Monthly Archives: April 2017

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER TWO (Lesson XXII) Reformer John Calvin has an interesting comment on what Paul implies here related to idolatry. He says: “He (Paul) fitly compares irreverence to idolatry, … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER TWO (Part XXI) Pelagius, an early church scholar and contemporary of Augustine has this to say: “Paul says to the Jew: If you rely on the Law, … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER TWO (Part XX) Verse 20: You think you can show clueless people what is right. And you think you are a teacher for those who are just … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER TWO (Part XIX) To help us understand the dilemma that Paul describing, theologian Dr. F. F. Bruce lays out all of the hypocrisy, on the part of … Continue reading →

Gladys B. Stern, born in London England in 1890, wrote her first novel at the age of 20 and continued to write prolifically through her life creating novels, short stories, plays, memoirs, biographies and literary criticism. In one of her … Continue reading →

WHAT YOU SEE IS NOT ALWAYS WHAT YOU GET He didn’t look like much at first. He was too fat and his head was so big his mother feared it was misshapen or damaged. He didn’t speak until he was … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER TWO (Part XVIII) Paul had confidence that the Messianic Jews in Rome knew enough about ethics and virtues to live a good and descent life. But he … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER TWO (Part XVII) Adam Clarke gives his view on Paul’s teaching about Judgment Day: “This shall be further exemplified and proved in the day when God shall … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER TWO (Part XVI) Verse 16: All this will happen on the day when God will judge people’s secret thoughts through Jesus Christ. This is part of the … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER TWO (Part XV) Verse 15: They show that what the Law wants them to do is written on their hearts. Their own hearts tell them if they … Continue reading →