Morning Prayer

“The Fundamentals—A Testimony to the Truth, Vol. 1:” in “History of Higher Criticism,” Dean Dyson Hague comments on the precommitments and presuppositions controlling the (ir-) rationalists. Purely by faith in their anti-metaphysical assumptions. Halley’s “Bible Handbook:” makes a point to go to church. ISBE on “Leviticus:” comments on the developed ANE liturgical-religious practices as quite developed and fixed, contrary to Wellhausen’s evolutionary theory. For Genesis 19: Prof. Keil comments on the heavenly visitors getting Lot and family out of Sodom. For Judges 11.1ff., Prof. Keil comments on Jepthah’s ambassadors to the Ammonitish leadership prior to war. For Isaiah 12.1-2, Prof. Henry comments on the hymn of praise following the Messianic paragraph of chapter 11. ISBE on Johannine Theology, Prof. I. Howard Marshall notes that the “world” in John’s thought has a moral aspect—the “world” of darkness and lies. For Mathew 10.1ff., Prof. Jamieson comments on “prayer and preparation” for sending forth laborers for the harvest. For Romans 7, Prof. Hodge summarizes 7.1-6. For Acts 1.15-26, Prof. Henry comments on the prayer in the selection of Matthias. Frederick Copleston’s “History of Philosophy: Greece and Rome (1.1):” notes that skepticism was one by-product of pre-Socratic musings and polytheism. EDT: “John Knox (1514? - 1572):” supported programs for the poor and education for all. For Systematic Theology (locus 2), Prof. Hodge continues his exquisite handling of the teleological argument by a brief tour of animals and the vegetable realms. For Theology Proper (locus 2), Prof. Reymond deals with the charge of God as the Author of sin if there are eternal decrees. For Theology Proper (locus 2), Prof. Berkhof gives his outline on the covenant of redemption, works and grace. ODCC: Hilary of Poitiers (315-379): Bishop of Poitiers, attendee at several Gallican Synods, a productive writer, and a semi-Origenist (it is claimed) with Monophysitic leanings. For Apostolic Christianity, Vol. 1 (1-100) Prof. Schaff traces Paul’s travels from Caesarea to Rome where he pens his epistles to Colossae, Philippi, and Ephesus. For Medieval Christianity, Vol. 4 (590-1073), Prof. Schaff comments on the “Ordeal”—a form of judgement of guilt or innocence by “ordeal—water or fire ordeals. If divine intervention occurs, acquittal. Sound pretty barbaric. For the Swiss Reformation Vol. 8 (1519-1605), Prof. Schaff comments on Calvin’s loss of his wife. For Dr. Cranmer, Prof. MacCulloch talks about Bullinger’s vast and industrious correspondence regime that brings in Cranmer. For the Creeds of Christendom, Vol. 1, Prof. Schaff lays out the debates leading to the 1577 Form of Concord. 1994 CCC: our infallibilists in paragraphs #670-672 comments on the seventh article of the Creed: “he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.” The decadent Protestants have no second, personal, visible, final and adjudicatory coming. Westminster Confession of Faith 11.3: 3. Christ, by his obedience and death, did fully discharge the debt of all those that are thus justified, and did make a proper, real, and full satisfaction to his Father's justice in their behalf. Yet, inasmuch as he was given by the Father for them; and his obedience and satisfaction accepted in their stead; and both, freely, not for anything in them; their justification is only of free grace; that both the exact justice and rich grace of God might be glorified in the justification of sinners.