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Originally Posted by aron
Psalm 109 "Mem" says..
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Sorry, that was Psalm 119, not 109. I admit to being a hasty writer, and not a careful or systematic thinker. But even a rank and unschooled layperson can see that WL treated the Bible differently than the Bible treated itself. The reception and use of OT scripture in the NT gives a pattern, and WL abandoned this pattern in adhering to his "NT economy" exposition.
In a sense, WL fell into the pit that he dug, and was ensnared by a net of his own creation (Psa 57:6). His teachings were to promote his ministry, and his ministry was to become the centerpiece of the Lord's recovery. But when scripture couldn't be conformed to his teachings, he was forced to abandon scripture as "low" and without merit. Instead we were expected to conform to the "high peak" theology of men.
Again I ask, Which words were sweet to WL's taste - merely the ones that could be lined up with his "economy" metric? Then why does it say, "Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God"? In order to preserve his theology and ministry, WL was forced to jettison this. His inability to find the Christ in scripture suggests his inability to find the Christ
of scripture. He'd essentially invented his own; one that didn't need to be reconciled with the word of God. Yet clearly, Christ is the Word of God.