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NEW TESTAMENT CRITICAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda PAUL’S LETTER TO THE GALATIAN CHURCHES CHAPTER FOUR (Lesson VII) Andrew G. Roth translates verse three from the Aramaic text as follows: “Even so with us, when we were young, we … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CRITICAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda PAUL’S LETTER TO THE GALATIAN CHURCHES CHAPTER FOUR (Lesson VI) Methodist pastor, professor, and writer Daniel D. Whedon (1808-1885) was a strong advocate of the doctrines of Arminianism and freewill versus … Continue reading →

WHAT’S IN A NAME – In 1852 an English Confectioner named Sam German was working for the Baker Chocolate Company, located in Lower Mills Village on the Neponset River between Dorchester and Milton, Massachusetts. He was experimenting with various blends … Continue reading →

FIVE MYTHS ABOUT WOMEN IN THE NEW TESTAMENT Many readers of the New Testament often imagine that women’s lives in the first and second centuries were highly restricted. While women were definitely not considered the equals of men in wealth … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CRITICAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda PAUL’S LETTER TO THE GALATIAN CHURCHES CHAPTER FOUR (Lesson V) A contemporary of Augustine’s, Marius Victorinus, offers his insight on the matter. It is understood that every minor heir is under … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CRITICAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda PAUL’S LETTER TO THE GALATIAN CHURCHES CHAPTER FOUR (Lesson IV) G. K. Barrett gives us an informative explanation of the Greek noun paidagogos (educator), a word for which there is no … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CRITICAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda PAUL’S LETTER TO THE GALATIAN CHURCHES CHAPTER FOUR (Lesson III) English theologian and Bishop of Durham, J. B. Lightfoot (1828-1889), looked at both the Roman and Jewish laws on tutorship related … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CRITICAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda PAUL’S LETTER TO THE GALATIAN CHURCHES CHAPTER FOUR (Lesson II) Early church scholar Chrysostom (349-407 AD) sees a spiritual application here. Paul wanted his fellow Jews to understand that the word … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CRITICAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda PAUL’S LETTER TO THE GALATIAN CHURCHES CHAPTER FOUR (Lesson I) 4:1-2 Look at it this way. If a father dies and leaves an inheritance to a child who is a minor, … Continue reading →

While everyone is remembering what happened in 2019, there are some who already believe they know what will happen in 2020. For instance. Justin Wallin CEO of Real Clear Politics says that: Quality of life issues, especially homelessness, will rise … Continue reading →