Morning Prayer

For Psalm 25, Prof. Calvin elaborates on the great promise that God “teaches” those who fear and follow Him. Zondervan Pictorial Bible: “Levites:” 48 cities of refuge. ISBE on “Levi:” 48 cities of refuge. For Genesis 14.1-12: Prof. Keil discusses the war with the 5 kings. For Judges 7.10ff., Prof. Keil discusses the battle against the Midianities. For Isaiah 10.20-23, Prof. Henry shifts to the great promises of preservation of the remnant. ISBE on Johannine Theology, Prof. I. Howard Marshall discusses “glory, love and truth” as the 3-fold characterization. For Mathew 8.5-22, Prof. Jamieson comments on the hesitating disciple with an excuse for dilly-dallying. For Romans 5.12-21, Prof. Hodge discusses Augustus and Pelagius on original sin. For Acts 1.6-11, Prof. Henry discusses Jesus’s final and parting words before the Ascension. Frederick Copleston’s “History of Philosophy: Greece and Rome (1.1):” attempts to distance Parmenides from 19th century Idealism—and it doesn’t seem to work. EDT: Transcendalists: a long list of poets, writers and others are given, including Henry David Thoreau and Henry Ellery Channing. For Systematic Theology (locus 2), Prof. Hodge discusses the “innate knowledge” of God. For Theology Proper (locus 2), Prof. Reymond, as usual, does a sterling job of discussing the decrees of God. A go-to on this issue. For Eschatology (locus 7), Prof. Berkhof gives a sterling list of names of serious scholars holding to a generic premillennialism. Impressive list. ODCC: Eusebius (260-340): the bigot author of the article whines uselessly and wrongly about Eusebius’s poor writing style. A puffy Etonian? Eusebius’s writing style is fine, clear, and accessible. For Apostolic Christianity, Vol. 1 (1-100) Prof. Schaff gives more background on Christ’s apprehension of Saul the bigoted persecutor of Christians. For Medieval Christianity, Vol. 4 (590-1073), Prof. Schaff gives three reasons for the Constantinople debate—they can be summed up in the word “pride.” For the Swiss Reformation Vol. 8 (1519-1605), Prof. Schaff offers a kindly letter from Calvin to Luther in 1543—Calvin longing to have a face-to-face for consultation. For Dr. Cranmer, Prof. MacCulloch comments on the death of Catherine of Aragan in Jan 1536. On the day of her funeral at Peterborough Cathedral, Anne of Boleyn miscarries with a boy child. The Prof. notes that the irony was not lost on Harry and his sinister retreat to divine judgments and Leviticus, to wit, the curse on him. For the Creeds of Christendom, Vol. 1, Prof. Schaff comments on Melanchthon’s retreat from the Eucharist view of Bone-munchy-crunchers with their Wafer-God. 1994 CCC: our infallibilists in paragraphs #585-586 once again outshine decadent Protestants on Jesus and the Temple. Have a seat, Dr. Bultmann, and learn from your superiors—Romanist superiors at that. Westminster Confession of Faith 7.4: 4. This covenant of grace is frequently set forth in Scripture by the name of a testament, in reference to the death of Jesus Christ the Testator, and to the everlasting inheritance, with all things belonging to it, therein bequeathed.