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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