Friday, June 21, 2019

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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