Monthly Archives: May 2019

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda PAUL’S LETTER TO THE GALATIAN CHURCHES CHAPTER ONE (Lesson XXV) Let’s look again at what Paul meant when he said that he would be willing to suffer all the punishment that … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda PAUL’S LETTER TO THE GALATIAN CHURCHES CHAPTER ONE (Lesson XXIV) Ernest DeWitt Burton (1856-1925) suggests that the Apostle Paul was dealing with the Galatians caught up in a perplexity between salvation … Continue reading →

Siddharta Gautama, known better as Buddha (483-400 BC) a monk and well-known teacher in India and Nepal was quoted as saying: “Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.” It is obvious that these are all … Continue reading →

YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE After reading a story that touches my heart, I’ve found a lot of times that the writer wants all glory to go to God so they don’t add their name. But when I find it in … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda PAUL’S LETTER TO THE GALATIAN CHURCHES CHAPTER ONE (Lesson XXIII) It is clear from Scripture that once a person accepts salvation by grace through the Anointed One, they are responsible to … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda PAUL’S LETTER TO THE GALATIAN CHURCHES CHAPTER ONE (Lesson XXII) One Jewish writer hears Paul saying this to the Galatians: Because there is only one Good News, and no other way … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda PAUL’S LETTER TO THE GALATIAN CHURCHES CHAPTER ONE (Lesson XXI) In another place, Professor Stevens notes that Paul couldn’t understand why the Galatians were having trouble with him and his message. … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda PAUL’S LETTER TO THE GALATIAN CHURCHES CHAPTER ONE (Lesson XX) J. B. Lightfoot (1828-1889) agrees that during the time period Paul mentions here, many were left to deal with things that … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda PAUL’S LETTER TO THE GALATIAN CHURCHES CHAPTER ONE (Lesson XIX) In William Burkitt’s (1650-1703) commentary we read that there are three things we can learn from what Paul’s says here. First, … Continue reading →

William Ernest Henley (1849-1903), English poet, editor, and critic. At age 12 Henley was diagnosed with tubercular arthritis that necessitated the amputation of one of his legs just below the knee; the other foot was saved only through a radical … Continue reading →