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Originally Posted by aron
Psalm 15 asks, "Oh LORD, who may abide with You, and dwell there on your holy mountain? He who walks upright, lives rightly, and speaks truth from his heart." (vv 1,2). WL said that this is merely David's concept, and that Psalm 16 reveals to us that only Christ can fulfill God's desire.
Talk about Cognitive Dissonance! So then, why isn't Psalm 15 about Jesus Christ? I don't get it.
The footnotes to Psalm 16 say that it reveals "Christ in His human living", aka Jesus the Nazarene. So why doesn't Psalm 15 also reveal "Christ in His human living"? No, sorry; Psalm 15 is "natural" and only reveals David's "concepts". Huh?
Again, I refer back to Hebrews 2:9. Its author quotes the Psalms (among other OT texts) and says, "we see Jesus". What stops us from "seeing Jesus" in Psalm 15? I really cannot follow WL's logic here. Maybe we are just supposed to trust his revelation, over our own revelation, logic, and clear examples from NT scriptural exegesis. I really don't know what else to follow, to stay with him here.
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I think the logic is simple, if you don't walk uprightly, live rightly and speak truth from your heart it is unlikely that you will teach that doing so is a prerequisite to dwelling in the Lord's holy mountain. People that don't speak truth from their heart do not tell others that their actions have disqualified them.
This is not equivalent to being sinless. For example, repentance is to "speak truth from your heart" it is also to walk uprightly. Confessing and repenting are part of "Living rightly".