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Originally Posted by Sons to Glory!
A little side note if I may: I agree that WL goes too far in many of his prognostications regarding man. I am curious - what do you think man is then . . . what is the accurate view from scripture? The Bible describes man in the lowest terms, but also in very high terms, such as sons of God. (i.e., unregenerate vs. regenerated)
It says in Psalms 8:3-6 (NASB):
"When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers,
The moon and the stars, which You have set in place;
What is man that You think of him,
And a son of man that You are concerned about him?
Yet You have made him a little lower than God,
And You crown him with glory and majesty!
You have him rule over the works of Your hands;
You have put everything under his feet"
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The "him" in Psalm 8 is Jesus Christ. "These things were written concerning me" - Luke 24:27;44. He is the Sinless One. We are the believers into his status as Obedient Lamb of God. But if we put the focus on ourselves or our faith, we're near to error if not already in it. He's errorless, we are error-prone. Why gaze on ourselves?
The author of a song that says, "Oh, I'm a man- I'm the center of the universe" has taken their eyes off Christ. In fact, any Christian song using the word "I" is probably mis-aiming at least in part. Remember, "No more 'I' but Christ" - how then is "I" re-introduced, and as the center of the universe!? Please!
Again, I see a seduction: we're lured to gaze on ourselves, as the conjurer projects an image onto us, and we see ourselves as the conjurer wants us to. Instead of Christ we see the conjurer's "I" - "Oh! I'm a man!" Then, the wheels of manipulation begin to turn, and at some point we find ourselves in the Full Time Training getting our socks and underwear drawer inspected, or our wife wants to move yet again, for another "migration", or... the incessant "needs" and "musts" and "have tos" follow unending. All because we took our gaze off Jesus. And now, like Peter floundering down into the water, we can only cry for help. "Lord! Save us!"