Monthly Archives: July 2017

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS SUMMARY OF CHAPTER FIVE There are a lot of things that Paul discusses in this chapter. He starts out describing the peace and joy that comes to everyone … Continue reading →

I read this anonymous quote, and it really made sense to me: “Do not dwell on the past. Your history cannot be erased, but your future has yet to be written, so make the most of what is going to … Continue reading →

TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING I read this story years ago; used it in some of my teaching lessons and sermons as an illustration. But when I read this version it had a different ending. So even if you’ve … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER FIVE (Lesson XIX) John Calvin adds that Paul was not interested in arguing against all the opposing views to righteousness as man’s gift from God instead of … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER FIVE (Lesson XVIII) In one of his letters, early church scholar Ambrose wrote this: “Sin abounded by the Law because by the Law is the knowledge of … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER FIVE (Lesson XVII) Charles Spurgeon framed his response to Adam’s blunder this way: “Adam’s fall was terribly effectual, it has brought death upon the human race age … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER FIVE (Lesson XV) Scottish theologian Robert Haldane makes this comment about sin and the law: “It is true that there is no sin where there is no … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER FIVE (Lesson XIV) Albert Barnes comments on the fact that until the law came, it was difficult to define sin since sin is failing to keep the … Continue reading →

William Blake, English poet, painter, and visual artistry pioneer (1757–1827), wrote this proverb in one of his books: “The eagle never lost so much time as when he submitted to learn from the crow.”1 The lesson is elementary. The eagle … Continue reading →

PENNIES FROM HEAVEN I don’t know if you are like my wife or me, but whenever we’re walking through a parking lot and spot a penny on the ground, no matter how dirty or mangled it is we pick it … Continue reading →