Evening Prayer

For Psalm 22, Prof. Calvin on 22.27 notes that this is fulfilled completely in Christ—true knowledge of Christ results from the knowledge of Him and meditation upon His works.

Zondervan Pictorial Bible: comments on Adam and Eve.

ISBE on the dating of Exodus: Prof. R. K. Harrison expresses hope for future archaeological efforts.

For Genesis 9.18-29: Prof. Keil comments on Shem, Japhet and Ham. Shem will be the recipient and heir of the blessings of salvation. Japhet’s descendants were the Persians, Macedonians and Romans. Ham’s descendants were the Canaanites, Carthaginians, Phoenicians, and Egyptians.

For Judges 5, Prof. Keil speaks of the “champions in the fight” in Deborah’s song of victory.

For Isaiah 9.8-21, Prof. Henry speaks of the foretold judgments and threatenings against Israel, 10 tribes, Ephraim and Samaria.

ISBE on Luke: Dr. E. E. Ellis comments on the 2-source theory, Streeter’s 4-source theology, objections to Marcan priority, and that there is no criterion to identify Q as 1 or more sources.

For Mathew 6.19-34, Prof. Jamieson talks about God’s providence and the lilies of the field.

For Romans 5.12-21, Prof. Hodge notes that all men die because of Adam.

For Revelation 21.9-28, Prof. Henry notes that for the present the communion is mixed with hypocrites who are openly profane and vicious. However, they cannot intrude into the New Jerusalem.

Frederick Copleston’s “History of Philosophy: Greece and Rome (1.1):” comments on the human intellect’s search for truth, sometimes ending in an intellectual cul-de-sac. Bona fide attempts of past thinkers to get at the truth.

EDT: Deism: Deists disbelieve miracles, direct interventions in the natural order, the Trinity, Incarnation, biblical authority, atonement, election or any other supernatural redemptive acts. They believe in a Supreme Being, worship, good works and rewards.

Systematic Theology (locus 2), Prof. Hodge discusses more errors of Rome, refuting infallibility. He’s cited Arianism and Augustinianism. Now, he notes the prolific errors of meritorious good works, Purgatory, and the Lord’s Supper as a propitiatory sacrifice.

For Theology Proper (locus 2), Prof. Reymond comments on John 1.1 and 1.18 as the pre-existent, uncreated and personal Son and God.

For Eschatology (locus 7), Prof. Berkhof notes that liberals have no eschatology worth the name and they generally disregarded the eschatological teaching of Jesus, cherry-picking things for the social hope of the kingdom. Barth, however, did stress eschatology. It remains the least developed locus of theology, often being appended to soteriology.

ODCC: Gregory 13 (1502-1585): Pope since 1572, taught law Bologna until 1539, sent to Trent as one of the Pope’s jurists, advances the Counter-Reformation, favors the Jesuits and sets up the English College to train missionaries for England.

For Apostolic Christianity, Vol. 1 (1-100) Prof. Schaff begins to discusses Peter’s work in Jerusalem.

For Medieval Christianity, Vol. 4 (590-1073), Prof. Schaff comments on the weak successors of Charlemagne.

For the Swiss Reformation Vol. 8 (1519-1605), Prof. Schaff notes that Calvin takes up his work in Geneva in September 1536.

For Dr. Cranmer, Prof. MacCulloch, 108, notes that Cranmer met with Warham’s archepiscopal clique and entrenched set. He had to begin supplying local niches for clerical protégés. He faced the formidable leadership of Canterbury Priory as well as the Canterbury Observant Friars.  

For the Creeds of Christendom, Vol. 1, Prof. Schaff comments on the two editions of the Augsburg Confession, the Invariata and the Variata. The latter makes room for Calvinists.

1994 CCC: our infallibilists in paragraphs #452-456 notes that Jesus = God, Christ = Anointed One, the Hope of Israel, the Son of God, Lord = divine sovereignty, who came “For us men and our salvation.”

Westminster Confession of Faith 1.4:

4. The authority of the Holy Scripture, for which it ought to be believed, and obeyed, dependeth not upon the testimony of any man, or church; but wholly upon God (who is truth itself) the author thereof: and therefore it is to be received, because it is the Word of God.