Psa Msg 1

Truth:
1. The law works to expose us. Paul pointed out that the law was something added to the central line of the divine revelation to expose man's sinful nature and wicked deeds.
2. The book of Psalms is not a book of stories, but a book of divine revelation through the expressions of the sentiments, feelings, impressions, and experiences of godly men.
3. Eventually, the psalmists turned from enjoying the law in which they delighted to enjoying God whom they loved and sought after.
4. The divine concept of God in Psalms is concerning His eternal economy in Christ, taking Christ as its centrality and universality.
5. The divine concept in the Psalms is also concerning God's heart's desire, His good pleasure in Christ as His centrality and universality, in the church as His fullness for His expression, in the kingdom for His eternal administration, and in the recovery of the earth for His eternal kingdom in eternity.
6. To take refuge in Christ means to believe in Him, and to kiss Him means to love Him.
7. According to the divine concept, the central thought of the book of Psalms is Christ, as revealed in plain words, and the church as the house of God and the city of God for His kingdom, as typified by the temple and the city of Jerusalem.
8. When his name is here on the earth, the earth is excellent.
9. Book 4 of Psalms indicates that the saints, being joined to Christ, are one with God so that he can recover His title over the earth through Christ in His house and city.
10. The law doe not bring people close to God. However, the law does escort people to Christ.

Life experience/Application:
1. The law was not given for us to keep for our prosperity. Instead, the law was given to expose us.
2. If we want to make the earth excellent, we need to preach the gospel and turn sinners into Christians.