Monthly Archives: April 2017

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER TWO (Part XIV) From his point of view, early church scholar Origen puts into perspective the responsibility of doing what you know is right: “The Gentiles need … Continue reading →

ARE YOU SURE YOU KNOW WHAT YOU KNOW You may have often seen this quote attributed to Plato’s Socrates: “True knowledge is knowing you know nothing.” Although no such quote can be found in any of Plato’s works, there is … Continue reading →

WHAT ANIMALS CAN TEACH US In 2003, police in Warwickshire, England, opened a garden shed and found a whimpering, cowering dog. It had been locked in the shed and abandoned. It was dirty and malnourished and had clearly been abused. … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER TWO (Part XIII) The Apostle Paul was not the only one who understood this principle of practice what you preach. The Apostle James made it quite clear … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER TWO (Part XII) Early church scholar Origen questions which Law Paul is talking about here. He writes: “When the apostle says that those who are without the … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER TWO (Part XI) Reformer John Calvin says that he sees a division of the whole human race into two classes. God had separated the Jews from everyone … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER TWO (Part X) Adam Clarke sees tribulation and anguish in a similar vein: “Misery of all descriptions, without the possibility of escape, will this righteous Judge inflict … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER TWO (Part IX) Early church scholars give their views on what Paul is saying here about a final judgment. In Ambrosiaster we read: “Those who doubt that … Continue reading →

In a play written by James Shirley (1596-1666), an English poet and dramatist, titled: “The Contention of Ajax and Ulysses, for the Armor of Achilles,” six princes are carrying the body of Ajax to the temple when a wise man … Continue reading →

While mathematics was never my best subject in school nor my favorite, I did get to appreciate its value a whole lot more after I got out of school. But when we see its genius in the light of God’s … Continue reading →