I can't be the only one...

[ABrotherinFaith]

At the meeting I mentioned, we were going through one of Lee's books or messages related to Psalms and the "fact" was raised that some of the Psalms are simply (hear read not as good as others, not as inspired or inspired in a different way) man's fallen concept. A verse or two was pulled out of context and used to support that "fact." EVERYONE immediately agreed. There was no thought. No consideration. No hesitation. No "fact" checking. No wondering. What surprised me then and still surprises me now is that believers are able to suppress the Spirit within telling them otherwise. I remember one of the verses used to illustrate the "fact" that some Scripture is God's word and some isn't in an important way was Matthew 16:22 where Peter rebukes the Lord. "Obviously that's not the Lord. Obviously this is man's fallen concept. Obviously, then, there are other places in the Bible where man's fallen concept can be found." This was the response (premade for them in whatever text we were reading) and it was accepted as ex cathedra. There is no understanding of how to read, what narrative is, what context is, what descriptive language is. I suggested it might be otherwise. Perhaps we were missing something. Maybe we should read some more verses and consider them. A sister actually laughed at me and said, "It's right there!" Maybe it isn't was my response. Silence. No support. Nothing. Just the sister's laugh comforting everyone that yes, they'd just read and understood the Word of God. I tried again to get back to the Word, to at elast read the entire Psalm in question ( I can't remember which), but the "facts" loomed large in the room and I was already as good as forgotten. Like OBW said, "facts" that seem to be in conflict with the Word need to be challenged.