Monthly Archives: October 2016

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda GOSPEL OF MATTHEW CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE Part I Verse 1: “At that time, God’s kingdom will be like ten bridesmaids who went out to wait for the bridegroom, taking their oil lamps … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda GOSPEL OF MATTHEW CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR  SUMMARY At the beginning of this chapter, we saw how Jesus walked away from the Temple area, thereby finishing His public teaching ministry. It was time now … Continue reading →

In today’s political climate, the words of the venerable Mahatma Gandhi, a political and spiritual leader during India’s struggle to gain their independence from England, comes to mind: “Freedom is not worth having if it does not connote freedom to … Continue reading →

LEARNING TO BE A LEADER CAN BE HARD – PART TWO After reaching the shore, the disciples emptied their net and in amazement found 153 large fish and were astonished that the net had not ripped in two. The mystery … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda GOSPEL OF MATTHEW CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR Part XX Verse 49: “He will begin to beat the other servants. He will eat and drink with others who are drunk.” As this undisciplined servant … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda GOSPEL OF MATTHEW CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR Part XIX Verses 45-47: “Who is the wise and trusted servant? The master trusts one servant to give the other servants their food at the right … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda GOSPEL OF MATTHEW CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR Part XVIII A contemporary scholar of Chrysostom’s in the early church viewed our Lord’s saying about His coming, this way: “This teaching means that the separation … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda GOSPEL OF MATTHEW CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR Part XVII Verses 37-39a: “When the Son of Man comes, it will be the same as what happened during Noah’s time. In those days before the … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda GOSPEL OF MATTHEW CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR Part XVI Verse 35: “The whole world, earth, and sky will pass away before My word will be proven false.” Some scholars believe that Jesus’ reference … Continue reading →

In one of his poems, well-known poet laureate of Vermont, Robert Frost, penned this line: “Two roads diverged in a wood, and I – I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.”1 There was … Continue reading →