Evening Prayer

For Psalm 22, Prof. Calvin repeats himself again.

ISBE on the dating of Exodus: Prof. R. K. Harrison notes that some propaganda materials by Amenhotep II regarding his death father, Thutmose III.

For Genesis 6.9-22: Prof. Keil discusses the ark and some details.

For Judges 3.7ff., Prof. Keil discusses Cushan-rishathaim and Othniel.

For Isaiah 9.1-7, Prof. Henry discusses judgment and blessing in the context of the Syro-Ephraimite war against the south.

ISBE on Luke: Dr. E. E. Ellis further discusses the 2-source hypothesis.

For Mathew 6.16-18, Prof. Jamieson returned to ostentation in relation to fasting with “swag and brag.”

For Romans 5.1-11, Prof. Hodge comments on the justified saint with access to this grace, this state of justification, along with the divinely imparted strength with authorization to feel secure.

For Revelation 21.1-8, Prof. Henry describes the New Jerusalem.

EDT on Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770-1831): the state is man’s highest good and achievement, higher than the family. War is good. It prevents historical stagnation.

For Systematic Theology (locus 2), Prof. Hodge gives an outline on the “church” in a setup to rebut Romanism definition of the church.

For Theology Proper (locus 2), Prof. Reymond gloriously discusses Peter’s sermon in Acts 2 as Christ’s orchestration of Pentecost and the resurrection vindicating Him as Messiah, Lord, and Savior.

For Ecclesiology (locus 6), Prof. Berkhof discussed Luther, Zwingli and Calvin on Holy Communion, confusing the latter two.

ODCC: Original Sin: the author opines, without exegesis, about the “exaggerated pessimism” of Luther and Calvin on OS, destroying liberty. Trent opposed the Schoolman allegedly. OS = loss of sanctifying grace has reappeared. OS with the libboes-devils and modernist pagans has attenuated the doctrine.

For Apostolic Christianity, Vol. 1 (1-100) Prof. Schaff makes an effort to comment on Pentecost.

For Medieval Christianity, Vol. 4 (590-1073), Prof. Schaff gives more enthusiasms by the French, Germans and Italians about Charlie the Great.

For the Swiss Reformation Vol. 8 (1519-1605), Prof. Schaff compares the Apologists’ letter to Roman Emperors to Calvin’s Preface to the Institute to the persecutory Frankie 1 of France.

For Dr. Cranmer, Prof. MacCulloch talks about the leadup to the Dunstable trial, 10 May. Sorry, Catherine, no appeal to the Roman Pope.

For the Creeds of Christendom, Vol. 1, Prof. Schaff discusses the refusal of Charlie 5 on the 1530 Augsburg Confession. A team of Papist thinkers write a rebuttal. Melancthon answers that with an Apology which is rejected by Charlie and crew. It’s rejected in Sept and Nov 1530. Charlie gives the Lutherans till April 1531 to submit to Rome or the sword.

1994 CCC: our infallibilists in paragraphs #402-403 discusses the universality of sin and death, along with overwhelming misery.

Westminster Larger Catechism 187:

Q. 187. How is the Lord's prayer to be used?
A. The Lord's prayer is not only for direction, as a pattern, according to which we are to make other prayers; but may also be used as a prayer, so that it be done with understanding, faith, reverence, and other graces necessary to the right performance of the duty of prayer.