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  • Psalms Book 5 NASB1995 (Full Audiobook)

    Daily Devotional Reading*Edited Subtitles & TranscriptThe Book Of Psalms New American Standard Bible (1995)Book 5 [107 - 150]Selah – May mean ‘Pause, Crescendo’ or ‘Musical Interlude’Maskil – Possibly, ‘Contemplative’, or ‘Didactic’, or ‘Skillful Psalm’Mikhtam – Possibly, ‘Epigrammatic Poem’, or ‘Atonement Psalm’Sheol – The nether world0:00 Psalm 107"The LORD Delivers Men from Manifold Troubles"5:40 Psalm 108"God Praised and Supplicated to Give Victory”7:48 Psalm 109"Vengeance Invoked upon Adversaries"12:06 Psalm 110"The Lord Gives Dominion to the King"13:22 Psalm 111"The LORD Praised for His Goodness"15:00 Psalm 112"Prosperity of the One Who Fears the LORD”16:35 Psalm 113"The LORD Exalts the Humble"17:48 Psalm 114"God’s Deliverance of Israel from Egypt"18:54 Psalm 115"Heathen Idols Contrasted with the LORD”21:13 Psalm 116"Thanksgiving for Deliverance from Death"23:33 Psalm 117"A Psalm of Praise"24:07 Psalm 118"Thanksgiving for the LORD’s Saving Goodness"28:03 Psalm 119"Meditations and Prayers Relating to the Law of God"49:19 Psalm 120"Prayer for Deliverance from the Treacherous"50:32 Psalm 121"The LORD the Keeper of Israel"51:46 Psalm 122"Prayer for the Peace of Jerusalem”53:08 Psalm 123“Prayer for the LORD’s Help”54:10 Psalm 124“Praise for Rescue from Enemies”55:24 Psalm 125“The LORD Surrounds His People”56:30 Psalm 126“Thanksgiving for Return from Captivity”57:46 Psalm 127“Prosperity Comes from the LORD”58:56 Psalm 128“Blessedness of the Fear of the LORD”1:00:02 Psalm 129“Prayer for the Overthrow of Zion’s Enemies”1:01:16 Psalm 130“Hope in the LORD’s Forgiving Love”1:02:27 Psalm 131“Childlike Trust in the LORD”1:03:22 Psalm 132“Prayer for the LORD’s Blessing upon the Sanctuary”1:06:13 Psalm 133“The Excellency of Brotherly Unity”1:07:07 Psalm 134“Greetings of Night Watchers”1:07:52 Psalm 135“Praise the LORD’s Wonderful Works. Vanity of Idols”1:11:02 Psalm 136“Thanks for the LORD’s Goodness to Israel”1:14:56 Psalm 137“An Experience of the Captivity”1:16:33 Psalm 138“Thanksgiving for the LORD’s Favour”1:18:18 Psalm 139“God’s Omnipresence and Omniscience”1:22:00 Psalm 140“Prayer for Protection against the Wicked”1:24:30 Psalm 141“An Evening Prayer for Sanctification and Protection”1:26:32 Psalm 142“Prayer for Help in Trouble”1:28:07 Psalm 143“Prayer for Deliverance and Guidance”1:30:38 Psalm 144“Prayer for Rescue and Prosperity”1:33:24 Psalm 145“The LORD Extolled for His Goodness”1:36:28 Psalm 146“The LORD an Abundant Helper”1:38:14 Psalm 147“Praise for Jerusalem’s Restoration and Prosperity”1:41:01 Psalm 148“The Whole Creation Invoked to Praise the LORD”1:43:06 Psalm 149“Israel Invoked to Praise the LORD”1:44:38 Psalm 150“A Psalm of Praise”Buymeacoffee: https://coff.ee/dsondailyreadings

    1 hr 47 min
  • Psalms Book 4 NASB1995 (Full Audiobook)

