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“ 'neither hath he hid his face from him;' Psalm 22: ” Dear Pastor Monte, I can't tell you enough how much we are enjoying this series, your stand against Calvinism and replacement theology, and your Olivet Discourse to name a few.
I would say though, that I see this Psalm is in lament format where the ? Why have you forsaken me in verse 2, is answered like all lament Psalms with assurances at the end. This one being in verse 24 that God did not turn His face from His Son, nor did the Father despise nor abhorre the affliction of His Son. In other words, He did not forsake Him, but saw His sacrifice as a offering of a sweetsmelling savour (Ephesians 5:2) and a "sweet smelling aroma, an acceptable sacrifice, well-pleasing to God" (Phillipians 4:18). I also believe that Christ was bringing their attention to the whole of Psalm 22 in context as they were familiar with it. Jess said 'I and my Father are one" and "That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me". I don't believe that there was even a moment on the cross where this was not true.
Thank you for considering these passages, and I look forward to learning more of the Word from you.
May God richly bless you,
Lori Lindsley
Jim Lincoln (4/28/2015)
from Nebraska
“ Great Literally Interpretive Sermon! ” ".... ¶ This is beyond all others THE PSALM OF THE CROSS. It may have been actually repeated word by word by our Lord when hanging on the tree; it would be too bold to say that it was so, but even a casual reader may see that it might have been. It begins with, "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?" and ends, according to some, in the original with "It is finished." For plaintive expressions uprising from unutterable depths of woe we may say of this psalm, "there is none like it." It is the photograph of our Lord's saddest hours, the record of his dying words, the lachrymatory of his last tears, the memorial of his expiring joys. David and his afflictions may be here in a very modified sense, but, as the star is concealed by the light of the sun, he who sees Jesus will probably neither see nor care to see David. Before us we have a description both of the darkness and of the glory of the cross, the sufferings of Christ and the glory which shall follow. Oh for grace to draw near and see this great sight! We should read reverently, putting off our shoes from off our feet, as Moses did at the burning bush, for if there be holy ground anywhere in Scripture it is in this psalm...."--Charles Haddon Spurgeon, Treasury of David
Norman Smith (7/29/2007)
“ Amen and Amen ! ” I was delighted to log in to Sermonaudio this morning and see another message from this series. I am now a member of a (Fundamental, Independant ) Baptist Church, and so learning and unlearning so much !(Yes,i have been worried whether i am being tossed around with every wind of doctrine,hence treading carefully.) I Praise the Lord ,for years i was told that Pre-mil viewpoint has its roots in Romanism,but now i know that an A-mil view does.Bless you dear brother for opening up the Word of God on these wonderful prophecies,may the Lord continue to bless and guide you in your studies,and bless your congregation, to the glory of His lovely name. Even,so,come Lord Jesus !
Norman Smith (7/16/2007)
“ Awesome series! ” For years i have been involved with a system of theology (Reformed),which viewed pre-mill dispensational eschatology as actual heresy !
Never studied it myself,and decided to listen to this series ,treading very carefully !
However,it has reawakened my thinking,and brother Monte certainly explains things in a most helpful way.
Perhaps i have been wrong all along on a A-mill view ?
Pastor Monte, senior pastor of Faith Baptist Church in Avon, IN, was saved as a boy in January of his 8th grade school year, where he attended Fourth Baptist Christian Day School in Minneapolis. By 9th grade, the Lord had called him to preach under the ministry of his youth...
