we are going down.
our work is unified with our gifts. When we experience unity we control
the earth When we experience opposition to the unity we are motivated to
speak the law and the curses. Life is like being in labor using the
curses and delivering the baby by ruling the earth.27 Do not turn me over to the desire of my foes, for false witnesses
rise up against me, breathing out violence." We are made to unite our
desire with Gods through the law, covenants , curses, statutes, promises
and decrees. The axioms are the glue that holds all things togetherThe pronouncements create the unity that is opposed by the wicked. The
wicked control the world by redefining the pronouncements. But we
control the wicked by pronouncing the eternal judgements. The unity that
we desire is opposed by the desire of the wicked.to imagine and we push the curse under our feet in the troubles of this
world. The axioms provide the opposition to anything that we face. If we
experience unity we rule with stoutheartedness .When we experience
trouble we curse it do death.Ps 40 I desire to do your will, O my God; your law is within my heart."
Our desire is to justifying our cause by pronouncing the law, covenants,
curses, statutes, promises and decrees. Gods desire is to justify
Himself by justifying us.40 Sacrifice and offering you did not desire, but my ears you have
pierced ; burnt offerings and sin offerings you did not require.
God does not desire our success in this life. He desires His axioms.
When we pronounce the axioms we experience things that are too wonderfulHe will . make the nations your inheritance, the ends of the earth your
possession. rule them with an iron scepter. .dash them to pieces like
pottery. deliver him. hear when I call to him... sharpen his sword.
judge the world in righteousness. govern the peoples with justice.never forsaken those who seek you. perish the nations from his land.
rain fiery coals and burning sulfur. protect them from those who malign
them. keep us safe and protect us. not abandon me to the grave. fill me
with joy in your presence,eternal pleasures . answer me.lay hold on all your enemies.make them like a fiery furnace. destroy
their descendants from the earth. make them turn their backs when you
aim at them. instruct him in the way chosen for him. release my feet
from the snare. keep me safe in his dwelling. receive me. Gods controlWe are living in Gods world. He is doing exactly what He wants. We
cannot mess it up. We cant change the direction. The events are all
planned. Why get upset or fearful? Its controlled by God.God wills increase of sorrow to those who run after other gods, we will
not be shaken. rest secure, fear no evil, follow me all the days of my
life,receive blessing, praise the LORD. enemies stumble and fall. no
fear, be confident.
keep me safe,be exalted above the enemies,
The disciples were able to preach the history of Israel in Acts. The
Spirit works with the word of God to empower us. We begin to speak the
word and we feel the power of the Spirit. The word of God is spiritual.
It is the instrument the Spirit uses to testify about Christ.Christ is empowering us by sending the Spirit who empowers us in working by the word.The Spirit always the reason we experience saving effects. The OT saint
could not be regenerated without the Spirit. But Christ was baptized
with the Spirit. Then He breathed on the disciples who had been
regenerated and they received the Spirit. So it was a testimony.Its very hard for us to get out of the habit of looking for the natural
gifts in people. We seldom communicate in a way where the spirit gifts
begin to appear in a person. We must meditate and pray in the scripture
until it becomes our language. When we speak the wordwe begin to exercise our spiritual gifts. This is why the apostle warns us of carnality. We are living in the natural.We are supposed to be fellowshiping by giving a spiritual gift to
someone in sharing the word. Its the show of the power of the Spirit. We
can only find true joy in experiencing power that comes over us when
we speak the word. This is why we cant control our spirit giftWe are commanded to meditate on the word of God. This means that we are
to go over the same chapters and books a million times. We can never be
satisfied that we have exhausted the process of understanding and
mastering the words. The only life of God that will breathlife into us is through the word.
Thats why sanctification is so difficult to accept. Because we fail when we do not use the means of faith. Its a race to learn as much as we can because life is short.Sanctification is telling God we love Him. He says prove it. We cannot escape prove it . We can only use the means to prove it.Matt 546If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that? 47And if you greet only your brothers, what are you doing more than others? Do not even pagans do that? 48Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.What does being perfect half to do with loving the unlovely? Because God does things in our lives that are surprising. So we should not avoid the unlovely when God shows up and we are called to love.throw parties. He was accused of being identified with sinners. Jesus like the sinners cause they did not put on the righteous act. When they did not like someone they were honest. But the Pharisees were always worried about appearing to be sinners.Matt 9 10While Jesus was having dinner at Matthew's house, many tax collectors and "sinners" came and ate with him and his disciples.11When the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, "Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and 'sinners'?"the people accused JesusNo shortcuts to being holy. You must bleed Gods word. The real authentic person is the one who is.Knowing God is meditating on each word and asking all the questions. Some of the laziest people who get into a discussion are the ones who narrow everything down to doing what the bible says. They show up for a few weeks and they are gone.