    Daily Devotional Reading*Edited Subtitles & TranscriptThe Book Of Psalms New American Standard Bible (1995)Book 4 (90 - 106)Selah – May mean ‘Pause, Crescendo’ or ‘Musical Interlude’Maskil – Possibly, ‘Contemplative’, or ‘Didactic’, or ‘Skillful Psalm’Mikhtam – Possibly, ‘Epigrammatic Poem’, or ‘Atonement Psalm’Sheol – The nether world0:00 Psalm 90“God’s Eternity and Man’s Transitoriness”2:56 Psalm 91“Security of the One Who Trusts in the Lord”5:17 Psalm 92“Praise for the Lord’s Goodness”7:41 Psalm 93“The Majesty of the Lord”8:56 Psalm 94“The Lord Implored to Avenge His People”12:07 Psalm 95“Praise to the Lord, and Warning against Unbelief”13:49 Psalm 96“A Call to Worship the Lord the Righteous Judge”15:54 Psalm 97“The Lord’s Power and Dominion”17:44 Psalm 98“A Call to Praise the Lord for His Righteousness”19:19 Psalm 99“Praise to the Lord for His Fidelity to Israel”20:55 Psalm 100“All Men Exhorted to Praise God” 22:01 Psalm 101"The Psalmist’s Profession of Uprightness"23:39 Psalm 102"Prayer of an Afflicted Man for Mercy on Himself and on Zion"27:49 Psalm 103"Praise for the Lord’s Mercies"31:11 Psalm 104"The Lord’s Care over All His Works"36:17 Psalm 105"The Lord’s Wonderful Works in Behalf of Israel"41:39 Psalm 106"Israel’s Rebelliousness and the Lord’s Deliverances"Buymeacoffee: https://coff.ee/dsondailyreadings

    49 min
  • Psalms Book 3 NASB1995 (Full Audiobook)

    Daily Devotional Reading*Edited Subtitles & TranscriptThe Book Of Psalms New American Standard Bible (1995)Book 3 (73 - 89)Selah – May mean ‘Pause, Crescendo’ or ‘Musical Interlude’Maskil – Possibly, ‘Contemplative’, or ‘Didactic’, or ‘Skillful Psalm’Mikhtam – Possibly, ‘Epigrammatic Poem’, or ‘Atonement Psalm’Sheol – The nether world0:00 Psalm 73“The End of the Wicked Contrasted with That of the Righteous”3:30 Psalm 74“An Appeal against the Devastation of the Land by the Enemy”6:50 Psalm 75“God Abases the Proud, but Exalts the Righteous”8:33 Psalm 76“The Victorious Power of the God of Jacob”10:26 Psalm 77“Comfort in Trouble from Recalling God's Mighty Deeds”13:16 Psalm 78“God's Guidance of His People in Spite of Their Unfaithfulness”22:04 Psalm 79“A Lament over the Destruction of Jerusalem, and Prayer for Help”24:18 Psalm 80“God Implored to Rescue His People from Their Calamities”27:06 Psalm 81“God’s Goodness and Israel’s Waywardness”29:16 Psalm 82“Unjust Judgments Rebuked”30:31 Psalm 83“God Implored to Confound His Enemies” 32:56 Psalm 84"Longing for the Temple Worship"34:52 Psalm 85"Prayer for God’s Mercy upon the Nation"36:40 Psalm 86"A Psalm of Supplication and Trust"39:03 Psalm 87"The Privileges of Citizenship in Zion"40:06 Psalm 88"A Petition to Be Saved from Death"42:56 Psalm 89"The LORD’S Covenant with David, and Israel’s Afflictions"

    50 min
  • J. Calvin - Chapter 4 (Pt 3) FAITH, WITH AN EXPLANATION OF THE APOSTLES' CREED [Institutes ... ]

    Daily Devotional Reading (Audiobook)*Edited Subtitles & TranscriptChapter 4 FAITH, WITH AN EXPLANATION OF THE APOSTLES’ CREED (Part 3)0:00 [59] Rome: a true church of Christ? 7:42 [60] The forgiveness of sins*See below, Chapter 6, 'Justification by Faith'.9:42 [61] Forgiveness is only on the basis of Christ's work 12:05 [62] Forgiveness repeatedly sought, repeatedly given *The identity of these Anabaptists is unknown. Sinless perfection, as distinct from holiness of life, was not a characteristic Anabaptist doctrine.14:46 [63] The Old Testament pattern of sin and forgiveness 19:04 [64] The New Testament model of forgiveness22:17 [65] Pardon is not limited to small or involuntary sins*The reference is perhaps to the Anabaptist practice of banning believers guilty of error or sin. Cf. Article 2 of the Schleitheim Confession of 1527.**C. Augustine, ‘Against Two Letters of the Pelagian’, L, 3-27; 1,14.28; Tertullian, ‘On Repentance’, VII and IX.25:58 [66] A consideration of two problem texts in Hebrews*Calvin is aware of objections among some early Fathers to the apostolic authorship of Hebrews, given its late entry into the canon. With Erasmus, Luther and Melanchthon, he accepted the letter as canonical but denied that it was Paul's.**Augustine, ‘Unfinished Exposition of the Epistle to the Romans’, XXII; ‘Letters’ 185,II.49. The subsequent definition of the unpardonable sin as envy of neighbour is also found in Augustine, ‘Sermon on the Mount’, I.22.73.31:41 [67] Second repentance: a false problem35:40 [68] The resurrection of the flesh, and the life everlasting37:41 [69] The mystery of the resurrection life40:42 [70] Resurrection promised to both the just and the unjust45:24 [71] Objections to the doctrine answered*Chiliast' designates various ancient millenarian sects which, on the basis of Rev. 20:4, taught that Chris's second coming would herald his thousand-year reign on earth, in whose blessings the saints would share. 48:00 [72] Faith and hope are inseparably joined52:13 [73] To presume on God's truth is not to be presumptuous*Lombard, ‘Sentences’, III.26.1.Institutes of the Christian Religion by John CalvinRobert White Translation (2014) (1541 edition)

