Monthly Archives: October 2017

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER SEVEN (Lesson XXVI) Jewish writer David Stern talks about understanding the law. For him, the Greek phrase nomos, (law), can have at least these three meanings: (1) … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER SEVEN (Lesson XXV) Reformer Martin Luther sees active principles struggling for supremacy inside mankind. One will lead to eternal life, the other will lead to a dead-end. … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER SEVEN (Lesson XXIV) Scottish theologian Robert Haldane is convinced that Paul’s words should not be taken as evidence that he was not attempting to overcome his bad … Continue reading →

In manuscripts the Apostle Paul read in Hebrew, he no doubt understood that in Jewish thinking no one could ever reach the ultimate level of being as kind as the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. In English, this Hebrew word … Continue reading →

THE GOSPEL NEVER GROWS OLD Having been given the honor and privilege to serve as a missionary to Europe and Asia, I have always had a soft spot for stories from the mission field. But many that I read were … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER SEVEN (Lesson XXIII) Verses 19-21: I don’t do the good that I want to do. Instead, I do the evil that I don’t want to do. So … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER SEVEN (Lesson XXII) Reformist John Calvin says we should not be misled by Paul’s statement that there was no good thing to be found in him. He … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER SEVEN (Lesson XXI) American scholar Charles Hodge sees another factor involved here. Paul never concluded that his acting contrary to the law was in any way influenced … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER SEVEN (Lesson XX) Swiss theologian Karl Barth raises this issue: How can I ever do God’s will for my life if I cannot do my own will … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER SEVEN (Lesson XIX) Martin Luther calls Paul a very spiritual man because he was able to recognize what was good with respect to the Law. As such, … Continue reading →