As for Exclusive Psalmody, let me make an observation prompted by what I said there. We know some people belong to a theological tradition that stresses the creator-creature distinction. To them, this means that they must always assume the vast distance between God and man. We must remain God-centered in our interpretation of the scriptures and of all things, and somehow this also means that we must keep in mind our human finitude. I struggle to keep this together, because here is where they stop making sense, and it is falling apart in my hands. This is because, for example, these people who so emphasize a creator-creature distinction, and a God-centered interpretation, somehow impose a man-centered interpretation on all things, such as themselves, the world, the Scripture, and God himself. Can we understand God, or the Bible? Well, we must respect the creator-creature distinction, and since the creator is so great, and we are so finite, we cannot understand him. Wait…so our finitude wins? So our finitude is greater than his infinitude? This sounds awfully man-centered. If he is so great, he can make us understand. He is the deciding factor, we are not. Now that is God-centered.

That was just an example. I want to talk about the things I brought out from the Psalms. Consider all the promises and blessings from God that the writers of the Psalms applied to themselves. They recognized the creator-creature distinction. They often acknowledged their weakness, even desperation. The difference is that they did not allow this to determine what God would do in their lives. If they had done that, they would be man-centered like our worthless theologians. We are sinners. God is righteous. What happens? He forgives all our sins and makes us righteous. We are sick. God is a healer. What happens? He heals all our diseases and makes us healthy. We are alone and afraid. He is self-sufficient and all-powerful. What happens? He becomes our Father, our Shepherd, our Friend, and he makes us strong, full of joy and peace. The Psalms are full of this. In contrast, our historic and accepted orthodoxy centers on the man side of things, and interprets everything from this assumption, even overruling divine omnipotence and promises.

This applies to the whole Bible. I acknowledge the creator-creature distinction. As Jesus said, I cannot even make my hair black or white by worrying about it. And he said that without him I can do nothing, but nothing is impossible with God. So what happens? As a creature, I turn to the creator and become creator-centered in thinking about my possibilities. And now Jesus tells me, all things are possible to him who believes. And now Jesus tells me, if I remain in him and his words remain in me, I shall ask what I decide, and it will be given to me. And now Jesus tells me, if I have faith, I can even command a mountain to move into the sea, and it would obey me. And now Jesus tells me, if I believe him, I can do the same miracles that he did, and even greater miracles. What have I done? When I acknowledge the creator-creature distinction, and center on the creator, I see myself from his perspective, and I see my possibilities according to creator-abilities, not according to creature-limitations. The trash-grade theologians think that if you acknowledge the creator-creature distinction, then the conclusion must be one of weakness, but the opposite is true. As Paul said, when I am weak, THEN I AM STRONG!!!

So this is how you ought to read the Psalms, and the entire Bible. When we have faith in the creator — when we are God-centered — it means that we are no longer limited to what is possible to mere creatures, but we think of what is possible to the creator. Can you see how mainstream theology have utterly failed, and betrayed the gospel and all the people of God? They project creature finitude upon the entire relationship with the creator. They make man the deciding factor. Then understanding is difficult. Then miracles are impossible. Holiness is a struggle. And confidence is outright blasphemy. The word of God breaks us out of this insanity, this self-righteous and self-centered theology. We will stop imposing man’s limits on every little thing, and stop rejecting what God himself has said about it. We know we are only creatures, and this is why we will not focus on our limitations, but focus on the creator, his abilities, and his promises. We will believe things bigger than ourselves. We will believe in miracles and blessings. We will be Christians.

They say, “Don’t forget the creator-creature distinction! You are just a man. You are not God!” But I don’t need to be God. Since HE is God, then as Jesus said, when I have faith in him I can command even a mountain to move from here to there, and he said, “Nothing will be impossible for you.” They say, “Remember that you are finite! You are just a man. You cannot understand!” But I don’t need to be infinite. Since HE is God, then as Jesus said, when the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide me into all truth. If one insists that because he is a man, and that he is finite, so that he cannot understand, and that he cannot perform extraordinary feats, the only reason would be because there is no creator — no God at all — on the other side of his religion. His faith is not a creator-creature relationship, but a creature-creature relationship, a relationship with himself. His theology is limited to what he can believe about himself, because — and this is the secret — his “God” is nothing other than himself. It is almost a form of solipsism, and his faith is only a projection. This explains the phony humility in man-made orthodoxy. There is no God on the other end of his faith. He cannot be God-centered because God is entirely absent in his life and in his doctrine. You can see that this overturns the standard thinking and takes us in the opposite direction. But you can also see that I am right.

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Exclusive Psalmody