    55 min
  • Psalms Book 2 NASB1995 (Full Audiobook)

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    The Book Of Psalms
    New American Standard Bible (1995)
    Book 2 (42 - 72)
    Selah – May mean ‘Pause, Crescendo’ or ‘Musical Interlude’
    Maskil – Possibly, ‘Contemplative’, or ‘Didactic’, or ‘Skillful Psalm’
    Mikhtam – Possibly, ‘Epigrammatic Poem’, or ‘Atonement Psalm’
    Sheol – The nether world
    0:00 Psalm 42
    “Thirsting for God in Trouble and Exile”
    2:28 Psalm 43
    “Prayer for Deliverance”
    3:38 Psalm 44
    “ Former Deliverances and Present Troubles”
    7:16 Psalm 45
    “A Song Celebrating the King’s Marriage”
    10:15 Psalm 46
    “God the Refuge of His People”
    12:06 Psalm 47
    “God the King of the Earth”
    13:31 Psalm 48
    “The Beauty and Glory of Zion”
    15:33 Psalm 49
    “The Folly of Trusting in Riches”
    18:30 Psalm 50
    “God the Judge of the Righteous and the Wicked”
    21:38 Psalm 51
    “A Contrite Sinner’s Prayer for Pardon”
    24:31 Psalm 52
    “Futility of Boastful Wickedness”
    26:16 Psalm 53
    “Folly and Wickedness of Men”
    27:43 Psalm 54
    “Prayer for Defence against Enemies”
    29:05 Psalm 55
    “Prayer for the Destruction of the Treacherous”
    32:46 Psalm 56
    “Supplication for Deliverance and Grateful Trust in God”
    34:49 Psalm 57
    “Prayer for Rescue from Persecutors”
    36:57 Psalm 58
    “Prayer for the Punishment of the Wicked”
    38:49 Psalm 59
    “Prayer for Deliverance from Enemies”
    42:07 Psalm 60
    “Lament over Defeat in Battle, and Prayer for Help”
    44:32 Psalm 61
    “Confidence in God’s Protection”
    45:58 Psalm 62
    “God Alone a Refuge from Treachery and Oppression”
    48:16 Psalm 63
    “The Thirsting Soul Satisfied in God”
    50:03 Psalm 64
    “Prayer for Deliverance from Secret Enemies”
    51:53 Psalm 65
    “God’s Abundant Favour to Earth and Man”
    54:16 Psalm 66
    “Praise for God’s Mighty Deeds and for His Answer to Prayer.”
    57:13 Psalm 67
    “The Nations Exhorted to Praise God”
    58:27 Psalm 68
    “The God of Sinai and of the Sanctuary”
    1:04:12 Psalm 69
    “A Cry of Distress and Imprecation on Adversaries”
    1:09:17 Psalm 70
    “Prayer for Help against Persecutors”
    1:10:26 Psalm 71
    “Prayer of an Old Man for Deliverance”
    1:14:02 Psalm 72
    “The Reign of the Righteous King”

    1 hr 18 min
  • J. Calvin - Chapter 4 (Pt 2) FAITH, WITH AN EXPLANATION OF THE APOSTLES' CREED [Institutes ... ]

