Evening Prayer

For Psalm 25, Prof. Calvin zeroes in on effectual calling and perseverance of the believer. Zondervan Pictorial Bible: Levitical arrangements: variously. Some minister in the tabernacle, some transport the tabernacle and there’s a “bottom echelon” (the author’s words) that carries on more menial duties of the tabernacle. ISBE on “Letters:” the article finishes by discussing Graeco-Roman convention in epistolary literature. For Genesis 12.10ff.: Prof. Keil comments on Abram’s auctioning off of Sara to Pharoah as his “half-sister.” His faith and integrity went down the sewer. For Judges 7.10ff., Prof. Keil comments on Gideon’s force reduction and combat arrangements. For Isaiah 10.5-19, Prof. Henry continues to hit the peanut with a hammer, to wit, outlining Sennacherib’s sinful thoughts. ISBE on Johannine Theology, Prof. I. Howard Marshall comments on “Glory” in John’s Gospel. For Mathew 8.1-4, Prof. Jamieson comments on the leper’s faith. Faith that results in speech. For Romans 5.12-21, Prof. Hodge again makes it abundantly clear that imputation is Biblical. For Acts 1.6-11, Prof. Henry camps on the notion of the Apostles’ obsession with the coming of the theocratic kingdom, 1.6. Frederick Copleston’s “History of Philosophy: Greece and Rome (1.1):” Copleston owns it: pantheism deifies evil and sin. Heraclitus was a pantheist. ??. EDT: Racovian Catechism (1605): a Polish production enshrining Anti-Trinitarianism. For Systematic Theology (locus 2), Prof. Hodge discusses full, verbal, plenary inspiration and why it’s the view of the Biblical writers themselves. For Theology Proper (locus 2), Prof. Reymond distances himself from eternal generation and eternal procession. For Eschatology (locus 7), Prof. Berkhof comments on Paul and John’s views of the Antichrist/s. ODCC: Gottfried Arnold (1666-1714): a German pietist and Professor of Theology, variously. For Apostolic Christianity, Vol. 1 (1-100) Prof. Schaff comments on Paul’s use of three classical sources in his writings, showing familiarity with Greek literature to some extent, at least. For Medieval Christianity, Vol. 4 (590-1073), Prof. Schaff observes the pre-Hildebrandian degradation of the Papacy, but Hildebrand is a reformer in the Cluniac mold and he’ll go to Rome in a servile capacity until he’s made Pope (1073). The Papacy will arise to a new zenith under him. For the Swiss Reformation Vol. 8 (1519-1605), Prof. Schaff details the plague in Strassburg and Calvin’s loss of close friends. For Dr. Cranmer, Prof. MacCulloch is still dealing with the Cranmer-Lisle dustup that recurs over some years. Crum saves Cram a few times, again. For the Creeds of Christendom, Vol. 1, Prof. Schaff comments on Prof. Major, Prof. at Wittenberg, whereby he announced the meritoriousness and necessity of good works to salvation. That doesn’t go over well. 1994 CCC: our infallibilists once again outshine the confessions of mainline libboes talkers. We’re not Romanists, but we can see they respect Biblical “history” without things like process theology and other philosophic distractions and denials. Oh well, God knows the time when they’ll go to the woodchipper. Westminster Confession of Faith 6.3: 3. They being the root of all mankind, the guilt of this sin was imputed; and the same death in sin, and corrupted nature, conveyed to all their posterity descending from them by ordinary generation.