Ps 138 2 I will bow down toward your holy temple
and will praise your name
for your love and your faithfulness,
for you have exalted above all things
your name and your word.
3 When I called, you answered me;
you made me bold and stouthearted.
The Psalmist teaches that God has revealed His word in two ways. He has created all things by the word of His mouth.He has revealed reality in natural revelation. We are taught that Gods word is the breath of life that comes from His mouth. His breath not only gives new life but it is the reasonable explanation of all reality. When God speaks everything is brought back to its original purpose. Gods word unifies all creation.
Gods word is also a word of prophecy. He has spoken His word in law, covenants, curses, decrees, statutes and promises. These 6 axioms are words of creation that form the kingdom of blessing or cursing. When we let the word of God speak for itself , we bring in the kingdom of blessing. When we oppose Gods word we invite cursing. So we say that Gods word is the only healthy word to man that creates the foundation of success. To bless oneself is to know and agree with every word of scripture. To curse oneself is to teach a doctrine that opposes Gods word.
The word of God never fails in working to bring life and health to man. In order for a person to grow in faith , he must depend upon the self revelatory nature of that word. He must learn how to be contained in the boundaries of the law, covenants, curses, decrees, statutes and promises. He must put all of his hope of being defended by these 6 axioms. He must be convinced that God not only spoke the things of creation into existence but He also spoke each person into existence in the womb of these 6 axioms. In other words these axioms that are given in petitions and pronouncements are written to bring holistic healing and a sure defense of Gods elect.
We are born in the boundaries of these 6 axioms and our only hope of being rewarded and surviving on this earth is to remain in these boundaries. We are born in a world that opposes us. Our opposition is not just a threat to the axioms. It is the redefinition of the word advancing as a scheme to destroy us. When we teach that the word is self revelatory , we are saying that the axioms create the personality of the opposition under the control of God so that we can overcome any scheme. We are saying that God has not only described the effects and the personality of our opponents in warning us of the danger but it also contains us in the safety of Gods defense when we face the most danger. \
Every word of God is a prophetic word. We must believe that these petitions and pronouncements are more than wishing we would receive what we ask for. But the decrees and promises of God are spoken in order to create the future. So the word of God is more than a division of doctrines but it is petitions and pronouncements in the form of prophecies that allow and prevent us from the cursed dispositions of loneliness and separation. In other words if we described our lives as a symphony these axioms are the music that we live in so that we experience security and peace. God has given us His word as the natural cries of our hearts in order to bring life and peace to the world.
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