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    Chapter 4 FAITH, WITH AN EXPLANATION OF THE APOSTLES’ CREED (Part 2)
    0:00 [33a] THE FIRST PART, I believe in God the Father Almighty
    *See below, Chapter 8, ‘The Predestination and Providence of God'.
    3:24 [33b] THE FIRST PART, Creator of heaven and earth
    6:27 [34] God's providence a source of enduring comfort
    9:28 [35] THE SECOND PART, And in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord
    14:52 [36] Christ's kingly and priestly offices
    17:38 [37] Christ the Son of God
    *Again, the reference is to unnamed anti-Trinitarians. Later editions of the ‘Institutes’ refer specifically to Servetus.
    21:30 [38a] Christ as Lord
    22:48 [38b] 'Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary'
    25:46 [39] Christ's twofold work as Mediator
    29:24 [40] Proofs of Christ's humanity
    *Marcion (second century A.D.) and his followers taught a fundamentally Docetic doctrine of Christ, denying among other things his essential corporeality. See further, Chapter 12, pp. 637-638.
    34:00 [41] Christ's two natures, human and divine
    39:03 [42] The unity of Christ's person
    *Nestorius, patriarch of Constantinople, was condemned for affirming the existence of two separate persons, one human, one divine, in the incarnate Christ. He was deposed by decree of the Council of Ephesus in 431.
    43:19 [43a] Christ's conception a prelude to redemption
    47:54 [43b] 'Suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified'
    53:59 [43c] 'Dead and buried’
    56:40 [43d] ‘He descended into hell'
    *Cf. Aquinas, ‘Summa theologiae’, III,52.5; III,69.4-7.
    1:01:48 [44a] How the clause may be better understood
    *Cf. Cyril, ‘De recta fide’, Oratio II.18.
     **Hilary, ‘On the Trinity’, IV.42. The next two citations are from the same work, II.24 and III.15.
    1:05:46 [44b] 'The third day he rose again from the dead'
    1:09:18 [44c] 'He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God the Father Almighty'
    *Cf. Augustine, ‘Faith and the Creed’, VII.14. Erasmus, in his ‘Explanation of the Apostles' Creed’ (1533), depicts the seated Christ as Ruler and Judge, in opposition to the Christ who, as Advocate, stands.
    1:14:45 [44d] 'From there he will come to judge the living and the dead'
    *Augustine, ‘Faith and the Creed’, VIII.I5.
    1:19:11 [45] An interim summary: the all-sufficient Christ
    1:21:54 [46] THE THIRD PART, 'I believe in the Holy Spirit'
    1:26:38 [47] THE FOURTH PART 'I believe the holy catholic church, the communion of saints'
    *See below, Chapter 15, ‘The Power of the Church'.
     **Calvin's reference is mistaken. The expression 'believe in the church' appears in the ‘Acts of the Council of Chalcedon’ (A.D. 451).
     ***Pseudo-Cyprian, ‘On the Exposition of the Apostles' Creed’, 36; Augustine, ‘Faith and the Creed’, X.21.
     ****Cf. Cyprian, ‘Letters’ 4,4; 73,21.
    1:31:51 [48] In what sense the church is called 'holy'
    *See below, pp. 267-270.
    1:36:02 [49] The communion of saints
    1:40:42 [50] Marks of the visible church
    1:42:48 [51] The church universal and the church local
    1:46:06 [52] True church and false
    1:48:03 [53] Doctrinal disagreement not always a cause for schism
    1:51:27 [54] Moral perfection is not in the church's power
    *By 'Cathars' Calvin appears to mean the third-century Novatianists, who insisted on the most rigorous moral standards and who refused absolution to the penitent.
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    The Donatists (fourth and fifth centuries), while receiving the penitent back into fellowship, nevertheless required utter holiness of the church and its ministers, and held aloof from any Christian community which enforced a lesser discipline.
    1:54:24 [55] An apostolic precedent: Paul and the Corinthian church
    1:58:29 [56] Excommunication: a necessary discipline in the church
    *Chrysostom, ‘Commentary on 1 Cor. 5:5,’ Hom. XV.2.
    2:03:22 [57] Censorious judgments to be avoided
    2:07:59 [58] A brief review
    Institutes of the Christian Religion by John Calvin
    Robert White Translation (2014) (1541 edition)

    2 hr 10 min
  • J. Calvin - Chapter 4 (Pt 1) FAITH, WITH AN EXPLANATION OF THE APOSTLES' CREED [Institutes ... ]

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    Chapter 4 FAITH, WITH AN EXPLANATION OF THE APOSTLES’ CREED (Part 1)


