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The great Jewish Rabbi, Moses Maimonides, points out that three Hebrew verbs raah, nabat, and chazah, denote “to perceive by seeing.” But he suggests that we know when they are used to imply ocular perception or intellectual conceptualization. Knowing the … Continue reading →

WHAT IMAGE APPEARS IN YOUR LIFE? A lady was participating in a house Bible study and they happened to read Malachi 3:3 where it says: “He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver.” No one seemed to know … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda PAUL’S LETTER TO THE GALATIAN CONGREGATIONS OF BELIEVERS CHAPTER TWO (Lesson XL) Arno Gaebelein (1859-1952) takes what Paul says here in verse eighteen as Peter’s possible response after he refused to … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda PAUL’S LETTER TO THE GALATIAN CONGREGATIONS OF BELIEVERS CHAPTER TWO (Lesson XXXIX) Methodist theologian Adam Clarke envisions Paul saying this to the Galatian believers, a message that is still apropos for … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda PAUL’S LETTER TO THE GALATIAN CONGREGATIONS OF BELIEVERS CHAPTER TWO (Lesson XXXVIII) Medieval Catholic scholar, Thomas Aquinas, gives us his assessment of what was happening here and the charges being made. … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda PAUL’S LETTER TO THE GALATIAN CONGREGATIONS OF BELIEVERS CHAPTER TWO (Lesson XXXVII) This is similar to what Paul shared later with the Roman believers. When talking about how God preserved some … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda PAUL’S LETTER TO THE GALATIAN CONGREGATIONS OF BELIEVERS CHAPTER TWO (Lesson XXXVI) For the casual reader, there is a subliminal message in this text not easily perceived.  The word Paul uses … Continue reading →

Some years ago, my wife and I stood in front of the Stephen Sondheim Theater on West 43rd Street in New York City, waiting for the doors to open so we could attend a Broadway Performance about songwriter Carole King. … Continue reading →

WHAT SEASON OF LIFE ARE YOU IN? The individual who wrote this story did not give their name. But I’m glad they did share it with us. So, let it speak to your heart and mind as it did to … Continue reading →

  NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda PAUL’S LETTER TO THE GALATIAN CONGREGATIONS OF BELIEVERS CHAPTER TWO (Lesson XXXV) British theologian James D. G. Dunn presents an interesting point of view in his commentary on this second … Continue reading →