Morning Prayer

“The Fundamentals—A Testimony to the Truth, Vol. 1:” in “History of Higher Criticism,” Dean Dyson Hague notes that the deviant dissectionist admit some narrative are true, others are mythgs, and miracles are impossible. And they seemed to liberal and “open-minded.” Halley’s “Bible Handbook:” gives an overview to 66 books written by 40 some authors of varied skill-sets and backgrounds. For Psalm 27, Prof. Calvin mucks up (again)an otherwise perspicuous verse. Psalm 27.11: “Teach me Your way, LORD, and lead me on a level path because of my enemies.” Zondervan Pictorial Bible: “Isaac:” a broad introduction as the second progenitor of the Hebrews. ISBE on “Leviticus:” more comments on the dissectionists. For Genesis 20: Prof. Keil comments on Abraham’s sojourn in Gerar. For Judges 11.1ff., Prof. Keil comments on Jepthah’s empowerment by the Spirit and the defeat of the Ammonites. For Isaiah 12.1-2, Prof. Henry comments on the song of praise. ISBE on Johannine Theology, Prof. I. Howard Marshall comments (again) on the “world” with it moral tones in Johannine literature. For Mathew 10.5-15, Prof. Jamieson begins his comments on the commands of Jesus as his disciples head out on their mission of preaching and healing. They are empowered for this. We ask, what was the impact on recipients of that ministry as well as on the disciples themselves? The JEDP boys aren't gonna like the miracle part. Bultmann, wanna add anything? For Romans 7, Prof. Hodge notes that the law excites sin and convicts of sin. For Acts 2.1ff., Prof. Henry read 2.1-4, the beginning of Pentecost. Frederick Copleston’s “History of Philosophy: Greece and Rome (1.1):” review of the history of Sophism. A multi-faceted movement and not all of it was bad, although that is the larger allegation inherited from Plato. EDT: “Abraham Kuyper (1837-1920):” Dutch Prime Minister who writes articles in several fields. For Systematic Theology (locus 2), Prof. Hodge goes into the vastness of the universe with a tour through astronomy in connection with the teleological argument. For Theology Proper (locus 2), Prof. Reymond concludes his section on the eternal decrees of God. The language of the Westminster standards are detectable (again). Wonderful exposition in this chapter. For Theology Proper (locus 2), Prof. Berkhof outlines ecclesiology and the sacraments. ODCC: Hildegaard (1098-1179): abbess in Rupertsberg near Bingen and visionary mystic. Her numerous writings are enumerated. For Apostolic Christianity, Vol. 1 (1-100) Prof. Schaff offers an excursus on the dual imprisonment view of Paul in Rome. For Medieval Christianity, Vol. 4 (590-1073), Prof. Schaff comments on the “Trials by Ordeal” now said to include, of all things, the Eucharist. For the Swiss Reformation Vol. 8 (1519-1605), Prof. Schaff continues the length letter by Calvin to a friend who has lost his son. For Dr. Cranmer, Prof. MacCulloch cites Philip Newman Brooks who discerns Cranmer’s 3-fold phase of trannies, Lutheran connies and the Reformed view. Too bad Brooks has failed to see that connies are trannies without Aristotle. Both are bone-munchy-crunchers as Papists. For the Creeds of Christendom, Vol. 1, Prof. Schaff comments on the “hyper-Calvinism” of one part of the Formula of Concord regarding original sin but then denies irresistible grace and the perseverance of the saints. Hence, the failing God. 1994 CCC: our infallibilists in paragraphs #683-684 offers us the usurpative, errant, and arrogant view of ex opere operato in baptism, controlled by the hierarchy of priests. Lutherans are Romanizers in this as well. Westminster Confession of Faith 11.6: 6. The justification of believers under the old testament was, in all these respects, one and the same with the justification of believers under the new testament.