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Originally Posted by Drake
Aron) "let's leave it at this: there's nothing in the NT reception of the Psalms that indicates that some of them were "fallen", or "natural", or "concepts". No, rather the NT usage indicates that they were perceived as revelatory. There was an invitation here, to be filled in Spirit with the words of Christ. And needless to say, WL spurned this invitation."
On what scriptural basis do you assert that there is nothing natural in any Psalm? You would need to include, at minimum, the same for the books of the law and the prophets. And we know that there is much low natural fallen concepts expressed there.
Low, natural, and fallen, concepts are revealed too, not just Christ. Revelation is not just about Christ.
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Does that just apply to the psalms or does this apply to every book in the Bible?
If every single book of the Bible reveals low, natural, fallen concepts then why does WL emphasize this with Psalms?
We need to see that, on the one hand, the book of Psalms was written according to the human concept, and on the other hand, it was written according to the divine concept. If we do not see this, our understanding will be natural, and the Psalms will be understood by us according to the human concept. (Witness Lee, Life Study of Psalms)
The issue is not that fallen natural concepts are revealed in the Psalms, but that according to Witness Lee some of the Psalms are about this.
Psalm 1, however, is according to the natural, human concept. David thought that the one who meditated in the law day and night would prosper in everything. (Witness Lee, Life Study of Psalms)
According to Witness Lee the writer of the Psalm (David) was natural and mistaken.
David's logic in Psalm 37 is very natural. (Witness Lee, Life Study of Psalms)
According to Witness Lee the writer of many of the Psalms (King David) was writing based on natural concepts and using natural logic.