Morning Prayer
For
Psalm 24, Prof. Calvin notes how David separates hypocrites from the true
God-fearers.
Zondervan
Pictorial Bible: Exodus: comments are offered about the number 630,000 for the
Exodus.
ISBE
on the route of the Exodus: Prof. T. V. Brisko argues that the central route for
the Exodus is untenable.
For
Genesis 11.27-25.11: Prof. Keil comments on the covenant of grace and Abraham.
For Judges
6.1-16, Prof. Keil comments on the Angel of the LORD, delightfully identifying
Him with the pre-existent Son of God, a view held by many early teachers.
For
Isaiah 10.5-19, Prof. Henry notes that Assyria has its own purposes in
conquering northern Israel (pride and bigger kitchens) while God has His own
infallible and holy purposes.
For
Mathew 7.13-29, Prof. Jamieson comments on the awful statement of Jesus
statement to hypocrites.
For
Romans 5.12-21, Prof. Hodge comments on the “all” of those justified by Christ,
delimited to the elect.
For Acts
1.1-5, Prof. Henry speaks of the 40 days of Christ’s post-resurrectional
appearances.
Frederick
Copleston’s “History of Philosophy: Greece and Rome (1.1):” comments on the
Pythagorean view of an ascetic life, but also the “vigor of the soul.”
EDT:
Interpretation of the Bible: comments on the “sensus plenior” of the text.
For
Systematic Theology (locus 2), Prof. Hodge addresses the relation of science,
facts, and the Bible.
For
Theology Proper (locus 2), Prof. Reymond comments on “only begotten,” “begotten
not made,” God of God, Light of Light,” in the Nicene Creed.
For Eschatology
(locus 7), Prof. Berkhof shoots down the idea of soul sleep after death.
ODCC:
Cuthbert (d, 687), Bishop of Lindisfarne. Monk of Melrose in 651. Accepted the Roman
tonsure and dating of Easter. Made bishop of Lindisfarne in 685. Buried in
Lindisfarne, but due to Danish invasions, he body was finally laid to rest in
Durham Cathedral in 999.
For
Apostolic Christianity, Vol. 1 (1-100) Prof. Schaff comments on James, the
brother of Jesus, and a succeeding line of Bishops or Chieftains in Jerusalem.
15 in succession to James.
For
Medieval Christianity, Vol. 4 (590-1073), Prof. Schaff offers 11th
century protests to the venality, greed, avarice, and licentiousness of Popes.
For
the Swiss Reformation Vol. 8 (1519-1605), Prof. Schaff comments on the “liturgical
forms” of Calvin who was not opposed to liturgical worship. Schaff notes that
these fell into disuse in Scotland and America with searches for pastoral and
congregational freedoms.
For
Dr. Cranmer, Prof. MacCulloch comments on the continuing opposition of
Stokesley, Longland and Nix to Cranmer’s titles, proposed visitations, and
ecclesiastical courts—1534-1535.
For
the Creeds of Christendom, Vol. 1, Prof. Schaff comments on Melancthon’s
concurrence with Calvin and Bullinger on the Eucharistic presence, while
signing off from predestination.
1994
CCC: our infallibilists in paragraphs #530-533 offers an enlightening section
on the “silence” of Christ’s early life and work at Nazareth, to wit,
identifying with the masses of live in quietness and regularity of life without
notoriety. Very nice for the
infallibilists.
Westminster Confession of Faith 4.2:
2. After God had made all other
creatures, he created man, male and female, with reasonable and immortal souls,
endued with knowledge, righteousness, and true holiness, after his own image;
having the law of God written in their hearts, and power to fulfill it: and yet
under a possibility of transgressing, being left to the liberty of their own
will, which was subject unto change. Beside this law written in their hearts,
they received a command, not to eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and
evil; which while they kept, they were happy in their communion with God, and
had dominion over the creatures.
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