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?

ISBE 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 8^th 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.

For Apostolic Christianity, Vol. 1 (0-100) Prof. Schaff comments on rabbinical shows: a sad spectacle of the deceptive form of godliness without its power, sophistical learning over Scriptural learning, Jesuitical casuistry over Christian ethics, hair-splitting distinctions so the people couldn’t see the forest for the trees or roof for the tiles, a slavish formalism and mechanical ritualism, ostentatious sanctimoniousness for holiness of character, the killing letter of the law for the life-giving Spirit, and the turning of the Temple of