Morning Prayer

For Psalm 20, Prof. Calvin comments on David’s view that celebratory prayers and praises of thanksgiving are essential to the Church.

ISBE on the dating of Exodus: Prof. R. K. Harrison comments on Ramses 2’s 4^th, 5^th, 8^th and 10^th preoccupations with Asia as per Temple inscriptions affording no insights on the Exodus.

For Genesis 4.1-8: Prof. Keil comments on the dispositions of hearts in Abel and Cain in their respective offerings.

For Judges 1.27-35, Prof. Keil comments on the “Angel of the LORD” coming at Bochim.

For Isaiah 8.1-8, Prof. Henry again draws attention to the “written” and “notarized” sermons. Writing for “fixity” of the “formal record.”

ISBE on Mark: Dr. R. P. Martin notes that Jesus avoided political and economic orientations on the Kingdom of God, not of this world.

For Mathew 5.43-48, Prof. Jamieson further comments on loving your enemy, but unhelpfully.

For Romans 4.1ff., Prof. Hodge notes the Abraham and David were justified gratuitously, not of works, that justification is an OT doctrine, that justification by given without the sacrament of circumcision and that the Abrahamic covenant is on view in the Old and New Testaments.

For Revelation 18.9-24, Prof. Henry recites the exclamatory joy of the elect as they see Babylon going down.

EDT on the Theological Liberalism: comments on the softer expressions of liberalism in Britain, to wit, Broad Churchmen, e.g., Benjamin Jowett, with a loose definition of dogma. Typically, British liberalism (fundie-libboes) was expressed without enthusiasm.

Westminster Theological Journal (Nov 2021) on “Theological Consequences of Q”: Dr. Dawson comments on “oral traditions” and Bultmann’s hypes. Bultmann’s belchings have passed now that he’s passed. Another burial in the theological graveyard. Another theory that has evaporated.

Protestant Reformed Theological Journal 55,1 (Fall, 2021): 3-15, Rev. Key notes that “sanctification” was one of the hardest loci of systematic theology, noted as so by Prof. Hanko at Protestant Reformed Seminary but also by Rev. Key in Prof. Hoeksema’s classes and exegetical courses. He alludes to some difficulties in the PRCs.

In the Global Anglican (Winter 2021), Michael Dormandy reviews Chris Keith’s “The Gospel as Manuscript” (OUP, 2020). To wit, the self-conscious desire of the Gospel writers writing for “fixity” to void and mitigate any human errors. Notably, this rarely if ever gets notice in this scribe’s experience, but, notably, it’s WCF 1.1. Also, notably, he draws from Egyptologist Jan Assmann’s view—writings for “fixity.”

For Systematic Theology (locus 2), Prof. Hodge opens chapter 5 on Rome’s 2-source hypothesis of divine authority.

For Theology Proper (locus 2), Prof. Reymond oddly and unhelpfully attempts to make strophes of Phil. 2.6-11. Creative? Yes. Helpful? Not really.

For Ecclesiology (locus 6), Prof. Berkhof comments on generalities about the Word and sacraments. The sacraments need the Word for efficacy.

ODCC: Apollinarianism: Concerns: (1) unity of Godhead and manhood in Christ, (2) full deity of Christ, (3) body, soul and spirit in Christ, but the Logos was the spirit in Christ. The latter was countered as denying the human nature of Christ and, thus, compromising salvation.

For Apostolic Christianity, Vol. 1 (0-100) Prof. Schaff waxes long about Christ as the Head of the Church.

For Medieval Christianity, Vol. 4 (590-1073), Prof. Schaff at 4.220 hilariously recounts Gregory 1’s hot lips, long tongue, and cheekiness calling the “claim to universal jurisdiction”—a wicked title, foolish, proud, profane, wicked, pestiferous, blasphemous, diabolical jurisdiction, from Lucifer, forerunner of Anti-Christ. What a howl! Guess that’s infallible by the universal Pope of 1870?

For the Swiss Reformation Vol. 8 (1519-1605), Prof. Schaff notes that Calvin and Ignatius Loyola studied at the same college with the same instructor in 1528—opposite poles.

For Dr. Cranmer, Prof. MacCulloch notes Grynaeus’ gave a profusive preface in a dedication to Cranmer of his 1534 edition of Plutarch, citing Cranmer’s charity 3 years previously. Upon return to Basel from England in 1531, he lauded Cranmer widely but also to Bucer. The bridge was being built.

For the Creeds of Christendom, Prof. Schaff notes Pio Nono’s hot lips with a long tongue  in an excoriation of the Old Catholics. Abusiveness of an inflammatory degree.

1994 CCC: our infallibilists in paragraphs 295-296 offers remarks on the mystery of creation, referring to the Canon and Living Tradition, the dual-source of authority hypothesis.

Westminster Larger Catechism 163:

Q. 163. What are the parts of a sacrament?
A. The parts of a sacrament are two; the one an outward and sensible sign, used according to Christ's own appointment; the other an inward and spiritual grace thereby signified.