Thats why sanctification is so difficult to accept. Because we fail when we do not use the means of faith. Its a race to learn as much as we can because life is short.Sanctification is telling God we love Him. He says prove it. We cannot escape prove it . We can only use the means to prove it.Matt 546If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that? 47And if you greet only your brothers, what are you doing more than others? Do not even pagans do that? 48Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.What does being perfect half to do with loving the unlovely? Because God does things in our lives that are surprising. So we should not avoid the unlovely when God shows up and we are called to love.throw parties. He was accused of being identified with sinners. Jesus like the sinners cause they did not put on the righteous act. When they did not like someone they were honest. But the Pharisees were always worried about appearing to be sinners.Matt 9 10While Jesus was having dinner at Matthew's house, many tax collectors and "sinners" came and ate with him and his disciples.11When the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, "Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and 'sinners'?"the people accused JesusNo shortcuts to being holy. You must bleed Gods word. The real authentic person is the one who is.Knowing God is meditating on each word and asking all the questions. Some of the laziest people who get into a discussion are the ones who narrow everything down to doing what the bible says. They show up for a few weeks and they are gone.
Matt 3 11"I baptize you with water for repentance. But after me will
come one who is more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not fit to
carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire."John says that Christ will baptize the saints with the Holy Spirit. The
fire is the outward evidence. The Spirit rested on the saints in tongues
of fire and they did wonders. It could be speaking in other languages
or being empowered while they are speaking the word.Luke teaches in Acts that Christ was baptized by the Spirit as a seal to
begin His ministry. Christ sent the Spirit to baptize the saints. So
Christ gives us the Spirit in an experiential way.Matt 3 16As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At
that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending
like a dove and lighting on him. 17And a voice from heaven said, "This
is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased."Jn 1 32Then John gave this testimony: "I saw the Spirit come down from
heaven as a dove and remain on him. 33I would not have known him, except
that the one who sent me to baptize with water told me,'The man on whom you see the Spirit come down and remain is he who will
baptize with the Holy Spirit.' 34I have seen and I testify that this is
the Son of God." The Psalmist teaches that Gods works are wonders of
God. John is teaching that the testimony of that Christthe eternal Lord who performed the wonders in Israel is the one who will
baptize the saints with the Spirit of the testimony. The Spirit
testifies about Christ. The Spirit testifies with our spirit.23John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet, "I am the voice of
one calling in the desert, 'Make straight the way for the Lord.' "John
is testifying that Christ is the fulfillment of the Prophet who spoke
the law, covenants,curses, statutes, promises and decrees.Christ was baptised with the Spirit as a testimony The ot prophets spoke
the axioms in order to perform the wonders of God. But Christ was the
fulfillment of the axioms. He is the creator of all things. He
prophesied perfectly. He simply spoke the axioms and it was
accomplished.jn 20 22And with that he breathed on them and said, "Receive the Holy
Spirit. Christ appear to the disciples after the resurrection. Christ
gave them the Spirit as a testimony. Luke says in Acts that the
disciples began to meet for prayer. Christ gave the Spirit in orderto empower them to terry until the Spirit fell upon the church. Then
they get empowered again on the day of Pentecost.We have been empowered
in prayer because Christ baptizes us with the Spirit. The apostles
testifies that was empowered by the Spirit in his missions.
When we get to know God , He begins to chase us in order to remember in us according to our redeemed self.God is all powerful and present in every space. If He revealed Himself
as He is we would be dissipated in a second. But God reveals Himself
enough for us to forget ourselves. Because God is so powerful that His
thoughts consume our thoughts.Rom 1 4and who through the Spirit of holiness was declared with power to
be the Son of God by his resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our
Lord."
Christ exercised His own creative power in raising Himself from the
dead.26 1 Vindicate me, O LORD , for I have led a blameless life; I have
trusted in the LORD without wavering. 2 Test me, O LORD , and try me,
examine my heart and my mind;" Blamelessness in the Psalms is confiding
in God who vindicates the saint according to Gods righteousness.In order for a sinner to be blameless , he must be implanted with the
word of God. Asking God to examine our thoughts and feelings is not an
arbitrary examination. As we are pronouncing the law,covenants, curses,
statutes, promises and decrees we are confiding in God.Blamelessness is God making us whole. God pronounced the holistic axioms in creating all things with perfect symmetry and unity.26 6 I wash my hands in innocence, and go about your altar, O LORD ,
7 proclaiming aloud your praise and telling of all your wonderful deeds.
