Ps 24 1 The earth is the LORD's, and everything in it, the world, and
all who live in it;
2 for he founded it upon the seas and established it upon the waters.
The Psalmist always establishes the authority of a pronouncement and the
petition on the basis of Gods control outside of time and space. Because the earth belongs to Jehovah by creation, He
is fully present in the inhabited world." God takes the seat of His
eternal throne in the tabernacle on Mount Zion. After establishing Gods
right to rule the world, the Psalmist gives the reason why he he has the authority to pronounce Gods eternal axioms. 5 He will receive
blessing from the LORD and vindication from God his Savior. The
blessing of God is the law turned away from us. This who becomes the
King of the nations enters the city as the Lord of host. The Psalmist is saying that the law of creation is carried out by the pronouncements
that vindicate Gods elect. Because vindication cannot take place without
the law justifying the Psalmist. The Psalmist is using eternal
pronouncements to vindicate his causes.The generation is given the authority of the King who is seated on Zion
to pronounce their will through the eternal will of God. 6 Such is the
generation of those who seek him, who seek your face, O God of Jacob.
Selah The generation will be vindicated.9 Lift up your heads, O you gates; lift them up, you ancient doors, that
the King of glory may come in. The Palmist is pronouncing a petition
over the entire city of David. Gods axioms are the ceremony of the King
bring judgement to the nations.He pronounces united reaction of the citizens. .
Ps 5 11But let all who take refuge in you be glad; let them ever sing
for joy. Spread your protection over them, that those who love your name
may rejoice in you. The Psalmist is pronouncing the eternal axioms. God
responds in eternal petitions. The petition for universal happiness and protection of the elect is Gods covenant promise. Its as
if God is answering the Psalmist pronouncement by inspiring the
universal wish.ps 57 men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are sharp
swords. 6 They spread a net for my feet-I was bowed down in
distress.They dug a pit in my path- but they have fallen into it
themselves. Selah The problems the Psalmist faces in a particular
Psalm is put in the context of the evil language that originated in the fall The evil
language that was spoken in the evolution of the culture from the fall
is the true personality of the Devils opposition to eternal salvation
Spreading the scheming net that evolved from the fall.
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Sunday, July 7, 2019
13 5But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation. Salvation is Gods unfailing love for the saved.
18 2The LORD is my rock, my fortress & my deliverer; my God is my rock in whom I take refuge. He is my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold
Another word used for salvation is deliverance. In salvation God is a
Rock which is metaphor for Gods justifying Himself by saving us. He
fortress..He protect us by the curse of the law.Ps 53 Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion! When God
restores the fortunes of his people, let Jacob rejoice and Israel be
glad!
Salvation is delivering the nation of Israel and blessing them. If he
was describing a salvation through the military conquest then it would not be consistent with the context of scripture. The
Psalmist teaches that it we not by military force that God saved Israel.
It was by Gods unfailing love. Salvation is the blessing pronounced
upon Israel. It derived from Gods word or law,covenants curses etc.Scripture only teaches one salvation.that your ways may be known on earth, your salvation among all nations.
This is not descriptive since it is a starts with the prescriptive word
"may" In whole context of scripture salvation = the spread of Gods word
in law,covenants, curses, statutes,promises and decrees.74 12 But you, O God, are my king from of old; you bring salvation upon
the earth." Salvation is described as all of the redemptive work that is
accomplished by God to deliver His people. The events of history.But salvation is not a phyiscal deliverance. It is the work of Gods word
in delivering His people. Lets say he is saying that the salvation was
parting the Red Sea. Then people would need to go to the red sea to be
saved. But the Psalmist is describing the work of the axioms.We can say that salvation is any work of God to renew all things in order to deliver His elect.We are waiting for God to speak the next deliverance.71 3 Be my rock of
refuge, to which I can always go; give the command to save me, for you
are my rock and my fortress. "Salvation is also we command God to
command 91 16With long life will I satisfy him and show him my salvation."
Salvation is a series of deliverance's in our lives. 35 3 Brandish spear
and javelin against those who pursue me. Say to my soul, "I am your
salvation." Since all reality is spoken into existence
Saturday, July 6, 2019
97 2 Clouds and thick darkness surround him; righteousness and justice
are the foundation of his throne. 3 Fire goes before him and consumes
his foes on every side. 4 His lightning lights up the world;the earth
sees and trembles.
The Psalmist uses the big disasters of creation as evidences that God laws,covenants, curses,statutes, promises
and decrees control the entire structure of creation and mankind. We
pronounce the powers over the world in the axioms. He is comparing the
dead gods with the God who is always speaking.97 5 The mountains melt like wax before the LORD , before the Lord of
all the earth. 6 The heavens proclaim his righteousness,and all the
peoples see his glory.
