Morning Prayer: 9/26/2022

Halley’s “Bible Handbook:” describes Napoleon, his team of scholars, their visit to Egypt, the archaeological discoveries and the Rosetta stone with Greek, Egyptian and a their language, a “demotic” language.

For Psalm 30, Prof. Calvin comments on David’s conclusion to the Psalm—a return to thanksgiving.

Zondervan Pictorial Bible: “Israel:” discusses the final days and approaches to the Promised Land.

For Genesis 26: Prof. Keil discusses Isaac’s final days.

For Judges 16, Prof. Keil brings us to the final days of Samson with the Philistines.

For Isaiah 14, Prof. Henry concludes verses 1-3 as the narrative will return to the Babylonian King. Buckle up.

For Romans 8.10, Prof. Hodge comments on the indwelling and conquest of Christ’s Spirit in the believer.

For Acts 2.14-36, Prof. Henry, finally, after detours, makes his beginning on Peter’s actual sermon.

Frederick Copleston’s “History of Philosophy: Greece and Rome (1.1):” talks about Antithenes again as Copleston comments on the offshoots of the Socratic school.

EDT: “Law of God:” the beginnings are offered noting that the OT law is embedded in the NT. We’re watching.

For Theology Proper (locus 2): Prof. Hodge discusses the man-centered theologies of Compte, Ritschl and others with the exaggerated sense of their Egos.

For Theology Proper (locus 2), Prof. Reymond discusses the creation of man.

For Theology Proper (locus 2), Prof. Berkhof wonks around a bit on the attributes of God.

ODCC: “Abjuration Oath:” discusses the oath of abjuration of the Stuart monarchy in the late 17^th century.

For Apostolic Christianity, Vol. 1 (1-100) Prof. Schaff theorizes as to the start-ups of the Christian church in Rome, alluding to Suetonius description of Claudius’s ejection of Jews from Rome over “Chrestus” and insurrectionism.

For Medieval Christianity, Vol. 4 (590-1073), Prof. Schaff discusses the church-state relationship that develops in the post-Constantinian church—Ethelbert in England, Clovis in France, Charlemagne and throughout the early, middle, and high medieval period.

For the Swiss Reformation Vol. 8 (1519-1605), Prof. Schaff tries to convert Calvin into universalism. Schaff’s agenda is softly pedaled.

For Dr. Cranmer, Prof. MacCulloch clearly delineates Dr. Cranmer as an Augustinian, double predestinarian, and in full possession of Reformed soteriology, as the engagements are noted in his exchanges with Henry VIII over the Bishops’ Book.

For the Creeds of Christendom, Vol. 1, Prof. Schaff talks about the 1655 confession that impugns Romanists, Catholics, and all Calvinists. Ultra-Lutheran orthodoxy.

1994 CCC: our infallibilists in paragraphs #790ff. explore, workably, the doctrine of the union with Christ, while side-slipping into the discussion very quietly the issue of baptism. They hide ex opere operato.

Westminster Confession of Faith 16.3:

3. Their ability to do good works is not at all of themselves, but wholly from the Spirit of Christ. And that they may be enabled thereunto, beside the graces they have already received, there is required an actual influence of the same Holy Spirit, to work in them to will, and to do, of his good pleasure: yet are they not hereupon to grow negligent, as if they were not bound to perform any duty unless upon a special motion of the Spirit; but they ought to be diligent in stirring up the grace of God that is in them.