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    0:00 [1] FAITH, WITH AN EXPLANATION OF THE APOSTLES' CREED
    1:23 [2] Faith is more than mere belief
    *On the term 'Sophist', see Chapter 2, note 20. The terms 'formed' and 'unformed faith' are explained below, pp. 203-205.
    **Cf. the following paragraphs, where Calvin describes the 'faith' of the credulous and the 'faith' of the hypocrites.
    6:56 [3] True faith defined
    *See below, Calvin's discussion of the ministry of word and sacrament, pp. 265-267.
    12:52 [4] The key to faith is certainty
    17:37 [5] Faith, though tested, does not fail
    *See above, Chapter 2, PP· 79-81.
    23:48 [6] Faith's progress
    29:55 [7] Fear is no obstacle to faith
    33:16 [8] The two sources of godly fear
    37:01 [9] Faith embraces God's love
    39:33 [10] Faith founded on God's free promise
    42:26 [11] God's promises effective only in Christ
    45:04 [12] Faith requires the Spirit to illumine both mind and heart
    50:08 [13] The Holy Spirit seals faith in our heart
    *Cf. Aquinas, ‘Summa theologiae’, II, 1.112.5.
    **See below, Chapter 6, 'Justification'.
    54:49 [14] Erroneous Scholastic doctrines regarding faith and the Spirit
    *Cf. Aquinas, ‘Summa theologiae’, II,1.112.5.
    **Cf. Lombard, Sentences, III,23.4; Aquinas, ‘Summa theologiae’, II,2.4.3.
    1:03:42 [15] Scripture knows nothing of 'unformed' and 'implicit' faith
    *See below, Chapter 6, pp. 410-412.
    **Cf. Aquinas, ‘Summa theologiae’, II,2.2.5-8.
    1:08:36 [16] Faith as 'the evidence of things not seen'
    *Cf. Lombard, ‘Sentences’, III.23.9; III.25.5.
    **See below, Chapter 6, pp. 424-425.
    1:11:54 [17] Faith seeks God, and finds him only in Christ
    1:15:18 [18] The Apostles' Creed: preliminary remarks
    1:19:22 [19] The four divisions of the Creed
    1:21:23 [20] A note on Calvin's aim and method
    *Hilary, ‘On the Trinity’, I.18.
    **Chrysostom, ‘Homilies on the Incomprehensible Nature of God’, Hom. V.7. The Anomoeans denied the likeness of the Son and Father.
    ***On the Manicheans and Anthropomorphites, see above, respectively Chapter 2, note 7 and Chapter 3, note 3.
    1:25:57 [21] God's words and the eternal Word
    *Without mentioning in what follows any opponent by name, Calvin ...
    1:30:38 [22] Arguments for the eternity of God's Son
    1:33:40 [23] The Old Testament witness to Christ's deity
    *A reference to medieval Jewish commentators who sought to refute the doctrine of Christ's divine Sonship.
    1:38:38 [24] The New Testament witness to Christ
    1:43:24 [25] Christ's deity attested by his works
    1:47:42 [26] Divine honours are rightly paid to Christ's name
    1:51:10 [27] The deity of the Holy Spirit
    1:54:30 [28] God's oneness evidenced by Scripture
    *The Arians were third-century schismatics who denied Christ's essential deity. Their heresy was condemned in 325 by the Council of Nicaea.
    **The Macedonians followed Macedonius, fourth-century bishop of Constantinople, in rejecting the deity of the Holy Spirit.
    1:57:38 [29] God in three persons: Father, Son, Spirit
    *Gregory of Nazianzus, ‘On Holy Baptism’, Oratio XL.41.
    2:00:26 [30] The Trinity: an ordered relationship of equals
    *The Sabellians, an influential sect of the third century, sought to ...
    2:05:00 [31] The terms 'essence' and 'persons'
    *The general reference is to anti-Trinitarians of all persuasions. ...
    2:09:02 [32] The need for Trinitarian terminology
    *The 'one small word' was ‘homoousios’, 'consubstantial', incorporated into the church's creed by the Council of Nicaea.
    **Hilary, ‘On the Councils’, XII, XXXI; Augustine, ‘On the Trinity’, VII.6.11.
    ***Hilary, ‘On the Councils’, XXVII.67-71.
    ****Hilary, ‘On the Trinity’, II.2.
    *****Hilary, ‘On the Councils’, XXVII.63.
    Institutes of the Christian Religion by John Calvin
    Robert White Translation (2014) (1541 edition)

    2 hr 19 min
  • J. Calvin - Chapter 3 THE LAW [Institutes of The Christian Religion]

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    Chapter 3 THE LAW


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    Part 1

    0:00 [1] The LAW

    1:45 [2] Necessity for the written law 

    5:14 [3] The law reveals our need of God's mercy 

    10:08 [4] The law a standard of perfect righteousness 

    13:43 [5] A first feature of the law: it claims our total obedience 

    *Cf. Aquinas, ...


