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DO WE REALLY WANT IT TO BE LIKE IT USED TO BE? We’ve often hear our parents and grandparents tell us what it was like in the good old days, which for them were their golden years. How they walked … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER SIXTEEN (Lesson X) Early church scholar Origen notes that according to his understanding, the term Satan here refers to any spirit opposed to God. For in the … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER SIXTEEN (Lesson IX) On the other hand, Paul knew that just like a ship sailing along under blue skies and on calm waters, the possibility for sudden … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER SIXTEEN (Lesson VIII) Early church scholar Ambrosiaster speaks about dilemmas Paul faced in his ministry and missionary endeavors. As early as the Apostolic age, self-appointed apostles went … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER SIXTEEN (Lesson VII) John Calvin takes up the subject of the holy kiss. To him, it is clear from many parts of Scripture that a kiss was … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER SIXTEEN (Lesson VI) 16:12b-14 Greetings to the beloved Persis. She also worked very hard for the Lord. Greetings also to Rufus, one of the Lord’s chosen people, … Continue reading →

Edgar Z. Friedenberg (1921-2000) was a scholar of education and gender studies best known for his books: The Vanishing Adolescent( 1959), and Coming of Age in America (1965). This latter book was a finalist for the 1966 National Book Award … Continue reading →

“SOMEDAY” SHOULD BE “TODAY” Two cousins were sitting quietly in a pew waiting for the service to begin. One of them said to the other, “How are doing?” Her older cousin answered, “As well as I can.” After a pause, … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER SIXTEEN (Lesson V) On Paul’s salute to Apelles, Robert Haldane also takes note that Apelles is here distinguished as a tried and tested disciple. It is mentioned … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER SIXTEEN (Lesson IV) 16:6-7: Greetings also to Mary. She worked very hard for you. And greet Andronicus and Junia. They are my relatives, and they were in … Continue reading →