[aron]

I remember in one of my last visits among the local churches that they were making a big deal about "continuing steadfastly in the teaching and fellowship of the apostles", a la Acts 2:42. I think the FTTA even put out a newsletter called Continuing Steadfastly.

So where, I wonder, did the teaching and fellowship of the apostles indicate that so much of the Psalms was unprofitable? What apostle indicated such? What early 'patristic' commentary or homily on scripture warned readers away from the "fallen" and "natural" inclinations of the psalmists?

Is this prejudice against the sacred writings a continuation of something ancient; does this antipathy really have such precedence? Or is it rather new and original? If it is indeed recent, and novel, I am not sure if I trust either this "seer" or the his "revelation". I think I would rather continue steadfastly with the apostles and prophets and church fathers of old, gazing steadily at the scriptures with an open heart and open eyes and open ears, waiting for the breath of the Father to give us light, and life.

I believe that the actual writings of precedent, going right back into the written gospels and epistles of the NT itself, indicate to us that the speaking of the Son is here, among these writings. We should not be dissuaded by more recent commentators, from our continuously gaze among them, straining our souls to hear the Master's life-giving voice.

'Very truly I tell you, a time is coming and has now come when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God and those who hear will live.'

It is good to hear the Son. Don't let someone else come along and attempt to dissuade you from doing so, especially from within the scriptures!