Imagine...

A preacher gets up in the pulpit and reads the parable of the sowers. He reflects upon the context of this passage and he also talks about the Jewish agricultural customs in Christ's day. Then based on his grammatical-historical analysis, the preacher concludes by listing what he think the "soils" and "seed" might represent.

Did you notice something? The preacher never looked at Christ's infallible interpretation of the parable.

And what would you think of this preacher? Most people would accuse him of "exalting himself above Christ". This is true -- the preacher is ignoring Christ's interpretation, and exalting his own methods and ideas above Christ's.

Now, think about the Psalms.

Why is it OK for preachers to interpret the PSALMS (without looking at Christ and the Apostle's interpretation of the Psalms)?

Christ and the Apostles applied at least 30 Psalms to Christ. So isn't your preacher "exalting himself above Christ" when he says a Psalm is describing DAVID, when Christ said the Psalm was describing HIMSELF ALONE?

Introducing...

The Psalms Challenge

"to prove that none of the Psalms are about David's personal experiences"

http://psalms.pbwiki.com