Polanus1561
Puritan Board Junior
E.g the Psalms have vivid descriptions of nature.. the heavens, metaphors like God is a rock.. a shield.. many times we read of cherubims and the throne of God..
Can all these visuals be in our minds with a few caveats? I.e:
Do not focus on one item too long
Do not be too weary in imagining things
Do no think imagine Christ or God vainly
I cannot help but think we can. The Psalms as a model of prayer necessitates this. When I imitate the Psalms to think that God is my rock, I do not think that I am to withhold thinking of a rock vaguely. The impression of a rock leads me to think of God's attributes (we do not focus on the object by itself). And I think it is a huge leap to say, Psalms and the language of the bible are models of prayer BUT do not think of them as you pray (or even sing or worship for that matter!).
Can all these visuals be in our minds with a few caveats? I.e:
Do not focus on one item too long
Do not be too weary in imagining things
Do no think imagine Christ or God vainly
I cannot help but think we can. The Psalms as a model of prayer necessitates this. When I imitate the Psalms to think that God is my rock, I do not think that I am to withhold thinking of a rock vaguely. The impression of a rock leads me to think of God's attributes (we do not focus on the object by itself). And I think it is a huge leap to say, Psalms and the language of the bible are models of prayer BUT do not think of them as you pray (or even sing or worship for that matter!).