Monthly Archives: April 2020

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda PAUL’S LETTER TO THE GALATIAN CHURCHES CHAPTER FIVE (Lesson LXV) Another current British commentator, Nicholas T. Wright, sums it up by saying that for Paul, there’s no other choice. You cannot … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda PAUL’S LETTER TO THE GALATIAN CHURCHES CHAPTER FIVE (Lesson LXIV) Maclaren offers a homily on this text. He says that when groups or Churches insist on including external rites as essential … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda PAUL’S LETTER TO THE GALATIAN CHURCHES CHAPTER FIVE (Lesson LXIII) Chrysostom did not live long enough to read the Reformers’ works. But one wonders what he would have thought of Calvin’s … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda PAUL’S LETTER TO THE GALATIAN CHURCHES CHAPTER FIVE (Lesson LXII) 5:5-6a You must remember, it is only through faith and the power of the Holy Spirit that we have hope of … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda PAUL’S LETTER TO THE GALATIAN CHURCHES CHAPTER FIVE (Lesson LXI) Catholic writer George Haydock (1774-1849) offers his view of the church’s stance on this subject. It is evident that in Galatia, … Continue reading →

Perhaps you have heard, or even been told, “get a hold of yourself!” That’s a hint that you are not practicing self-control over some aspect of your behavior or communication. A simple definition of self-control is: delay short-term gratification in … Continue reading →

WITH GOD ON OUR SIDE, WE NEVER STAND ALONE Here’ a heart-warming story I read that I believe you will enjoy. As a blogger, Stacey Philpot spends a reasonable amount of time online. But one day, she decided to take … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda PAUL’S LETTER TO THE GALATIAN CHURCHES CHAPTER FIVE (Lesson LX) To lose hold of the precious truths of grace affects every believer’s Christian living and can lead to severe consequences. While … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda PAUL’S LETTER TO THE GALATIAN CHURCHES CHAPTER FIVE (Lesson LIX) There is an interesting story of an incident that happened during the time Paul was ministering throughout Galatia, which sheds light … Continue reading →

[SPECIAL NOTICE: Due to several computer freezes on my word processor, each time I rebooted, it would save my work to a new file. Apparently, when I opened our lessons on Galatians, I opened an older file and began posting … Continue reading →