8 I love the house where you live, O LORD , the place where your glory dwells.
The hands of innocence are blood guiltless.Hands that are not violent. In the presence of my military I have sworn
upon the altar of burnt offerings as I go about the Tabernacle. (Gods
presence.) But the house is also Gods created world. His praise is
holistic in pronouncing the axioms9 Do not take away my soul along with sinners, my life with bloodthirsty
men, 10 in whose hands are wicked schemes, whose right hands are full
of bribes. 11 But I lead a blameless life; redeem me and be merciful to
me. The nations are godless. They do not understand Godsaxioms. The Psalmist is making a case as the King of Israel for carrying
out the curse upon the godless nations. The Psalmist argument is very
simply. He is representing Gods creation covenant that gives him
authority over the earth through progressive revelation. God madeeach man a governor of the creation. The individual governing authority
grew into a society that ended in the government of Israel. God gave His
law to Israel that was a applied in the pronouncement of death in the
past generations and now established in legal wars.
All of our problems originate from not understanding Gods
forgiveness.The Psalmist is teaching the only way to absolve ourselves
of guilt is by confessing it to God. This decree is backed up by
pronouncing the curses. The sacrifice argues for our forgiveness and
overcomes guilt.Antinonmianism is our making new rules to become lawless. Our rules are
the wicked curse. Our opposition curses us so the we will not develop a
conviction that God is the only substitute. The law curses the cursed.We live in a wicked world that demands performance. They dont hate grace
because its free. They hate grace because it makes the curse of the law
shout condemnation.You see grace is obnoxious to corruption. Grace marks us out as the
opposition to worldly success. You can be in a room and feel the hate
for grace.Salvation is not just a message that addresses sin. It strikes against
the sinner. If God is seeking a wicked man the curse of the law will
destroy his will.Ps 36 2 For in his own eyes he flatters himself too much to detect or
hate his sin.
Our assurance of salvation is dependent upon a gift of knowing that we
are sinners.But just acknowledging that we are sinners is short sighted.
We must enforce our assurance with the curse.11 May the foot of the proud not come against me,
nor the hand of the wicked drive me away.
12 See how the evildoers lie fallen-
thrown down, not able to rise!We are lawless because we do not trust that Gods law pronounces death on
sinners. We would much rather try to make the gospel a message of
rehabilitation. We must flee our lawlessness by pronouncing the curse.When Adam and Eve sinned they embrace their guilt and shame by covering
themselves. God had to save them from cursing themselves by giving them a
substitute that dealt with sin and the curse.Gods salvation is His work of satisfying the demands of the law If God
did not satisfy the law then love, faith, grace, kindness,and salvation
would be a mystical power.But the love, faith, etc is only real
according to the standard of the law. It is acceptable only in HimselfGod says that compared to Gods love our love is hate. Because our love
is full of sin and corruption. It is violent not peaceful.We must be completely righteous in order to endure in Gods presence. God
does not lower the standard of His acceptance. We think we are
acceptable because God has allow us to be alive. But we have no reason
to claim righteousness before God. It is like cursing Christ.The more we know God the more we become impersonal in dealing with our
sin. We not only feel unable to overcome our corruption but we become
desperate in using His means in an effort to separate ourselves from
ourselves.
2Ask of me, and I will make the nations your inheritance, the ends of
the earth your possession". When you work you are willing every
movement. God pronouncing His movements in the Psalms We can pronounce
the will of God and be sensitized in our movements. (this is by
experience)God is all act. When God pronounces His will it is accomplished perfectly. We believe that all reality is God willing our will.4 3 Know that the LORD has set apart the godly for himself; the LORD will hear when I call to him.
God is pronouncing His act of listening to us. We learn to that God is firm when He says He will.6 10All my enemies will be ashamed and dismayed; they will turn back in
sudden disgrace. If we listen to God we would find that He makes firm
statements. If God is firm in His convictions then we learn convictions
that produce our movements.7 12If he does not relent, he will sharpen his sword; he will bend and
string his bow." God speaks about His movements by using human parts.God
infuses firmness in us.9 8 He will judge the world in righteousness; he will govern the peoples
with justice." If God is firm about this governance then we are
confident that we will not fail.9 10 Those who know your name will trust in you, for you, LORD, have
never forsaken those who seek you." Gods will cannot fail at any point
in our lives.
9 10But the needy will not always be forgotten, nor the hope of the afflicted ever perish.
The needy are protect at all times by God. Firm conviction.