God does not need to use force to control the creation or mankind. He
controls all choices. So axioms are Gods choices that control the way that man designs society. We can
pronounce the blessing and cursing of the society and see the glory of
God in bringing an end to the wicked and the success to the blessed.6
The heavens proclaim his righteousness,and all the peoples see his glory God proclaims , rumbles in the earthquake, blows in the tornado, rises
in the flood, reaches as low as the deep oceans etc. Gods pronouncements
prove that He rules by the personal interaction with creation . He is
showing how dumb it is to worship dead gods.The Palmist is not teaching that Gods creation speech is all mystery.
God did not create the earth and make it His proof of being God. He
created the only earth in order to establish His government. Its not
established in any other realm. God speaks as the governor. axiom speech
5 10 Declare them guilty, O God! Let their intrigues be their downfall.
Banish them for their many sins, for they have rebelled against you."
If you dont accept the pronouncements as part of repentance then you are
encouraging the person to have all the focus on themselves.Declare them guilty, O God! Let their intrigues be their downfall.
Banish them for their many sins, for they have rebelled against you."
Repentance is acknowledging Christ satisfaction of the law that changed
to pointing away from us. Have you spoken this verse? Do you submit?19 Keep your servant also from willful sins; may they not rule over me.
Then will I be blameless, innocent of great transgression." Do you see
that repentance is acknowledging your inability to change? Are you
commanding God to create everything new? Does your works please God?25 7Remember not the sins of my youth and my rebellious ways; according
to your love remember me, for you are good, O LORD." Are you focused on
your past? Christ not only recreates us but our former reputation? Do
you curse the opposition? Or are you still avoiding the scripture?25 Look upon my affliction and my distress and take away all my sins
Repentance is not really about us. Its about the universal struggle with
sin. Our sins are related to our culture. Have you ever stopped your
habit of confessing sin without the clear statements of the Psalms?25 18 Look upon my affliction and my distress and take away all my
sins." We cannot repent if we are not submitting to the clear statements
of the bible. We are not allowing the bible to conform us. You can
practice wrong all your life.40 12For 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. Your living the up and down repentant life. You sin
then you confess. Then you see more sin and confess. Nobody believes you are the best confessor. Your looking at sin as a deed. But your sin
is that obnoxious to God is hidden in the recesses our your being. You
are full of corruption and sin. You cant think you are all confessed up.
This is realistic confession in all of life.So when are you gonna start letting the scripture dictate your
confession? You think that confessing a sin is what the bible describes
as repentance? The Psalms are so detailed in repentant confession that
if you only knew that would shame you for neglecting them.65 3 When we were overwhelmed by sins, you forgave our transgressions."
So you get jazzed up when you put a sin away. You are so satisfied. You
see its backwards. That is just acting arrogant. You see christian
repentance is always acknowledging your sin in real terms. No acting 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, You thinking
my behavior is so offensive to God. You believe that cause you never
submit to the curses. God is not looking at every sin He is concerned with the blindness of speaking in a way that turns
society upside down. You the person who ignores the way that God sees
sin and corruption. Your focusing on something that in your own mind.
Try submitting to the whole counsel. I just speak all holistic
repentance Help us, O God our Savior, for the glory of your name; deliver us and
forgive our sins for your name's sake." Your working you sanctification
and sinning less. But if God decrees your sin cant you trust Him to use
it for His glory? You think you can make a deal with God?You really think He cares about your responsible attempt to act your
part? He is laughing at your self righteousness. God does everything
without failure. You only slow Him down. When you focus on yourself your
showing a lack of trust in Gods ability to change you in His program.God has not given us the His word for Himself. He has given it so that
the only danger we face is not knowing what is required. It does not
affect Him. What we dont know is what we presume upon.We must be so detailed in pronouncing that we are sure we have left
nothing on the plate.Every square in of His word. We must be obsessed
with everything we say to God.
The Psalms are the application of the doctrines of grace. The book is
the bible within the bible. But it addresses the heart issues of the
saints. The NT authors quote the Psalms more than 100 times. The apostle
says that we should speak the Psalms to one another.If you need to know what scripture I draw from in every line of my
writing I can show you. Ive memorized most of the NT Psalms and
Proverbs. I really dont care about opinions.When you use the Psalms as the way to think, you learn that as you are
pronouncing them you are getting ideas that put things into perspective
in your life. I depend upon the Psalms to guide my thinking.We sing this psalm to the praise of God, because He is with us and
powerfully and miraculously preserves and defends His church and His
word against all fanatical spirits, against the gates of hell, against the implacable hatred of the devil, and against all the assaults of the world, the flesh, and sin. Luther..You know I can do machine gun tweeting too Ashley...lol
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