This morning I want to look at Psalm 2. The Psalm starts out with that famous question, "Why do the heathen rage?" This psalm goes on to say, "The peoples plot ... The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD and against his Anointed." The idea here is a vast conspiracy against God. All this world's forces courts, government powers, the academic elite, and even prevailing opinion among everyday heathens Call those forces collectively have aligned themselves against the Lord and His anointed (that's Christ). They oppose his authority; they reject His law; and they challenge his right to rule over them. And n order to assert their own autonomy, they will go so far as to embrace irrational philosophies, adopt wicked, twisted moral standards, attack the foundations of orderly society, self -identify as whoever or whatever they please, and even redefine marriage by court order and try to impose their ungodly notions by government force. And ultimately they do this for one main reason: this is an emphatic expression of their refusal to believe in God and live in accord with his law.Psalm 2 ...
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