Psalm 14: Spurgeon's Insights
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General
rCo The dedication To the Chief Musician establishes that the psalm
was written for public choir worship in the great assemblies,
rather than restricted to private individual use (Spurgeon,
Psalm 14)
rCo Public singing of psalms containing complaint and sacred
doctrine demonstrates that corporate worship in song is not
restricted exclusively to expressions of praise (Spurgeon,
Psalm 14)
rCo Practical atheism originates in the corrupt moral desires of
the heart rather than in intellectual head knowledge, as the
fallen heart seeks to suppress conscience and escape God's
moral governance (Spurgeon, Psalm 14)
rCo Skepticism attacks the personal, covenantal, and governing
presence of God (Elohim) as ruler, lawgiver, and Savior, rather
than abstract deity (Spurgeon, Psalm 14)
rCo Human depravity is both passive in human nature and actively
aggravated through personal choices and continuous habits
(Spurgeon, Psalm 14)
rCo Head-focused intellectual arguments alone cannot dismantle
unbelief, because skepticism is rooted in a heart that lacks
grace to believe (Spurgeon, Psalm 14)
rCo Divine observation and inspection precede divine judgment,
demonstrating God's impartial justice and deliberate search for
any who seek Him rather than hasty or indiscriminate wrath
(Spurgeon, Psalm 14)
rCo Universal apostasy infects the entire human race, leaving
fallen humanity morally bankrupt and devoid of spiritual
goodness apart from sovereign grace (Spurgeon, Psalm 14)
rCo The persecution of God's people flows directly from enmity
toward God and hard bondage to iniquity, as wicked workers seek
entertainment in devouring the poor (Spurgeon, Psalm 14)
rCo The wicked experience sudden, irrational panic and cowardice
despite their outward arrogance, because God abides in the
generation of the righteous (Spurgeon, Psalm 14)
Christ
rCo The apostle Paul's citation of Psalm 14 in Romans 3 reveals the
universal scope of human sinfulness across both Jews and
Gentiles, establishing the total depravity that necessitates
the gospel of grace (Spurgeon, Psalm 14)
rCo Preaching the all-conquering love of Jesus directed at the
heart is the ordained instrument to convert doubters to the
faith of the gospel, far surpassing intellectual argumentation
(Spurgeon, Psalm 14)
rCo The prayer for salvation to come out of Zion looks beyond
historical captivity to the glorious revelation and second
advent of Christ as Savior to deliver His spiritual seed from
sorrow (Spurgeon, Psalm 14)
Church
rCo Believers are bound by apostolic instruction to teach,
admonish, and build one another up in public assembly through
psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs (Spurgeon, Psalm 14)
rCo External participation in corporate worship can mask internal
practical atheism; therefore, members of the church must
examine their hearts to ensure genuine belief in God's active
governance (Spurgeon, Psalm 14)
rCo Believers must diligently guard against every form of doubt
concerning God's presence, power, and love, so as not to drift
into the practical folly of the atheist (Spurgeon, Psalm 14)
rCo The church is called to endure the ridicule of persecutors by
clinging to the Lord as her true refuge and resting in His
protective presence amidst worldly scorn (Spurgeon, Psalm 14)
Works Cited
Spurgeon, Charles H. The Treasury of David. Vol. 1, Passmore and
Alabaster, 1870.
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