    19:53 [6] Second feature: command and prohibition are inseparable 

    25:51 [7] Third feature: the two tables of the law 

    28:55 [8] The structure of the Ten Commandments 

    *Origen, ...


    Part 2

    32:48 [9] THE FIRST COMMANDMENT 

    34:12 [10] Preamble to the law

    38:34 [11] The Purpose of the first commandment

    43:28 [12] THE SECOND COMMANDMENT 

    45:20 [13] Material representations of God prohibited 

    49:29 [14] Worship of images a perversion of religion 

    52:47 [15] Idolatry past and present 

    56:43 [16] Images, the book of the illiterate? 

    *Anthropomorphites ...

    **Lactantius, ...


    59:56 [17] God is jealous of his honour 

    1:02:49 [18] The sins of the fathers 

    1:07:40 [19] God's mercy to the children of believers 

    1:10:31 [20] THE THIRD COMMANDMENT 

    1:12:27 [21] Misuse of God's name: the question of oaths 

    1:17:32 [22] When oaths are an affront to God 

    1:19:58 [23] Anabaptist prohibition of the oath 

    1:23:45 [24] Public and private oaths both have their place 

    1:27:22 [25] Conclusion 

    1:28:05 [26] THE FOURTH COMMANDMENT 

    1:29:13 [27] The Sabbath: the principle of rest

    1:33:36 [28] Why the seventh day? 

    1:36:26 [29] The Sabbath fulfilled in Christ, but rest and worship to be preserved 

    1:40:30 [30] Is Sunday observance legalistic? 

    *The term 'erratic spirits' ...


    1:45:12 [31] THE FIFTH COMMANDMENT 

    1:48:18 [32] Particular honour is due to parents 

    1:51:47 [33] Disobedience punished 

    1:54:21 [34] THE SIXTH COMMANDMENT 

    1:55:19 [35] Outward act and inner motivation 

    *See Chapter 17, ...


    1:58:42 [36] THE SEVENTH COMMANDMENT 

    1:59:45 [37] Marriage a God-given remedy 

    2:03:47 [38] Marriage disparaged in the Church of Rome

    *The Council of Nicaea ...

    **Although published by Erasmus ...


    2:08:44 [39] Restraint in marriage as in all behaviour 

    *Aulus Gellius, ...


    2:11:19 [40] THE EIGHTH COMMANDMENT 

    2:12:49 [41] Respect for another's rights and goods 

    2:16:14 [42] Mutual responsibility in every area of life 

    2:19:22 [43] THE NINTH COMMANDMENT 

    2:20:53 [44] Truth in the service of our neighbour 

    2:25:25 [45] THE TENTH COMMANDMENT 

    2:26:24 [46] A superfluous commandment? 

    *Augustine, ‘On the Spirit and the Letter’, ...


    Part 3


    2:30:40 [47] The essence of the law: consummate righteousness 

    2:33:53 [48] The first table is often implicit in Scripture 

    2:37:51 [49] Love of self and love of neighbour 

    *Calvin returns to ...


    2:41:57 [50] The Schoolmen on the law of love 

    *See, on this and the following points ...

    **Chrysostom, ...


    2:44:44 [51] The witness of Scripture and of the Fathers to the law 

    *Gregory the Great, ...

    **The words are Augustine's ...


    2:47:40 [52] Every transgression of the law merits condemnation 

    2:52:40 [53] The law's curses and its promises 

    *See below, Chapter 6, ...


    2:56:50 [54] The law incapable of fulfilment 

    *Jerome, ...

     **Augustine, ‘On the Spirit and the Letter’, ...

     ***Cf. Augustine, ‘On the Spirit and the Letter’, ... 


    3:01:02 [55] First function of the law: to convince of sin 

    *See above, pp. 112-113.

    **Augustine, ...

    ***Augustine, ...


    3:10:41 [56] Second function of the law: to moderate sin's virulence 

    3:14:27 [57] Third function of the law: to encourage believers in obedience 

    3:17:46 [58] Are Christians bound by observance of the law? 

    *The most probable reference, ...


    3:20:16 [59] Not the law but its curse is abrogated by Christ 

    *Thus Melanchthon, ...

