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Psalm 25–God Is Invitation

By Christina M Wilson on 2019-06-25

A popular myth in circulation today says that the God of the Old Testament was harsh, stern, cruel, and mean–an unforgiving judge eager to punish, while the God of theContinue readingPsalm 25–God Is Invitation

Penitential Psalms: Psalm 143–Knowing Who We Are in Christ

By Christina M Wilson on 2019-06-132020-12-05

Psalm 143 is the final psalm in the grouping historically know as the Penitential Psalms. The other six psalms are: Psalms 6, 32, 38, 51, 102, 130, and 143.Continue readingPenitential Psalms: Psalm 143–Knowing Who We Are in Christ

Penitential Psalms: Psalm 130–Praying from the Grave

By Christina M Wilson on 2019-05-302020-11-27

1 [A Song of Degrees.] Out of the depths have I cried to thee, O Lord. 2 O Lord, hearken to my voice; let thine ears be attentive toContinue readingPenitential Psalms: Psalm 130–Praying from the Grave

Penitential Psalms: Psalm 102–Devotional

By Christina M Wilson on 2019-05-252020-12-05

One person can never transfer to another their own conscious perception. Only the Holy Spirit of God can do that. Scripture calls this transfer having “the mind of Christ.”Continue readingPenitential Psalms: Psalm 102–Devotional

Penitential Psalms: Psalm 102–Summary of Its Dialogic Structure

By Christina M Wilson on 2019-05-242020-11-27

In the “theodramatic” (1) setting of Psalm 102, the Holy Author creates a divine conversation between Father and Son. Scripture supplies confirmation of dialogue when the New Testament writer ofContinue readingPenitential Psalms: Psalm 102–Summary of Its Dialogic Structure

Penitential Psalms: Psalm 102–God’s Son Speaks: Technical Background

By Christina M Wilson on 2019-05-172020-11-27

Tragically, not many commentators hear the voice of Christ in Psalm 102. Spurgeon (1) does not. Generally, those who don’t hear the voice of Christ fail to hear theContinue readingPenitential Psalms: Psalm 102–God’s Son Speaks: Technical Background

Penitential Psalms: Psalm 102–Who Is Speaking?

By Christina M Wilson on 2019-05-152020-11-27

The Old Testament was originally written mostly in Hebrew. About three centuries before Christ, translations of the Hebraic Scriptures into Greek became common. These translations collectively are called theContinue readingPenitential Psalms: Psalm 102–Who Is Speaking?

Penitential Psalms–Psalm 102: Why Penitential?

By Christina M Wilson on 2019-05-09

WE LEARNED what a truly penitential/repentant psalm looks like when we studied Psalm 51. This kind of psalm is rare in the Psalter. Psalm 102(101 LXX) immediately follows Psalm 51Continue readingPenitential Psalms–Psalm 102: Why Penitential?

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