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Retired missionary, pastor, seminary professor, Board Certified Chaplain and American Cancer Society Hope Lodge Director.

CALLED TO LIVE IN FREEDOM

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY By Dr. Robert R Seyda PAUL’S LETTER TO THE GALATIANS SUMMARY OF CHAPTER THREE Paul begins chapter three with his personal argument about how the Galatians were justified by faith in the God-man Jesus. He asked … Continue reading

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CALLED TO LIVE IN FREEDOM

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY By Dr. Robert R Seyda PAUL’S LETTER TO THE GALATIANS CHAPTER THREE (Lesson XLIX) Yes indeed, remarks Chrysostom. From the beginning, God made special provisions for this union between Himself and mankind, teaching that the two … Continue reading

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CALLED TO LIVE IN FREEDOM

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY By Dr. Robert R Seyda PAUL’S LETTER TO THE GALATIANS CHAPTER THREE (Lesson XLVIII) Cyril W. Emmet (1875-1924) delineates the terms “baptized into Christ” and “put on Christ.” Emmet says that the preposition “into” is very … Continue reading

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CALLED TO LIVE IN FREEDOM

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY By Dr. Robert R Seyda PAUL’S LETTER TO THE GALATIANS CHAPTER THREE (Lesson XLVII) Concerning the Trinity, Poitiers stated that the following are not his own ideas, nor did he put them together in order to … Continue reading

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CALLED TO LIVE IN FREEDOM

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY By Dr. Robert R Seyda PAUL’S LETTER TO THE GALATIANS CHAPTER THREE (Lesson XLVI) So, there is more than one way that gives one the right to be called a child of God, other than baptism. … Continue reading

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POINTS TO PONDER!

Lynn Townsend White Jr.(1907-1987), an American historian from Princeton, argued that Judeo-Christian values are responsible for ecological disaster and climate change. He states, “The victory of Christianity over paganism was the greatest psychic revolution in the history of our culture…. … Continue reading

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SERENDIPITY FOR SATURDAY

WILLIAM SAUTRE’S CHARIOT OF FIRE  When Richard II, King of England, was deposed in 1399 AD and was succeeded by Henry IV, King Henry decided to schedule a meeting of the parliament at Westminster. Knowing that the new king wanted … Continue reading

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CALLED TO LIVE IN FREEDOM

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY By Dr. Robert R Seyda PAUL’S LETTER TO THE GALATIANS CHAPTER THREE (Lesson XLV) On the subject of the Law being our schoolmaster, Martin Luther gives us an interesting example that not only illustrates the relationship … Continue reading

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CALLED TO LIVE IN FREEDOM

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY By Dr. Robert R Seyda PAUL’S LETTER TO THE GALATIANS CHAPTER THREE (Lesson XLIV) Flavel expresses the plea of a person who is facing certain death and punishment as a sinner and their eternal alienation from … Continue reading

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CALLED TO LIVE IN FREEDOM

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY By Dr. Robert R Seyda PAUL’S LETTER TO THE GALATIANS CHAPTER THREE (Lesson XLIII) 3:23 Now, before we found out anything about getting right with God through faith, Mosaic Law put us into protective custody. It … Continue reading

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