Morning Prayer

Halley’s “Bible Handbook:” discusses the overview of the NT. For Psalm 28, Prof. Calvin comments on some usual themes—e.g., perseverance in trials Zondervan Pictorial Bible: “Isaiah:” discusses 13-23, introducing the varied nations facing the God of all nations. Marcion, last seen heading downwards at high speeds in his abhorrence of God’s holiness, justice and righteousness. ISBE on “Leviticus:” discusses cleanness and uncleanness, ceremonial and hygienic. For Genesis 22: Prof. Keil introduces the story of Abraham, Isaac, and the sacrificial offering of the promised son. For Judges 12.1ff., Prof. Keil, for some reason, is lingering on the Jepthah story. He introduces the notion of “spiritual sacrifice,” the offering oneself to God’s service. For Isaiah 13, Prof. Henry comments on agents of judgment on Babylon—agents as God’s servants, sinners punishing sinners. ISBE on Johannine Theology, Prof. I. Howard Marshall wrongly says that faith is not the product of the new birth, reflecting his Arminianism. For Mathew 10.22-42, Prof. Jamieson discusses the conflicts awaiting Jesus’s disciples as they head out as ministers of the kingdom. For Romans 7, Prof. Hodge discusses the “law of sin” residing in Paul’s members warring against the law of his mind. For Acts 2.1ff., Prof. Henry discusses more details about the abiding presence of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, another theophany. Frederick Copleston’s “History of Philosophy: Greece and Rome (1.1):” Socrates is introduced, being born c. 470 BC and dying in 399 BC. EDT: “Lamb of God:” discusses the Johannine references used by John the Baptist. For Systematic Theology (locus 2), Prof. Hodge discusses “mind” and “soul” as evidences of intelligent design by an extramundane God. For Theology Proper (locus 2), Prof. Reymond over-wonks on Genesis 1.1-3. For Theology Proper (locus 2), Prof. Berkhof notes how God is often identified with the social order or an immanentism of pantheism. A social order without the Person God of Scriptures. ODCC: “Gelasius of Cyzicus (c.375):” wrote an Acta of the Nicene Council to refuse Monophysites, citing Eusebius, Rufinus, Socrates, and Theodoret. For Apostolic Christianity, Vol. 1 (1-100) Prof. Schaff discusses again the Judaizing and Gentile communities of Acts 15. For Medieval Christianity, Vol. 4 (590-1073), Prof. Schaff reviews the mixing of Christianity amongst the barbarian European kingdoms in the post-fall period of the Roman Imperium. Civilizing influences of charity. For the Swiss Reformation Vol. 8 (1519-1605), Prof. Schaff describes the hot takes and hot demands, widely asserted, of calls to recall Calvin to Geneva in 1541. Several cities, magistrates, and theologians. For Dr. Cranmer, Prof. MacCulloch describe the committee dustups over the sacrament of confirmation in the Bishops’ Book with AB Lee resorting to unwritten traditions, contrary to Crumell and Cranmer’s dicta to confine all arguments to Scripture. For the Creeds of Christendom, Vol. 1, Prof. Schaff describes the conflicts inside Lutheranism over Ubiquitarianism of Christ’s humanity, strongly asserted by Luther and, with conflicts, reasserted by the Formula of Concord. 1994 CCC: our infallibilists in paragraphs #707-708 ably discusses OT and NT theophanies. Westminster Confession of Faith 11.5: 5. God doth continue to forgive the sins of those that are justified; and, although they can never fall from the state of justification, yet they may, by their sins, fall under God's fatherly displeasure, and not have the light of his countenance restored unto them, until they humble themselves, confess their sins, beg pardon, and renew their faith and repentance.