Morning Prayer

Halley’s “Bible Handbook:” discusses the importance of knowing the setting, context, geography, and culture in Biblical books. For Psalm 29, Prof. Calvin notes how powerful God speaks in nature. Send the memo over to Karl at Basel. Zondervan Pictorial Bible: “Isaiah:” discusses the varied themes and motifs of Isaiah. God’s majesty, holiness, judgements, promises and glory. ISBE on “Leviticus:” opens the discussion of “sacrifices.” Send the memo to Dr. Baker of Messiah College. For Genesis 23: Prof. Keil engages in financial discussions with the elders to buy a plot of land in which to bury Sarah. For Judges 13-16, Prof. Keil continues to discuss Samson’s strengths and weaknesses. For Isaiah 13.6-18, Prof. Henry gives the excoriation of the Babylonians, autonomy questers from Adam, Seth, Noah, and Abraham’s God. ISBE on Johannine Theology, Prof. I. Howard Marshall discusses “know” and “knowledge,” the cognitive component of “faith.” For Romans 7, Prof. Hodge discusses two models—those denying that St. Paul is talking about the believer (e.g., Arminian Wesley) or those affirming he is talking about the believer (a majority report). For Acts 2.5-13, Prof. Henry discusses the miracle of tongues—real languages. Frederick Copleston’s “History of Philosophy: Greece and Rome (1.1):” who is the real Socrates? Plato or Aristotle’s version? EDT: “Last Day/Days:” F1 and F2 are discussed in the NT. For Systematic Theology (locus 2), Prof. Hodge asks whether atheism and agnosticism are even possible? Van Til, we’d add, would say no as do we. For Theology Proper (locus 2), Prof. Reymond gets quirky and inexplicable in this section. Not sure where he is going, but he’s dealing with the purpose of creation and providence. For Theology Proper (locus 2), Prof. Berkhof discusses species of agnosticism and whether, in reality, it exists at all, but is just another form of autonomy-questing and repression. ODCC: ABC George Abbot (1562-1633): a fair summary of this ABC, his engagements with Romanists and Puritans, and his role in crowning Charles 1. For Apostolic Christianity, Vol. 1 (1-100) Prof. Schaff is still long-talking Acts 15. Long-talking for some odd reason. For Medieval Christianity, Vol. 4 (590-1073), Prof. Schaff discusses hospitals as works of charity in the medieval period. For the Swiss Reformation Vol. 8 (1519-1605), Prof. Schaff notes the acclamation with which Calvin was greeted upon return to Geneva. For Dr. Cranmer, Prof. MacCulloch discusses the exhaustion of the Bishops in putting together a committee product of the Ten Articles. For the Creeds of Christendom, Vol. 1, Prof. Schaff discusses predestination in the Formula of Concord, 1577, plus the universalism of divine desires and its proto-Arminianism, differing but agreeing in some respects. 1994 CCC: our infallibilists in paragraphs #729-731 describes Pentecost, unproblematically. Westminster Confession of Faith 13.1: CHAPTER 13 Of Sanctification 1. They, who are once effectually called, and regenerated, having a new heart, and a new spirit created in them, are further sanctified, really and personally, through the virtue of Christ's death and resurrection, by his Word and Spirit dwelling in them: the dominion of the whole body of sin is destroyed, and the several lusts thereof are more and more weakened and mortified; and they more and more quickened and strengthened in all saving graces, to the practice of true holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord.