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Originally Posted by aron
Your phrase "being constituted with the Psalms" is equivalent to Paul's "let the word of Christ dwell in you richly" in Col 3:16 (they were urged to allow this rich indwelling by singing Psalms), also paralleling Paul's "Christ dwelling in your hearts" in Eph 3:17, and his "Christ in you the hope of glory" in Col 1:27.
Not to mention the companion verse "being filled in Spirit" by singing Psalms (Eph 5:18) akin to "the Spirit that raised Jesus from the dead indwelling your mortal bodies and giving you life" in Rom 8:10,11.
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Wow! That's great. I had not put that together.
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Originally Posted by aron
All this "Spirit filling you" and "Christ indwelling you" sounds like WL's "God's economy", or a good part of it. Why couldn't WL grok this? What's so complicated about simply being filled up with the word of Christ? Sing, yo - don't analyze so much!
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I think WL got it, but then lost it. I think the problem was that the LC quickly got to a place where no one could correct WL. Everyone needs correction.
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Originally Posted by aron
Reminds me of the LC parable back in the day: "Hunky and Dory in the land of food". WL talked about being filled with the word of Christ, while actually avoiding the very words that Paul referenced. (And I don't claim to be filled myself, or to have a "rich indwelling"... but at least I'm learning, slowly, slowly.)
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At first WL meant to be filled with the actual Word. Then his writings became "better than" the Word. It is better to be filled with the "interpreted word" or the "digested word" rather than the pure word.
The Hunky Dory parable helped us to enjoy the word. It eventually led to problems because we didn't go on from there. There was this unwritten concept that we should just eat the Word but not try to do any of it unless the leadership said to.