Morning Prayer--8/30/2022

Halley’s “Bible Handbook:” discusses weather patterns in Israel including agricultural implications. For Psalm 29, Prof. Calvin focuses the sovereign and infinity of God who “strengthens” His people. The basis for confidence. Zondervan Pictorial Bible: “Ishmael:” discusses the descendants and their regional tribes. ISBE on “Leviticus:” discusses the piety of offerors of offerings. For Genesis 25: Prof. Keil discusses the descendants of Keturah. For Judges 14, Prof. Keil discusses Samson’s desire for marriage to a Philistine girl, a violation of the Mosaic rule to marry within the faith and covenant. PRACTICAL: teach marriage to a believing spouse. For Isaiah 13.19-22, Prof. Henry comments on the destruction of Babylon. PRACTICAL: toss the Socinians and decadent Protestants aft of the stern into the wake, the decadent theologians that is, e.g. Barth and Bultmann. ISBE on Johannine Theology, Prof. I. Howard Marshall comments on the “community” of the “sheepfold.” Not just individual faith and obedience but expressed in the church. PRACTICAL: an isolated Christian is an oxymoron. For Mathew 11.20-30, Prof. Jamieson notes how Jesus lays down some smack on Bethsaida and Chorazin in the final judgement. PRACTICAL: resist the Jesus in the “nice guy” who never spoke of judgement and condemnation. For Romans 8, Prof. Hodge discusses “Therefore” and “now” in 8.1. “Therefore there is now no condemnation…” PRACTICAL: the predicate to all assurance, comfort and reaffirmation. For Acts 2.14-36, Prof. Henry comments on the courage of Peter, once a shrinker and now a public, forgiven herald. Frederick Copleston’s “History of Philosophy: Greece and Rome (1.1):” some more blah-blah about Socrates on virtue and knowledge. PRACTICAL: move it along, Fred. EDT: “Last Judgment:” discusses the strong language of 2 Peter and Jude. PRACTICAL: never lose sight of the Second Coming, even if all others are asleep. For Systematic Theology (locus 2), Prof. Hodge discusses materialism in section 3 of anti-theism. PRACTICAL: reconsider materialism as a philosophy, e.g. Locke (although he was religious). For Theology Proper (locus 2), Prof. Reymond discusses the 2-covenant view: works and grace. He discusses Murray’s dislike of the covenant of works. For Theology Proper (locus 2), Prof. Berkhof comments on the relationship of God’s Being and His attributes. PRACTICAL: keeps the high view of God in mind. Maintain course and bearing. Keep the WSC central. ODCC: “General Superintendents:” a term used by Lutherans for their Bishops. They work with the Synods and consistories. For Apostolic Christianity, Vol. 1 (1-100) Prof. Schaff is still blabbing in a blab-a-thon on Acts 15. PRACTICAL: keep Schaff on a short leash. For Medieval Christianity, Vol. 4 (590-1073), Prof. Schaff comments on the universality of the church in the medieval period that took on temporal and civil functions. PRACTICAL: further reviews are ordered up for the medieval period. For the Swiss Reformation Vol. 8 (1519-1605), Prof. Schaff comments on Calvin’s love of the visible and invisible church, wishing not for secession from the holy, catholic church, but a reformation of it. PRACTICAL: perhaps practical for those in the TEC orbit, although they are actively hostile to fundamentalists like this WCF-BCP man. Period. Fact. Enjoy the exile. Surrender not one inch to the derelicts in hats. For Dr. Cranmer, Prof. MacCulloch comments on Dr. Cranmer’s deployment of land leases to repel incursions by greed aristocrats. Date: 1537. PRACTICAL: Cranmer deploys legal assets to help him, as should we when assaulted. For the Creeds of Christendom, Vol. 1, Prof. Schaff comments on the Formula of Concord of 1577, faulting it as too exacting and too uncharitable. PRACTICAL: rebuke Schaff for his unionist agenda. Lutherans are Romanist on the sacraments and are Arminians, period. 1994 CCC: our infallibilists in paragraphs #760-762 affirm a “foreshadowing” of the church in the OT. Wrong. The church goes back to Eden and is not a foreshadowing but is the real deal. PRACTICAL: a rebuke to JP2 and B16. Westminster Confession of Faith 15.1: CHAPTER 15 Of Repentance unto Life 1. Repentance unto life is an evangelical grace, the doctrine whereof is to be preached by every minister of the gospel, as well as that of faith in Christ. PRACTICAL: keep using MP and EP daily. Repentance is a daily work before God.