    **Calvin dismisses ...


    3:24:37 [60] The moral versus the ceremonial law 

    *The first opinion is ...

     **Augustine, ...


    Institutes of the Christian Religion by John Calvin

    Robert White Translation (2014) (1541 edition)

    3 hr 31 min
  • J. Calvin - Chapter 2 The Knowledge of Man & Free Will [Institutes of The Christian Religion]

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    Chapter 2 The Knowledge of Man and Free Will


    0:00 [1] The Knowledge of Man and Free Will

    4:01 [2] God's perspective on man

    6:51 [3] Our original creation: made in the image of God

    13:14 [4] God's gifts to Adam lost to the human race

    16:47 [5] Original sin defined

    21:09 [6] God not the guilty party

    24:51 [7] How free is man?

    29:14 [8] Philosophic theories regarding mind and will

    33:04 [9] A Christian perspective on mind and will

    35:00 [10] Free will: the problem stated

    39:30 [11] The Church Fathers: uncertain guides in the matter of free will

    43:22 [12] Free will defined

    46:14 [13] Free will and grace

    51:30 [14] Free will: a term ideally to be avoided 

    53:23 [15] A Father worth heeding: Augustine on free will

    58:14 [16] Humility the key to understanding human nature

    01:03:44 [17] The human mind: its powers and limitations 

    01:06:39 [18] Things of the earth and things of heaven 

    01:10:03 [19] Human mastery of the mechanical and liberal arts

    01:14:17 [20] Although corrupt, natural endowments are gifts of God's Spirit

    01:16:39 [21] Heavenly things incomprehensible to fallen humanity 

    01:19:06 [22] Without God's light, the mind is spiritually blind 

    01:24:26 [23] Natural law: its purpose is to make sin inexcusable

    01:27:44 [24] Our moral judgments muddled by self-interest and by passion

    01:30:23 [25] Our sense of right and wrong incapable of understanding God's law 

    01:36:14 [26] Free will not a natural inclination, but a matter of conscious choice 

    01:39:23 [27] Paul's teaching on free will contradicts the Schoolmen

    01:43:12 [28] Further scriptural proof of man's corruption 

    01:50:14 [29] God's grace sets limits to man's capacity for evil 

    01:53:55 [30] Even the wicked may be favoured by particular gifts of grace 

    01:56:25 [31] Man's will being captive, he sins of necessity

    02:00:34 [32] God's remedy: new hearts and minds for old 

    02:03:19 [33] Without the renewing work of grace, the human will is powerless

    02:05:37 [34] Scripture on the primacy of grace 

    02:10:17 [35] To will the good and to do it is entirely God's work

    02:14:31 [36] Perseverance the fruit of grace, not a reward for our cooperation

    02:18:56 [37] Augustine concedes nothing to the unaided human will: grace does all

    02:24:58 [38] The problem of continuing sin in the believer 

    02:30:34 [39] Condemnation of the Spiritualists who claim to be beyond sin 

    02:35:12 [40] As sinner, man is in bondage to Satan

    02:41:37 [41] Fidelity to Scripture obliges us to recognise God's will as sovereign

    02:47:00 [42] Satan as God's agent 

    02:48:52 [43] God's will is sovereign even in the mundane acts of life

    02:54:00 [44] Success and failure are irrelevant to the issue of free will 

    02:55:29 [45] First objection to the doctrine of the unfree will: necessary sin is no longer sin

    02:57:54 [46] Second objection: reward and punishment no longer apply

    03:01:24 [47] Third objection: good and bad are no longer distinguishable

    03:03:44 [48] Fourth objection: exhortation and reproof become superfluous

    03:06:30 [49] Excursus: the positive role of exhortations

    03:10:11 [50] Scriptural evidence for and against free will: (1) the law and its commands

    03:16:16 [51] Scriptural evidence: (2) the command to turn to God 

    03:20:26 [52] Scriptural evidence: (3) God's promises 

    03:24:34 [53] Scriptural evidence: (4) God's reproofs 

    03:28:37 [54] Excursus: a problem text, Deuteronomy 30:11-12, 14

    03:31:14 [55] Scriptural evidence: (5) God's punishments 

    03:34:24 [56] Scriptural evidence: (6) God's works are also said to be ours 

    03:38:38 [57] Conclusion: we do the works which the Spirit does in us

    03:40:40 [58] Further scriptural arguments against the unfree will: Genesis 4:7 

    03:43:06 [59] Romans 9:16

    03:45:53 [60] Ecclesiasticus 15:14-17 

    03:48:08 [61] Luke 10:30


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    Institutes of the Christian Religion by John Calvin

