Thursday, April 7, 2022

 For man to reflect the glory of God, he must act like God. For man to be responsible, he must control what he chooses. This is why the Psalmist says that God implanted His natural law in man through a king's crown to bring glory to God. Psalms 8:5 "You have made him a little lower than the angels and you have crowned him with glory and honor". Each man is personally responsible before the law implanted by God. Every man is declared capable of acting perfectly by fulfilling the natural law which has been implanted. Sin brought about the redefinition of God's law Psalms 4:2 How long, O men, will you turn my glory to shame? As long as you love illusions and seek false gods"The Psalmist teaches that the exact application of the Law of God is the glory of man. The wicked turn glory into shame by enjoying illusions. The law is sufficient to explain all the reasons for truth. Man is unreasonable when he redefines God's law. God's law is the sure test of justice and fairness. The psalmist teaches that the law of God is pronounced in laws, covenants, curses, decrees, statutes and promises. The psalmistic law of God is eternal. Psalms 119:142Your righteousness is everlasting and your law is true." Gods law is beyond our understanding. It is why the Psalmist seeks salvation by pronouncing the recreation though eternal law. Psalms 119:174 I long for your salvation, O LORD, and your law is my delight. Describe himself by the intricate working of moral law, the path saints tread are promptly ordered by the authoritative pronouncements. Psalms 119:1 ways are blameless, who walk according to the law of the LORD. Receiving illumination 18 Open my eyes that I may see wonderful things in your law. Supernatural ability to walk on the path. 29" Keep me from deceitful ways; be gracious to me through your law". Supernatural ability to choose by imputed righteousness 34" Give me understanding, and I will keep your law and obey it with all my heart" Supernatural ability to war with the wicked 51The arrogant mock me without restraint, but I do not turn from your law. There are so many explicit statements of personal control in Psalms 119.. We are individually responsible to God in the peaceful exercise of all moral judgments.For this reason, the Psalmist raises the bar of the law by intentionally upholding the eternal declarations. We cannot, in a scrupulous conscience, correctly interpret and correctly apply natural law without a thorough experience of the Psalms. 72 The law of your mouth is more precious to me than thousands of silver and gold coins. 97 Oh, how I love your law! I meditate on it all day.” 55 By night I remember your name, O Lord, and I will keep your law. The moral law graciously permits and forcibly prevents. Psalms 37:31 "The law of his God is in his heart, his feet do not slip."

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