Thursday, May 22, 2014

DBRP_May23_2014 1Sam11-12 Ps96 Rom4a


In today's story, God's Spirit comes powerfully upon the new king Saul, and he succeeds in mobilizing all of Israel's fighting men. They win a stunning victory over king Nahash and the Ammonites. After Samuel leads the people in renewing Israel's call to Saul to be king, he confronts them all about staying true to the Lord.

 

EC Olsen’s chapter on this psalm is entitled, “A Psalm which ought to give every living person a thrill!!” He’s right. This psalm is like vitamins for the soul. This is one of the most loved of all psalms.

 

This new way of being made right with God by fully believing that Paul has been talking about, is it a new religion, or is it based on the past? It is based on the past. We follow Abraham's example of believing, and this also fulfills the prophetic promises given to Abraham. Not only that, but we become heirs to the same promises. And note, that Paul uses questions to propel his logical arguments all the way through Romans, just like I did at the start of this paragraph.


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