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Originally Posted by byHismercy
Wow, Aron...I have read so many of your posts as to trust your view. But I don't know if I am fully understanding your perspective here...
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Yes this is my perspective. Not "truth" in some doctrinal/dogmatic sense. But it seems to be Peter's perspective (Acts 2:31), and Paul's as well(Acts 13:35).
Yet Lee (and others) felt that they could cut this off. They were free to see "Christ" in the windows of Noah's ark but not in the psalmist expressing fealty to God. Because, you know, the psalmist was a sinner. Yet neither Peter in Acts 2 nor Paul in Acts 13 took that route in interpreting Psalm 16 (which you quoted earlier, and I replied to).
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Originally Posted by Evangelical
The first book of the Psalms comprises Psalms 1—41. We should not forget that in this first book there are seven psalms which speak concerning Christ: Psalm 2, Psalm 8, Psalm 16, Psalms 22—24, and Psalm 40. ~Life study of Psalms.
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Why isn't the obedient man in Psalm 1 also Jesus Christ? Or the righteous man who obeys God and is rescued from death in Psalm 18? Or the man who has the power to lay his life down, and pick it up again, in Psalm 3, verse 5? (cf John 10:18) This righteous, obedient, and faithful man trusts in God, and is rewarded for his faith. This is the "faith of Christ" of Phil 3:9. "He (Christ) trusted in God; let Him (God) save Him (Christ) now" ~Psalm 22:8; Matt 27:43.
Why should we ignore this, and look at ourselves, wondering if we will make it, when Christ already has?