Monthly Archives: May 2019

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda PAUL’S LETTER TO THE GALATIAN CHURCHES CHAPTER ONE (Lesson XXXIII) George B. Stevens (1854-1906) views what Paul says here in verse eleven from a different angle. Not only was Paul aggravated, … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda PAUL’S LETTER TO THE GALATIAN CHURCHES CHAPTER ONE (Lesson XXXII) James Haldane points out that Paul clearly pronounced a curse on anyone, human or angelic, who preached another gospel other than … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda PAUL’S LETTER TO THE GALATIAN CHURCHES CHAPTER ONE (Lesson XXXI) 1:11 Mark my words, brothers and sisters, the message of salvation that I preached to you was not invented by some … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda PAUL’S LETTER TO THE GALATIAN CHURCHES CHAPTER ONE (Lesson XXX) William Ramsey (1861-1939) quotes a Professor William Locke about how the Apostle Paul often handles the taunts and criticism launched against … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda PAUL’S LETTER TO THE GALATIAN CHURCHES CHAPTER ONE (Lesson XXIX) John Calvin interprets Paul’s statement that he is doing very little, if anything, to please people as a remarkable sentiment. What … Continue reading →

Many years ago, country singer Tex Ritter sang song about a soldier who didn’t have a Bible to read, so he always pulled out a deck of cards to serve as his Bible. I heard this story back when I … Continue reading →

GIVING CAN BE FUN With us being in springtime, after I read this short poem I felt like sharing it with all of you. It’s short, but sweet. Yes, it’s small but its message is very large. I hope it … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda PAUL’S LETTER TO THE GALATIAN CHURCHES CHAPTER ONE (Lesson XXVIII) Paul concludes this part of his plea for the Galatians to reconsider their choice by, as some would say, “Make up … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda PAUL’S LETTER TO THE GALATIAN CHURCHES CHAPTER ONE (Lesson XXVII) I like the way retired Baptist minister and English professor Peter Pett describes Paul’s frustration over the Galatians’ so easily turning … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda PAUL’S LETTER TO THE GALATIAN CHURCHES CHAPTER ONE (Lesson XXVI) It is interesting that Philip Melanchthon (1497-1560), one of Martin Luther’s closest advisers and the first systematic theologian of the Protestant … Continue reading →