Psalm 69 Versus the Free Offer and Common Grace
Rev. Angus Stewart examines the theological implications of Psalm 69's imprecatory language in relation to the free offer of the gospel and common grace, directly engaging John Murray's argument that God's desire for universal salvation logically entails a desire for the means of salvation (repentance and faith). The article argues from Scripture that the doctrine of unconditional reprobation—God's sovereign decree to pass by the non-elect—stands in tension with Murray's formulation of the free offer. This resource is essential for understanding the Reformed debate over whether God can sincerely desire the salvation of those He has eternally ordained to condemnation.
Rev. Angus Stewart I. Scripture Psalm 69 22 Let their table become a snare before them: and that which should have been for their welfare, let it become a trap. 23 Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not; and make their loins continually to shake. 24 Pour out thine indignation upon them, and let thy wrathful anger take hold of them. 25 Let their habitation be desolate; and let none dwell in their tents. 26 For they persecute him whom thou hast smitten; and they talk to the grief of...