Also, by His Word and Spirit he certainly and effectively renews them to repentance so that they have Summary Did you notice all of the words highlighted in blue as you read through the psalm? The entire psalter uses synonyms like commands, decrees, precepts and laws as poetic stand ins to represent The 119th Psalm, this grand poetic masterpiece, goes all in as it sings the benefits and blessings of But this particular strophe of Psalm 119 isn't about God's Word per se, rather it describes the effects

Secondly, by his Word and Spirit he certainly and effectively renews them to repentance so that they David writes of the physical effect spiritual guilt has: it wastes bones, and its heavy hand saps strength But notice that these awful effects are not permanent; they only press down upon you when you keep silent David here poetically instructs the faithful (that is, those who trust in Christ) to pray to the LORD The Canons remind us that God, by His Word and Spirit certainly and effectively renews us to repentance

All of these poetic pictures this psalm paints stand in stark contrast to the order and beauty that God The Bible often explains the effects of sin upon God's good creation, but few passages pack the rhetorical Notice this imperative is phrased as an indicative!

Notice how these strophes progress: STROPHE THEME 1 (v1-2) The key to happiness is having sins forgiven Theology isn't just far out theoretical musings - it has real life physiological effects! David finishes this poetic thought with a beautiful parallelism: I said, “I will confess my transgressions

Limited Atonement Point 3 - Total Depravity Point 4 - Irresistible Grace Article 16: Regeneration’s Effect Notice the tension that the Canons hold us in as they summarize scripture. us experienced by every beast of the earth is a continual reminder of sin's pervasive and continual effects Notice that God will demand an accounting from every living thing - man and beast.

Notice that nearly half of these traits that define godliness have to do with the words you speak: those But as bad as the immediate effects of broken oaths are, they pale in comparison to the eternal effect

; and to mutual affection, love. 8  For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will Dig Deeper   Notice how it is that you've been given everything you need: it comes through our knowledge Notice that everything Peter calls you to add is character related: goodness, knowledge (general, not just theological), self control, perseverance, godliness, affection and love. priority is building their character to reflect Christ are those whose theological knowledge makes them effective

All of these poetic pictures this psalm paints stand in stark contrast to the order and beauty that God The Bible often explains the effects of sin upon God's good creation, but few passages pack the rhetorical The three imperatives (commands) are nearly equally spaced throughout the poem: We will not fear (notice

Sin's effects are total, but that doesn't mean things are totally bad. - God's Unconditional Election Point 2 - Limited Atonement Point 3 - Total Depravity Article 1: The Effect But notice how Psalm 36 is weighted. While the effects of sin certainly is total , in that there's no aspect of life that it doesn't corrupt

Point 1 - God's Unconditional Election Point 2 - Limited Atonement Articles 1-7 Article 8: The Saving Effectiveness entirely free plan and very gracious will and intention of God the Father  that the enlivening and saving effectiveness will that Christ  through the blood of the cross  (by which he confirmed the new covenant)  should effectively The Psalm is divided into three strophes (poetic divisions) separated by calls to praise God. Yet His atonement effectively redeems  from every people, tribe, nation, and language  all those and