Evening Prayer (Part 2)
For Ecclesiology
(locus 6), Prof. Berkhof discusses the Holy Spirit and God’s Word in modernist,
Lutheran and Reformed contexts. The Lutheran view developed that result in free
willism, something not envisaged by Luther at least.
ODCC:
Theophylus of Antioch, later 2nd century, another Apologist ( = Defender). He wrote an Apology to Autolycus.
He argues Christianity’s superiority to paganism, the immorality of the Greek
gods, and the Logos-doctrine. He uses the term “Triad” for the Godhead.
For
Apostolic Christianity, Vol. 1 (0-100) Prof. Schaff begins offering the
secondary literature on the apostolic and post-apostolic age. With his usual
thoroughness.
For
Medieval Christianity, Vol. 4 (590-1073), Prof. Schaff speaks of Gregory 1’s pontificate
and his writings to all levels of society, but principally to kings, queens,
etc. Calls to humility were frequent.
For
the Swiss Reformation Vol. 8 (1519-1605), Prof. Schaff further discusses Calvin’s
early years.
For
Dr. Cranmer, Prof. MacCulloch comments on Dr. Cranmer’s attempted (and failed)
neologisms, casualties in his effort to put the dense, tedious legalese into
workable English, his first effort at communication with plain-talk.
For
the Creeds of Christendom, Prof. Schaff continues to discuss Dr. Dollinger and
the ramp-up to Vatican 1. Largely, the Old Catholics were small and had
educated congregations whereas the majority of Papists in Europe simply didn’t
care about Papal diktats.
1994
CCC: our infallibilists in paragraphs 279-282 shamefully outdo and outshine mainline
Protestants on the Credo here. Spectacular for the infallibilists but a shame
to the fundie-libboes.
Westminster Larger Catechism 159:
Q. 159. How is the Word of God
to be preached by those that are called thereunto?
A. They that are called to labor in the ministry of the word, are to preach
sound doctrine, diligently, in season and out of season; plainly, not in the
enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit, and of
power; faithfully, making known the whole counsel of God; wisely, applying
themselves to the necessities and capacities of the hearers; zealously, with
fervent love to God and the souls of his people; sincerely, aiming at his
glory, and their conversion, edification, and salvation.
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