Evening Prayer

For Psalm 22, Prof. Calvin discusses the fraternal alliance we have with Christ and the blessings of adoption to the nations.

ISBE on the dating of Exodus: Prof. R. K. Harrison closes in one the 480 years of I Kings 6.1.

For Genesis 9-1-7: Prof. Keil discusses the civic principle, as he calls it, of the command to take the life of a murderer.

For Judges 4-5, Prof. Keil discusses Deborah, Barak and the gathering for war.

For Isaiah 9.1-7, Prof. Henry describe the Everlasting Father from everlasting to everlasting, the Father of the great work of redemption—creating peace, preserving peace, commanding peace, reigned in peace and is our Peace.

ISBE on Luke: Dr. E. E. Ellis comments on the renewed appreciation of Luke not just as an historian, but as a theologian—a man with an acute eye.

For Mathew 6.19-34, Prof. Jamieson comments on having a singular vision—of the outward and inward eye—spiritually.

For Romans 5.12-21, Prof. Hodge comments on the scope and theme of the passage: through one man, death to all, the infliction of the penalty as a law transgression, and yet multitudes died before Moses and the Law.

For Revelation 21.9-28, Prof. Henry describes the New Jerusalem where there is an exact order of streets and where every saint has his proper mansion. The saints are at rest, but not passive rest, but in communion with God and one another.

Frederick Copleston’s “History of Philosophy: Greece and Rome (1.1):” he notes that cultured men should be aware of the great thinkers, great painters and sculptors, e.g., Shakespeare and Michelangelo.

EDT: Arianism: about 332-333, Arius meets with Constantine and a compromise is initiated. Arius was readmitted to communion by the Synod of Jerusalem, but many active bishops opposed him. He died about 335-336. Yet, an Empire-wide debate ensued leading the 381 Council of Constantinople.

or Systematic Theology (locus 2), Prof. Hodge outlines the fallibility of the so-called infallible church.

For Theology Proper (locus 2), Prof. Reymond gloriously outlines Jude’s Christology in that small letter of 25 verses.

For Ecclesiology (locus 6), Prof. Berkhof discusses the proper participants in the LORD’s Supper, excluding children until they can properly discern the Table as per Paul in Corinthians.  

ODCC: Gregory VII: (1021-1085): apparently Hildebrand has been rehabilitated as a reformist who reconciled Berengar of Tours to Rome. Yet, he struggled in united East and West and struggled with Henry IV.

For Apostolic Christianity, Vol. 1 (1-100) Prof. Schaff notes that the rationalists cut the Gordian knot of Pentecost by denying miracles or attributing fraud or delusion to the narrator. Tongues was “logically impossible, psychological and morally impossible.” Rationalists are irrationalists.

For Medieval Christianity, Vol. 4 (590-1073), Prof. Schaff comments on the German Empire and brings one down to Charles V holding the crown of Spain, Austria and the Empire.

For the Swiss Reformation Vol. 8 (1519-1605), Prof. Schaff comments on Calvin’s Institutes on Christian liberty and predestination.

For Dr. Cranmer, Prof. MacCulloch discusses the Maid of Kent, or, Elizabeth Barton, patronized by the Warham-Fisher circle.

For the Creeds of Christendom, Vol. 1, Prof. Schaff discusses the 1853 Evangelical Alliance of Lutherans, Reformed, Evangelical Unionists and Moravians versus or in opposition to the rationalists and Papists.

1994 CCC: our infallibilists in paragraphs #436-438 discusses “anointing” for priests, kings and sometimes prophets in the discussion of Jesus as Messiah, the Anointed One. The libboes-devils could learn some things from these infallibilists.

Westminster Larger Catechism 196:

Q. 196. What doth the conclusion of the Lord's prayer teach us?
A. The conclusion of the Lord's prayer (which is, For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.) teacheth us to enforce our petitions with arguments, which are to be taken, not from any worthiness in ourselves, or in any other creature, but from God; and with our prayers to join praises, ascribing to God alone eternal sovereignty, omnipotency, and glorious excellency; in regard whereof, as he is able and willing to help us, so we by faith are emboldened to plead with him that he would, and quietly to rely upon him, that he will fulfill our requests. And, to testify this our desire and assurance, we say, Amen.