10 16The LORD is King for ever and ever; the nations will perish from his land. God does not take a rest.Ps 4 4 In your anger do not sin; when you are on your beds,
search your hearts and be silent. Selah 5 Offer right sacrifices
and trust in the LORD God has given us the solution for sin. We have
the word of God to search us and bring us wisdom by illumination. We
havethe sacrifice that covers our sins and the violence in the sacrifice to
handle our anger. We are able to avoid the curse of guilt and personal
anger in pronouncing the law, covenants, curses, statutes, promises and
decrees.If we are trying to control people or cannot control our anger then we
may have confessed our sins but not dealt with our anger in the curse.Zabach,- to slay [and offer up]; hence to offer what has been slain; to
sacrifice. The sacrifice for sin was not just a blood sacrifice. The
animal was cut into pieces.Ps 32 2 Blessed is the man whose sin the LORD does not count against him
and in whose spirit is no deceit. 5 Then I acknowledged my sin to you
and did not cover up my iniquity. I said, "I will confess my
transgressions to the LORD "- and you forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah
25 23Redeem Israel, O God, from all their troubles!"Our troubles are
subtracted from the world in order to be added to the saints on the
value of Christ. That is Gods redemption. The curses steal the wealth of
the wicked.34 6 This poor man called, and the LORD heard him; he saved him out of
all his troubles." We pronounce the justice of God as He will speak it
in the future judgement.34 17The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles". God will avenge the righteous.34 19A righteous man may have many troubles, but the LORD delivers him
from them all;" Our salvation is going from one deliverance to another54 7For he has delivered me from all my troubles, and my eyes have
looked in triumph on my foes. Our troubles are traps in the world that
are set by the wicked. God decreed them in order to make us a trophy of
His love.71 Though you have made me see troubles, many and bitter, you will
restore my life again; from the depths of the earth you will again bring
me up." We go down in the curse in order to dominate in the
restoration.40 For troubles without number surround me; my sins have overtaken me,
and I cannot see. They are more than the hairs of my head, and my heart
fails within me." When we get too much of the world and declined in our
love for God , He will seek us.God covenants with us in giving us everything by grace. All that we are
and have is by the grace of God. He also promises to meet all of our
needs, deliver us from all of our troubles and never leave or forsake
us. He has sworn to His own hurt.We cant make the Lord our Lord. We cant become any more like Jesus..we just become like Jesus by his word.God is holy because He created all things by the law,covenants,curses,
statute and promises. Holiness is Gods work in and through us to make us
whole. We need to be recreated by the holistic work of the axioms.Our communication is nothing like the old religion. We parrot Catholicism Such terrible teaching out there..God gets glory from exposing the weakness and sins of OT Fathers. Its a
history showing the devaluing being made valuable by God.Our natural language has fillers in it. We romanticize God. The more
disciplined we are in using the words of scripture and knowing the
doctrines the more weighty our speech will be.Gods love for us is always perfect. When we see a piece of art we
sometimes are amazed at the work and the image on the canvas. But God
recreates our work with greater amazement than the most beautiful work
of art. Any think of reality is done by law.Anything of real beauty is God perfect work of law. God is empowering us
according to law. We are more aware of the beauty by God making us more
lawful.
We face troubles in order to overcome them in the context of life and death pronouncements.143 1 O LORD, hear my prayer, listen to my cry for mercy; in your
faithfulness and righteousness come to my relief. 2 Do not bring your
servant into judgment, for no one living is righteous before you." All
of our troubles come from living in a fallen world.We can do practical things to get out of trouble but we would need to go
out of this world in order to work enough to avoid trouble. The only
way we can get out of trouble is through Gods righteousness and
faithfulness. The Psalmist puts all troubles in the context of Godseternal axioms of life and death in order to pronounce death on our
troubles. 11 For your name's sake, O LORD , preserve my life; in your
righteousness, bring me out of trouble. 12 In your unfailing love,
silence my enemies; destroy all my foes, for I am your servant.There is nothing too small that does not rise up to the level of axiom
pronouncements. Christ did not obtain righteousness by pragmatic
solutions. He acted in perfect unity is the smallest movement of His
body. He must justify Himself in the smallest corruption in our lives.Christ did not obtain righteousness by pragmatic solutions. He acted in
perfect unity is the smallest movement of His body. He must justify
Himself in the smallest corruption in our lives.11 For your name's sake,
O LORD , preserve my life; in your righteousness,bring me out of trouble. 12 In your unfailing love, silence my enemies;
destroy all my foes, for I am your servant.Ez 4 4 "Then lie on your left side and put the sin of the house of
Israel upon yourself. You are to bear their sin for the number of days
you lie on your side." The prophets had to carry the sins of the
people in pronouncing the curse.. 5 I have assigned you the same number of days as the years of their
sin. So for 390 days you will bear the sin of the house of Israel. 12 Eat the food as you would a barley cake; bake it in the sight of
the people, using human excrement for fuel." They had to identify with
the odious nature of sin.The people will eat rationed food in anxiety and drink rationed water in
despair, 17 for food and water will be scarce. They will be appalled
at the sight of each other and will waste away because of their sin."
The curse of wickedJer 29 19 For they have not listened to my words," declares the LORD ,
"words that I sent to them again and again by my servants the prophets.
