Do you see the poems or is it doctrines you see?

[Xeno.of.athens]

When you read the psalms or Lamentations or portions of the letters of saint Paul do you see poems or is it doctrine that you see?

 

[Maria Billingsley]

When you read the psalms or Lamentations or portions of the letters of saint Paul do you see poems or is it doctrine that you see?

Since there are both types , and much more in scripture,we need to exercise good hermenuetics in order to discern.
Blessings

 

[Jonaitis]

When you read the psalms or Lamentations or portions of the letters of saint Paul do you see poems or is it doctrine that you see?

I see a form of art.

Art is the deliberate expression of human experience, perception, or imagination, communicated through form, gesture, or symbol, to evoke meaning, emotion, or aesthetic recognition in others.

 

[RileyG]

When you read the psalms or Lamentations or portions of the letters of saint Paul do you see poems or is it doctrine that you see?

I love them all! I especially love praying the Psalms on a daily basis!

Blessings!

 

[RileyG]

Since there are both types , and much more in scripture,we need to exercise good hermenuetics in order to discern.
Blessings

Amen! Well said, my sister in Christ!

 

[Rose_bud]

When you read the psalms or Lamentations or portions of the letters of saint Paul do you see poems or is it doctrine that you see?

as @Maria Billingsley said. There is also prophecy, but I appreciate the Psalms for its raw expression of human experience directed to a God, who would one day share in them.