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LUNCH IN A PAPER BAG  With this coming Monday being Veteran’s Day, and as a retired Army veteran, I couldn’t help but smile when I read this story. While I couldn’t empathize with all the circumstances in this particular story, … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY By Dr. Robert R Seyda PAUL’S LETTER TO THE GALATIANS CHAPTER THREE (Lesson XXV) In commenting here on verse thirteen where Paul says, “the Anointed One redeemed us from the curse of the Law, being made … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY By Dr. Robert R Seyda PAUL’S LETTER TO THE GALATIANS CHAPTER THREE (Lesson XXIV) Catholic scholar Cornelius à Lápide is clear when he says that the Law is not faith. As he sees it, the Law … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY By Dr. Robert R Seyda PAUL’S LETTER TO THE GALATIANS CHAPTER THREE (Lesson XXIII) 3:12: You see, living by faith is so different than living under Mosaic Law, which says, “If you want to find eternal … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY By Dr. Robert R Seyda PAUL’S LETTER TO THE GALATIANS CHAPTER THREE (Lesson XXII) Apparently, Augustine was dealing with some issues related to other Church teachers that questioned the validity of saying that those in union … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY By Dr. Robert R Seyda PAUL’S LETTER TO THE GALATIANS CHAPTER THREE (Lesson XXI) 3:11 So it is clear that no one can succeed in being made right with God by trying to keep all the … Continue reading →

Is the God you believe in the one in the Bible, the one you were taught at home or in church, or the one in your imagination? This may sound like an unusual question, but it wasn’t the day I … Continue reading →

WILL WE EVER HEAR THIS CALL IN ANY CHURCH TODAY? One of the most dynamic patriots who helped free America from the burdensome rule of King George of England was a man named Patrick Henry. I remember as a child … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY By Dr. Robert R Seyda PAUL’S LETTER TO THE GALATIANS CHAPTER THREE (Lesson XX) John Wesley (1703-1791) tells a compelling story about one of his evangelistic outreaches in England. He starts by noting that he traveled … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY By Dr. Robert R Seyda PAUL’S LETTER TO THE GALATIANS  CHAPTER THREE (Lesson XIX) Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) gives the Vatican interpretation of what Paul says here in verse ten. As he interprets it, all those who … Continue reading →