And you exiles have not listened either," declares the LORD . ... the
axioms22 Because of them, all the exiles from Judah who are in Babylon will
use this curse: 'The LORD treat you like Zedekiah and Ahab, whom the
king of Babylon burned in the fire.
by the circumcision of the flesh but he is one inwardly by the
circumcision of the Spirit.David is teach that the physical markers were
not just evidences of citizenship but they were burdens that were a
result of the curse. A person who swears by the covenant curses the
Pharisee59 12 For the sins of their mouths, for the words of their lips, let
them be caught in their pride. For the curses and lies they utter, 13
consume them in wrath, consume them till they are no more. Then it will
be known to the ends of the earth that God rules over Jacob.The lies spoken by false teachers are evil curses. There are two enemies
of Gods people described in the Psalms. The wicked and the self
righteous. The axioms are Gods consuming curse that takes away the
strength and brings them to judgement.Every word of God is a covenant word. A wicked man is a covenant
violator because he does not understand Gods covenant word. When he
speaks he violates Gods covenant.The essence of legalism is rooted not merely in our view of law as such
but in a distorted view of God as the giver of his law. Sinclair
Ferguson
Gods revealed law is not all of Gods thoughts. We can only know God by
the revealed thoughts. When we know God we acknowledgethat we cannot know Him fully. But if we said that the purpose of God in
what we do not know has no relation or reason to revealed knowledge
then we are teaching a contradiction. If Gods mysterious thoughts had no
reasonable relationship to His revealed pronouncements thenGod could make arbitrary decisions that violate His revealed
pronouncements Without the unity of Gods secret providence and his
revealed providence our faith would be divided. God is unreasonable
sovereign and we have no right to question Him the Psalms are useless.designed by evil men to overthrow Gods kingdom. If the Palmist was just
describing a circumstance he would not use words like sin, salvation,
Gods righteousness. We must oppose all of our troubles by pronouncing
the doctrines of God. law, covenants, curses, statutes and promises3 The enemy pursues me,he crushes me to the ground;he makes me dwell in
darkness like those long dead. 4 So my spirit grows faint within me; my
heart within me is dismayed. He is teaching that we are gonna face many
troubles in this life. We live in a word that has beendesigned by evil men to overthrow Gods kingdom. If the Palmist was just
describing a circumstance he would not use words like sin, salvation,
Gods righteousness. We must oppose all of our troubles by pronouncing
the doctrines of God. law, covenants, curses, statutes and promises
Jude applies the account of Cain and Abel to the leaders who use the
word for profit. The NT writers curse the Cain as a son of Satan whos
children are leaders who profit on Gods word.1 jn 3 Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered
his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his own actions were
evil and his brother's were righteous." Evil comes from an evil heart.
Righteousness comes from the righteousness of Christ.11 4By faith Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain did. By faith
he was commended as a righteous man, when God spoke well of his
offerings. And by faith he still speaks, even though he is dead. Cain
was faithless and was cursed while Abel obtained righteousness by faithPs 59 "Then it will be known to the ends of the earth that God rules
over Jacob."
This Psalm is a prophecy of the opposition that Christ who is the
fulfillment of the kingdom of David will face within the city of David.
David is teaching that the nations have invaded the city.5 O LORD God Almighty, the God of Israel,rouse yourself to punish all
the nations;show no mercy to wicked traitors. Selah The citizens are
identified as traitors as the Psalmist describes them as the nations
that are on his doorstep.Let me say there are a few Psalms that have caused me a lot of trouble
over my life. But unless I pronounced them for 40 years I would have
been destroyed by now. The nice thing about the Psalms is that you can
stand behind the curse and rest.Ps 59 6 They return at evening,snarling like dogs and prowl about the
city. The Psalmist is calling the traitors in the city dogs - gentiles.
Phil.3 2Watch out for those dogs, those men who do evil, those
mutilators of the flesh.3For it is we who are the circumcision, we who worship by the Spirit of
God, who glory in Christ Jesus, and who put no confidence in the
flesh-- 4though I myself have reasons for such confidence". Psalmist
describes the character of the dogs as staying up all nightand planning their evil. You see this in the account of the Pharisees
when they put Christ on trial. The did it in the night. The Pharisees
are the dogs that rule over the dogs or the jews who are demanding that
you cannot be saved without circumcision.7 See what they spew from their mouths- they spew out swords from their
lips,
and they say, "Who can hear us?" 8 But you, O LORD , laugh at them; you
scoff at all those nations. The wicked are blind to the word of God.
