Ps 94 12 Blessed is the man you discipline, O LORD ,
the man you teach from your law;
13 you grant him relief from days of trouble,
till a pit is dug for the wicked.
14 For the LORD will not reject his people;
he will never forsake his inheritance.
15 Judgment will again be founded on righteousness,
and all the upright in heart will follow it."
This Psalm is describing the reasons that Gods elect are disciplined. We are taught that God disciplines us for our own good. Even tho God disciplines us in this way , yet the over all purpose of our discipline is because of the waywardness of the wicked. We must understand that Gods salvation is not centered on our personal objectives. Our salvation is purposed in goals of Gods kingdom advancement. We are born into a world in which we are caught in war between God and Satan.
So God uses the circumstances that are caused by the wicked to refine His elect. The reason that God does not discipline us in order to further our corruption is that His wrath is His curse that is holding the wicked under His judgement. The question is if we have been justified in Christ then is there any further work of the law that is needed in order to promote further righteousness? If God is our Father then how come the wicked are always seen as being under His universal love while the elect are always having Gods displeasure pointed at them? This way of explaining Gods discipline is common in our culture.
We must understand that Gods law is never a respecter of persons. God does not treat a person different from another person because of a physical or deposition characteristic.Gods law is His absolute government over all people. The law condemns sinners at all times. We may read something about people who are under a trail with something that is biased because we do not approach God with the correct orthodox and legal petitions.It is impossible to be totally balanced in our assessments of people and trials. This is why there is no man who is the ultimate judge. There is only one Judge. Any time a judgement is made it comes from a perfect and all knowing source. God says judgement is Mine!
So we are responsible for growing so that we can be of help to others in our approaching the throne of grace. God promises to allow us to be completely satisfied and to prevent evil from its destructive hold if we approach God correctly You see all men stand before God with the potential of being cursed to eternal damnation The elect are saved from the curse in the judgement. So we should understand that our prayers are eternal and not small and faithless. This is why we are taught a government approach to the trials that the elect face. God has spoken all things into existence. He views all lives by his omniscience, omnipresence, omnipotence. We must speak to God as God views the individual trials of His people. We see here that the elect are suffering from being in a cursed world that is refining them. But they never suffer the dominion of the curse. God blesses His people as the proof of His promise to preserve His people by His covenant. How does He do this , by taking from the wicked who abuse the righteous and repaying them according to our covenant Representative.
the man you teach from your law;
13 you grant him relief from days of trouble,
till a pit is dug for the wicked.
14 For the LORD will not reject his people;
he will never forsake his inheritance.
15 Judgment will again be founded on righteousness,
and all the upright in heart will follow it."
This Psalm is describing the reasons that Gods elect are disciplined. We are taught that God disciplines us for our own good. Even tho God disciplines us in this way , yet the over all purpose of our discipline is because of the waywardness of the wicked. We must understand that Gods salvation is not centered on our personal objectives. Our salvation is purposed in goals of Gods kingdom advancement. We are born into a world in which we are caught in war between God and Satan.
So God uses the circumstances that are caused by the wicked to refine His elect. The reason that God does not discipline us in order to further our corruption is that His wrath is His curse that is holding the wicked under His judgement. The question is if we have been justified in Christ then is there any further work of the law that is needed in order to promote further righteousness? If God is our Father then how come the wicked are always seen as being under His universal love while the elect are always having Gods displeasure pointed at them? This way of explaining Gods discipline is common in our culture.
We must understand that Gods law is never a respecter of persons. God does not treat a person different from another person because of a physical or deposition characteristic.Gods law is His absolute government over all people. The law condemns sinners at all times. We may read something about people who are under a trail with something that is biased because we do not approach God with the correct orthodox and legal petitions.It is impossible to be totally balanced in our assessments of people and trials. This is why there is no man who is the ultimate judge. There is only one Judge. Any time a judgement is made it comes from a perfect and all knowing source. God says judgement is Mine!
So we are responsible for growing so that we can be of help to others in our approaching the throne of grace. God promises to allow us to be completely satisfied and to prevent evil from its destructive hold if we approach God correctly You see all men stand before God with the potential of being cursed to eternal damnation The elect are saved from the curse in the judgement. So we should understand that our prayers are eternal and not small and faithless. This is why we are taught a government approach to the trials that the elect face. God has spoken all things into existence. He views all lives by his omniscience, omnipresence, omnipotence. We must speak to God as God views the individual trials of His people. We see here that the elect are suffering from being in a cursed world that is refining them. But they never suffer the dominion of the curse. God blesses His people as the proof of His promise to preserve His people by His covenant. How does He do this , by taking from the wicked who abuse the righteous and repaying them according to our covenant Representative.
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