Monthly Archives: July 2017

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER FIVE (Lesson XIII) Albert Barnes has so much to say about the message in this verse it would not be practical to reproduce it all here. But … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER FIVE (Lesson XII) Verse 12: Sin came into the world because of what one man did. And with that sin came death. So this is why all … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER FIVE (Lesson XI) Verse 11: And not only will we be saved, but we also rejoice right now in what God has done for us through our … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER FIVE (Lesson X) Charles Hodge shares his insight: “To be justified is more than to be pardoned; it includes the idea of reconciliation or restoration to the … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER FIVE (Lesson IX) Verse 8: God confirmed His love for us by having Christ die for us while we were still living in sin. Here the Apostle … Continue reading →

I was suddenly awakened Sunday morning at around 4 am, with a prayer going through my mind as though it were being dictated. As I laid there, it kept repeating itself, and each time it got stronger and stronger. So … Continue reading →

Most people hate making mistakes. To better understand what a mistake means, just separate the word into miss-take. It suggests that you had a choice but picked the one that didn’t work out as you had hoped it would. As … Continue reading →

IT’S NOT WHAT THE CROSS IS MADE OF BUT WHAT THE CROSS MADE OF US Since my paternal grandparents came from East Prussia, I was anxious to read this story that I found. It said that early in the nineteenth … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER FIVE (Lesson VIII) Verse 7: Rarely will anyone will die to save the life of a righteous person. However, someone might risk their life for a good … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER FIVE (Lesson VII) Early church scholar Pelagius, a contemporary of St. Augustine’s, commenting on Paul’s reference to the term “right time,” writes: “Why did Christ die for … Continue reading →