They redefine the law of God. The apostle says that a jew is
Ps 5 7You destroy those who tell lies; bloodthirsty and deceitful men
the LORD abhors." Christ is Lord because of His gracious defense of us.5 12For surely, O LORD, you bless the righteous; you surround them with
your favor as with a shield. Christ is Lord because He has accomplished
the work that satisfied the law. The Lord turns the law away from us to
prevent the enemies that are inward and outward from harming us91 If you make the Most High your dwelling- even the LORD , who is my
refuge-11 For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in
all your ways; The law has been turned away from us. We command the
Lord to command. We are unable so the Lord gets the glory.The Lord is our refuge, shield, rock, strong tower, and creator of all
things. He will work according to His axioms. He has given us
pronouncements to command Him.3Arise, O LORD! Deliver me, O my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.
Arise, O LORD, in your anger; rise up against the rage of my enemies. Awake, my God; decree justice.
Arise, O LORD, let not man triumph; let the nations be judged in yourArise, LORD! Lift up your hand, O God. Do not forget the helpless.
Take up shield and buckler; arise and come to my aid
As a dream when one awakes, so when you arise, O Lord, you will despise them as fantasies.I say Hey Lord there are people tryin to make you Lord. He says yea I
know, they are like the people who go and buy a new car then I see them
at the paint shop tryin to paint the new car. Just use the car. man..I
built and and its complete.Many have said God disregarded Cain’s offering because it was not a
blood sacrifice. However, this interpretation is problematic, mainly
because the Lord did accept grain offerings on many occasions (Lev.
2)and because the poorest inIsrael could have their sins atoned by them (5:11–13).Cain’s wicked
heart, manifested more clearly in his murder of Abel, is first
observable in his formal yet faithless worship (1 John 3:11–15).John
Calvin comments on today’s verses, writing that when God sees false
worship,“combined with gross and manifest mockery of himself, it is not surprising that he hates it and is unable to bear it.”RC SproulJd 1 11Woe to them! They have taken the way of Cain; they have rushed
for profit into Balaam's error; they have been destroyed in Korah's
rebellion.
12These men are blemishes at your love feasts, eating with you without
the slightest qualm--shepherds who feed only themselves.
I repented because God decided to save me. The only thing i brought to God was my sin.There is no amount of pray, sorry, anguish, confession or good behavior
that could earn Gods favor. The only thing that God favors is Christ
work on my behalf.I used to describe my repentance in terms of my sin and the terrible
feelings I had. It never made me happy until I started to ignore my
decision and simply say I did not deserve salvation. God did it all.
Then I started warning up to the Spirit.Jms 4 12There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the one who is able to
save and destroy. But you--who are you to judge your neighbor?" The
hardest truth to learn is to rest in Gods work to save us. When we
describe salvation by our decision we could be judging Christ.Once we learn that we were saved cause God was dragging us then we will be motivated to be lenient toward others.How would you like your family and friends put into an ot account as a history of redemption? Those ot authors were braveThats why I wash my mind with the Psalms. Usually what I am weak in I am obsessed about it in other people.God is gonna do all the blessing in our lives. We must miss out by not seeking him in word and spirit.Rom 15 I have written you quite boldly on some points, as if to remind
you of them again, because of the grace God gave me " The grace of God
should not make us guilty but boldHeb 4 14Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has gone
through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the
faith we profess16Let us then approach the throne of grace with
confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in
our timeof need If God promises to turn everything for our good do you think He
just zaps us? No the Psalms written to speak by using our sin and
weakness to argue for our need.God gave us desires to motivate us to
turn weakness for good.The only thing you can trust is thinking Gods thoughts after Him.
Pronouncing His law covenant, curses etc are so extreme that they
consume are first reactions to circumstances. We find mystery knowing
that God must work.Jesus is Lord. He does not become Lord. There are many scriptures that teach about His lordship.145 20The LORD watches over all who love him, but all the wicked he will
destroy.
Our salvation is complete. It is not focused on our good deeds,
faithfulness, repentance or gifts. The Lord is the Lord because he
overcomes all of our opposition.
Freud taught that the mother needed protection from the sons by the
father because the sons had an attraction to her. Its a very sick
philosophy
1 Hear us, O Shepherd of Israel, you who lead Joseph like a flock;
you who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine forth 2 before Ephraim, Benjamin and Manasseh.Awaken your might;come and save us.
Israels shepherd is does all the work
fed them with the bread of tears
made them drink tears, made us a source of contention made our enemies
mock us., brought a vine out of Egypt, drove out the nations and
planted it. it took root and filled the land, covered with its
shade,sent out its boughs to the Sea,you broken down its walls ,He
ravage itYou rebuke your people perish,He burned with fire. The Shepherd planted
the vine, caused it to grow, caused to rot and burned it down. The
Shepherd is Almighty because He causes Israel to prosper and to be
destroyed. There is nothing the people can do to restore the nation.The only way the nation can be restored is for the Shepherd to favor the
eternal Son. 17 Let your hand rest on the man at your right hand, the
son of man you have raised up for yourself. But they must depend upon
God to give them the desire to pray for restoration.revive us, and we will call on your name. This Psalm is the prayer of
the saints on behalf of the wayward nation. Instead of God reacting to
rebellion He is creating the success and failure so that there is no
hope unless God decides to restore.Ps 80 7 Restore us, O God Almighty; make your face shine upon us,
that we may be saved. The Psalmist is teaching that Israels Shepherd
planned the sojourn, created the nation, and created the dispersion
before the foundation of the world. God chose the Nation to exalt
Christ.The life of Israel was dependent upon the relationship in the Trinity.
