Friday, June 22, 2012

"The Mystery Explored"

Whether or not these Psalms are placed in a specific order by Ezra, or by the Bible translators, or by the workings of the Holy Spirit, they do appear at times to flow into a very distinct pattern; this is another one of those times. Above Psalms Fifteen in my Bible is the title "True Worshippers", which makes me wonder whether or not this is a continuation of Psalms Fourteen, since it finishes off the way that it does. This next Psalm will be asking some very important and sometimes sensitive questions, like, Who gets to go to heaven? If we explore Paul's writings in the Book of Romans, there is a general theme which considers the unworthiness of man and God's great mercy; much the same as Psalms Fourteen had shown "The Sinfulness of Men", and then ended with the Redeemer's triumphant work of restoring man unto God. We can see this transition briefly touched upon in Paul's opening to the Book of Romans, as he opens with, "Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God, which He had promised afore by His prophets in the Holy Scriptures, concerning His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh; and declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead: by whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for His name: among Whom are ye also the called of Jesus Christ". (Romans 1:1-6) In this, Paul stresses only one thing to which we are obedient to, and that is that of the "faith"; the faith being that of God's redemptive power through His Son Jesus Christ! Jesus had made this mystery known to 'the woman at the well', in that He said unto her, "Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father. Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews. But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship Him. God is a Spirit: and they that worship Him must worship Him in spirit and in truth". (John 4:21-24) True worshippers of God are those that realize who He is, what they are, and what provision has been made for them to enter into His presence...

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