Monthly Archives: February 2017

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER ONE (Part XV) We also read what one early church patriarch had to say about the power of the Gospel: “Those who objected to the Christian gospel … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER ONE (Part XIV) This apostle to the non-Jews had the same attitude that we find in the prophet Isaiah. After he saw the glory of the LORD, … Continue reading →

SOMETHING TO PIN ON YOUR WALL Free people, remember this maxim: We may acquire liberty, but it is never recovered if it is once lost.1 This was written in 1772 by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, a Swiss philosopher whose political philosophy influenced … Continue reading →

I heard this story a long time ago, but it seemed so relevant to what we see and hear in our world today that I wanted to share it with you. You may have heard it before, but it never … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER ONE (Part XIII) On God’s intervention into the plans of His servants, John Calvin has this to say: “We, therefore, learn that the Lord frequently upsets the … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER ONE (Part XII) Bible scholar Charles Hodge looks at the grammatical structure of Paul’s desire to visit Rome in order to share a spiritual blessing with them: … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER ONE (Part XI) Verses 11-12: I want very much to see you and share some spiritual gift to make your faith stronger. By that I mean, that … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER ONE (Part X) Verses 9-10: For God, whom I serve in my spirit by spreading the Gospel about his Son, is my witness that I constantly remember … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER ONE (Part IX) Verse 8: First I want to say that I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you. I thank Him because people … Continue reading →

The words, “To err is human, to forgive divine,” came from the pen of English poet Alexander Pope (1688-1744), in An Essay on Criticism (1709). Pope was expressing his concern about the state of writing and journalism in his day, … Continue reading →