This Shepherd not only causes the nation to prosper but is the source of
the life of the nation that flows to the saints. The axioms are the
reality of the physical markers.Restoration is grace to us when the Father favors the Son. We are not
only dependent upon Christ for restoration but upon Him for the desire
to pray for restoration.The axioms are the communication in the Trinity. God is pleased to
listen to our pronouncements of the axioms in order to exalt Christ.
When we share in this communication we are revived to pray for
restoration.I wanted to be saved when God put the want in me. I hated repentance until God gave me a will to love it.
8 Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret-it leads only to
evil.
9 For evil men will be cut off, but those who hope in the LORD will
inherit the land. Our anger is insignificant . We pronounce Gods
vengeance. Gods curses defend His causes.10 A little while, and the wicked will be no more; though you look for
them, they will not be found. 11 But the meek will inherit the land
and enjoy great peace. We put all of our confidence in the prophetic
pronouncements and watch how powerless the wicked become2 The wicked plot against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them;
13 but the Lord laughs at the wicked, for he knows their day is coming.
Gods curses are mock speech. We rejoice in the ultimate mock when we see Gods vengeance carried out.14 The wicked draw the sword and bend the bow to bring down the poor and
needy,to slay those whose ways are upright. 15 But their swords will
pierce their own hearts, and their bows will be broken. The curses turn
everything upside down. Success is Gods addition16 Better the little that the righteous have than the wealth of many
wicked;
17 for the power of the wicked will be broken, but the LORD upholds
the righteous. The wicked work harder and create all the wealth so God
can take it and reward the righteous. We love the curse18 The days of the blameless are known to the LORD , and their
inheritance will endure forever. 19 In times of disaster they will not
wither; in days of famine they will enjoy plenty. God owns and controls
all things. He will never leave His saints. Never20 But the wicked will perish: The LORD's enemies will be like the
beauty of the fields they will vanish-vanish like smoke. We live in the
confidence of the blessing in the slow fire of the curse that produces
the smoke21 The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous give
generously;
22 those the LORD blesses will inherit the land, but those he curses
will be cut off. The natural mans eyes are never satisfied. We are
constrained and blessed by the axioms.23 If the LORD delights in a man's way,
he makes his steps firm;
24 though he stumble, he will not fall,
for the LORD upholds him with his hand. Gods axioms cannot be thwarted.25 I was young and now I am old,
yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken
or their children begging bread.
26 They are always generous and lend freely;
their children will be blessed.
The axioms break into time. We are not time constrained.39 The salvation of the righteous comes from the LORD ; he is their
stronghold in time of trouble 40 The LORD helps them and delivers them;
he delivers them from the wicked and saves them, because they take
refuge in him. We can use any situation as a motive to pronounce
Ps 102 8 All day long my enemies taunt me; those who rail against me use
my name as a curse." When a group of people have made a judgement about
a saint.109 28 They may curse, but you will bless; when they attack they will be
put to shame,but your servant will rejoice. 29 My accusers will be
clothed with disgrace and wrapped in shame as in a cloak." lit let them
curse..let them be clothed with disgrace.A saint is implanted with the unity of the word of God. To be blessed by God is to shame the wicked.109 let an accuser stand at his right hand. - curse- slandered a saint
When he is tried, let him be found guilty, and may his prayers condemn him. -curse-spreading false teaching
may another take his place of leadership- curse-using his power to destroy the righteousMay his children be wandering beggars; may they be driven from their
ruined homes -curse.-spreading false teaching to his children etc This
is why the Psalmist says 17 He loved to pronounce a curse- may it come
on him;he found no pleasure in blessing- may it be far from him. 18 He wore
cursing as his garment; it entered into his body like water, into his
bones like oil. "We are being cursed when a person redefines Gods word.52 6 The righteous will see and fear;
they will laugh at him, saying,
7 "Here now is the man
who did not make God his stronghold
but trusted in his great wealth
and grew strong by destroying others!"37 1 Do not fret because of evil men
or be envious of those who do wrong;
2 for like the grass they will soon wither,
like green plants they will soon die away".
Gods curse will be successful. God is fully present in every place. The curse slowly takes away life.37 3 Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe
pasture.
