Morning Prayer (1662 Book of Common Prayer)
For
Psalm 18, Prof. Calvin conments on the inner strength and assurance of divine
favor that attends all of David’s ways. Of course, David lapsed and fell,
egregiously, but he repented. Some awful crimes by David—worthy of death. Yet,
forgiveness.
ISBE
on Exodus: Prof. R. K. Harrison presides over the interment service of the
Graffies, conveyors of deadly theologian pathogens.
For
Genesis 2.4ff.: Prof. Keil continues his exposition on the two divine names:
Elohim and Jehovah. While not mentioning the Graffies, this is the background,
their postulation of retrojective insertions a half-millenium later. Willy
nilly Graffies. Grafsters, are you still Germanic enthusiasts or are you still
sipping Eurocentric and Western poisons? Are you still postulating that Exodus
is a fraud and usurpation of Moses as the author? Or, are you still avoiding
the study of ANE scribal transmissional practices and techniques?
For
Joshua 23-24, Joshua in his farewell address foresees infidelities and the
consequences for the future generations—just as Moses. Both understood original
sin and the fall. The visible church will be buffeted from within and without—a
theme of church history.
For
Isaiah 6.9-13, Prof. Henry notes that God predicts a 90% failure-rate: they’ll
hear and see, but not understand. Nonetheless, a 10% success-rate in responsiveness
is predicted. There will be a remnant. Rich Warren and mega-church enthusiasts,
do you copy?
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on Mark: Dr. R. P. Martin comments on the exhaustive work of Farrar on Mark,
focusing on symbolism. However, the arguments suffer from over-subtleties,
cryptic insights, and esoteric meanings. To wit, Mark’s audience would not understand
all this and was not a part of Mark’s playbook—air chair esoterica in the
faculty lounge.
For
Mathew 5.9, Prof. Jamiesson introduces the 8th Beatitude after
outlining the Christian’s character: you’ll be persecuted for your character,
but you are blessed in that.
For
Romans, Prof. Hodge concludes Romans 2 with this overview: God is just to all, superior
knowledge enhances guilts, membership in the visible church is not security of
favor with God, external rites (e.g. circumcision) does not have inherent efficacy
and opus operatum, the sins and refuges of men are alike in all ages, and
Christians are Jesus’s epistles read by others.
For
Revelation 15.5-8, Prof. Henry comments on the fifth angel with the fifth vial
that will be poured forth on idolaters, pomp, pride and exposing to contempt
and scorn the antichristian forces, hardened unto their own ruin.
In
the Global Anglican, Prof. Blocher finally makes his larger point, to wit, that
“modernism” (DPV, think Machen’s use of the term) is a cosmic religion with the
secularization of biblical themes under a Christian veneer, but is, in fact,
more poisonous, more antichristian, and makes Man as the Idol. Hegelianism is
the modernistic abuse of Christianity and is radically anti-Christian,
including its varied off-shoots. Will God raise up Elijahs, Ezras, Calvins or
Luthers for a new Reformation?
For
Systematic Theology (locus 2), Prof. Hodge comments on “spiritual illumination”
and daily aid to the Christian. Yet, such is not mysticism.
For
Theology Proper (locus 2), Prof. Reymond wonderfully deals with the “Son of Man”
passages, a favorite term of Jesus for Himself in suffering, service and future
glory.
For Ecclesiology
(locus 6), Prof. Berkhof notes struggles with the question of apostolicity and
catholicity for Protestants with their manifold branches and fragmentations.
Yet, he applies these attributes to the invisible church, something the Papists
are loathe to do.
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