    Robert White Translation (2014) (1541 edition)

    3 hr 52 min
  • Psalms Book 1 NASB1995 (Full Audiobook)

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    The Book Of Psalms
    New American Standard Bible (1995)
    Book 1 (1 - 41)
    Selah – May mean ‘Pause, Crescendo’ or ‘Musical Interlude’
    Maskil – Possibly, ‘Contemplative’, or ‘Didactic’, or ‘Skillful Psalm’
    Mikhtam – Possibly, ‘Epigrammatic Poem’, or ‘Atonement Psalm’
    Sheol – The nether world
    0:00 Psalm 1
    "The Righteous and the Wicked Contrasted"
    1:13 Psalm 2
    "The Reign of the LORD’S Anointed"
    2:49 Psalm 3
    "Morning Prayer of Trust in God"
    4:17 Psalm 4
    "Evening Prayer of Trust in God"
    5:57 Psalm 5
    "Prayer for Protection from the Wicked"
    8:19 Psalm 6
    "Prayer for Mercy in Time of Trouble"
    10:14 Psalm 7
    "The LORD Implored to Defend the Psalmist against the Wicked"
    *i.e. Dithyrambic rhythm; or wild passionate song
    13:17 Psalm 8
    "The LORD’S Glory and Man’s Dignity"
    14:58 Psalm 9
    "A Psalm of Thanksgiving for God’s Justice"
    *I.e. “Death to the Son”
    18:10 Psalm 10
    "A Prayer for the Overthrow of the Wicked"
    21:10 Psalm 11
    "The LORD a Refuge and Defense"
    22:30 Psalm 12
    "God, a Helper against the Treacherous"
    24:00 Psalm 13
    "Prayer for Help in Trouble"
    25:17 Psalm 14
    "Folly and Wickedness of Men"
    26:45 Psalm 15
    "Description of a Citizen of Zion"
    27:46 Psalm 16
    "The LORD the Psalmist’s Portion in Life and Deliverer in Death"
    *Possibly ‘Epigrammatic Poem’ or ‘Atonement Psalm’
    29:38 Psalm 17
    “Prayer for Protection against Oppressors”
    32:06 Psalm 18
    “The LORD Praised for Giving Deliverance”
    39:19 Psalm 19
    “The Works and the Word of God”
    41:40 Psalm 20
    “Prayer for Victory over Enemies”
    43:08 Psalm 21
    “Praise for Deliverance”
    45:13 Psalm 22
    “A Cry of Anguish and a Song of Praise”
    *Lit ‘the hind of the morning’
    49:51 Psalm 23
    “The LORD, the Psalmist’s Shepherd”
    51:00 Psalm 24
    “The King of Glory Entering Zion”
    52:45 Psalm 25
    “Prayer for Protection, Guidance and Pardon”
    55:53 Psalm 26
    “Protestation of Integrity and Prayer for Protection”
    57:39 Psalm 27
    “A Psalm of Fearless Trust in God”
    1:00:33 Psalm 28
    “A Prayer for Help, and Praise for Its Answer”
    1:02:27 Psalm 29
    “The Voice of the Lord in the Storm”
    1:04:17 Psalm 30
    “Thanksgiving for Deliverance from Death”
    1:06:27 Psalm 31
    “A Psalm of Complaint and of Praise”
    1:10:54 Psalm 32
    “Blessedness of Forgiveness and of Trust in God”
    *Possibly ‘Contemplative’, or ‘Didactic’, or ‘Skilful Psalm’
    1:13:20 Psalm 33
    “Praise to the Creator and Preserver”
    1:16:26 Psalm 34
    “The LORD, a Provider and Deliverer”
    1:19:19 Psalm 35
    “Prayer for Rescue from Enemies”
    1:24:02 Psalm 36
    “Wickedness of Men and Lovingkindness of God”
    1:26:06 Psalm 37
    “Security of Those Who Trust in the LORD, and Insecurity of the Wicked”
    1:31:38 Psalm 38
    “Prayer of a Suffering Penitent”
    1:34:52 Psalm 39
    “The Vanity of Life”
    1:37:34 Psalm 40
    “God Sustains His Servant”
    1:41:13 Psalm 41
    “The Psalmist in Sickness Complains of Enemies and False Friends”

    1 hr 44 min

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