4 Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of
your heart. God prophetic axioms are sworn testimonies that we will
overcome all opposition.5 Commit your way to the LORD ;trust in him and he will do this:
6 He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of
your cause like the noonday sun. The curse is the darkness settling on
the wicked while the blessing is the light getting ever brighter7 Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him; do not fret when
men succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes.
Gods kingdom is His prophetic word. We live by pronouncing. Gods kingdom
is much stronger than the world.
Friday, June 21, 2019
Ps 143 Do not bring your servant into judgment, for no one living is
righteous before you." Sin does not keep the Psalmist from Gods
presence. Gods acceptance of the Psalmist as a sinner keeps the Psalmist
in Gods presence.There is a type A personality that has not problem with Gods
sovereignty. But Gods curses drive them crazy. The worse problem in this
world is to have the ability to overcome anything with our own
disposition.When we bring God down we can control punishment and reward. Since pain
and trouble are the normal experiences of all men, they use it as
punishment to describe their view of right and wrong. But God is always
consistent in His accusations and He defense.Gods goodness for us is always for our benefit. He proves it by
covenanting with us to act on our behalf to His own hurt. He proves that
He is not accusing us but defending us by reversing the law in order to
curse our opposition. God is the only consent defense we have.God is not duplicitous in His goodness. He does not make our lives
painful in order to prove that He is good. The pain we experience is
part of the curse of sin. God cursed sin to save man from destroying the
world.Before man sinned he was free to choose whatever he desired. He was
perfect in applying Gods law. When man sinned God cursed him and all
this earth. Instead of God using the weakness and opposition He return
man to his original freedom, God sent His Son to satisfy
the judgement that opposed man. In Christ we have returned the success of the garden and freed from the condemnation of the law. God does not use the troubles of the world to do the work that Christ has already done. Christ became a curse so that we could curse free to curse them
Nothing ever transpires in this world unless God allows it or prevents
it. It is impossible for us to be without prejudiced since we see the
world from our sinful view. We are desperately dependent upon Gods
decrees.Im an older fellow now. Let me give you some insight into people. Its
not the difficult concepts in scripture that people question. It is the
most simple and obvious teachings they will refuse to accept.We desperately need the curses and the blessing. We are so prone to make
a God we can control. We love to make a god we can understand. When we
dont let God be wrathful and exalted we carry all of the burdens of
the world.If you are saved and you have never been totally surprised then you are
probably trusting in your own strength and foresight. God takes us to
places we would never understand and shows up in the most surprising
places.
Lewis continues -May his days be few, may his job be given to someone
else (v. 7). When he is dead may his orphans be beggars (v. 9). May he
look in vain for anyone in the world to pity him (v. II). Let God always
remember against him the sins of his parents (v. 13).Even more ?devilish? in one verse is the otherwise beautiful Psalm 137
where a blessing is pronounced on anyone who will snatch up a Babylonian
baby and beat its brains out against the pavement (v. 9). And we get
the refinement of ?malice? in 69:23,‘Let their table be made a snare to take themselves withal;& let the
things that should have been for their wealth be unto them an occasion
of falling.’ Obviously Lewis has not witness the murder of millions of
innocent babies. This is nothing compared to suffering for eternityThe Psalmist are Gods hateful reactions to evil. This is why we are not pleased with them.Examples of the first can be found all over the Psalter, but perhaps the
worst is in Psalm 109. The poet prays that an ungodly man may rule
over his enemy and that ‘Satan’ may stand at his right hand (v. ).This probably does not mean what a Christian reader naturally supposes.
The ‘Satan’ is an accuser, perhaps an informer. When the enemy is
tried, let him be convicted and sentenced, ‘and let his prayer be turned
into sin’ (v. 6). This again means,I think, not his prayers to God, but his supplications to a human
judge, which are to make things all the hotter for him (double the
sentence because he begged for it to be halved)." CS Lewis. Actually a
false accusation should be punished 7 times worse than the slander.
FaithGod wants us to oppose opposition with the axioms so that we understand
how valuable He is when He perfectly unifies our gifts with our
occupation. His purpose is to give us confidence as He has created us.
In a perfect world we would never experience disunity.There are alot of translations and a few paraphrases. Use them all by
comparing them.The important thing is to become familiar with the
words. The translators have done a very good job at keeping them
consistent thoughout scripture. God will not allow His word to be
confusing.If you teach that God judges you for your bad choices then He does not
have the right to curse sinners before they are born. You are teaching
that God requires us to meet the demands of the law by making good
choices. But the law is a standard that no man can reach becausethe curse is real.If you could trade 90 years of having a handicap for spending eternity
with no pain and exuberance in Gods presence, would you take that
proposition? And if you were made the ruler of the earth in this life
but spend eternity in hell would it be worth it? This is Gods view.
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