The God who died

[aron]

Originally Posted by Cassidy

aron > We all know the longest book of the Bible. Psalm 119. Lee wasn't interested, nor, frankly, was I.

Aron, you may not have been interested but Witness Lee definitely was. Take for example the Life-study of Exodus Chapters 56, 57, 58, 59, and 60. Collectively, these are a beautiful exposition of Psalm 119.

I looked at Chapters 56, 57, and 58 on the ministry books web site, and had two problems with what I read. First, what's the difference between vain, natural searching and seeking of the Psalmist, according to his fallen concepts, and revelations of the coming Christ? I never really got that. Clearly in Psalm 119, from what I read, it's in the "revelation" category. But how to distinguish between vanity and reality? Lee shuttled back and forth between condemnation and praise, but it all seemed quite arbitrary to me.

Second, Witness Lee ignored the incarnation of Jesus Christ, arguably the most important thing in the Bible. Lee started off with the heart of the seeking one there in Psalm 119, pursuing after God. He thought that was good. Then he switched to the heart of the seeking one after God, in the NT reality (Ephesians, Colossians, etc). But what about the heart of Jesus Christ, on earth, seeking after His Father's will? It is not mentioned, which I find strange.

Jesus said, "These things were written concerning Me". The subject of scripture, especially the Psalms, is not the NT believer. Do we see ourselves in Psalm 119? Or do we see Jesus Christ? Hebrews 2:9 said, "But we see Jesus". I guess the LSM answer would be that the processed Triune God is in us as the Spirit of Jesus Christ, including His humanity, but why be so tortuous? Why not simply say that the true seeking One is not the Psalmist, nor Lee or you or I, but the Obedient Son. Jesus was the fulfillment of the scripture, not we the sinners. "This is My Son, the Beloved. Hear Him." Don't focus on Witness Lee or King David or aron the forum typist. It is Jesus, not the pious NT believer, that is the subject here. Somehow Lee missed this simple but obvious point.