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NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER EIGHT (Lesson XVI) Anglican Bishop Handley Moule (1841-1920) had something interesting to say on this subject. When we look in the Bishop’s commentary on Romans we find … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER EIGHT (Lesson XV) Wesleyan Methodist theologian Adam Clarke spells it out in such a way that we can clearly see that at one time these Roman believers … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER EIGHT (Lesson XIV) John Stott is very clear in his analysis, and sums it up by suggesting that there are two categories of people that Paul addresses … Continue reading →

The Apostle Paul named one of the Fruit of the Spirit the using Greek word pistis that is most often translated into English as “faith,” but must be interpreted in context as the occasion requires. The reason is that this … Continue reading →

NUGGETS OF WISDOM Several years ago I was on an airplane flying to Pakistan to visit the churches there. During the previous week, back in Manila, some events had taken place that made me feel like I was under attack … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER EIGHT (Lesson XIII) Verse 8: Those who are ruled by their sinful-selves can never satisfy God. One of the last known, yet most important truths is expressed … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER EIGHT (Lesson XII) Charles Hodge takes a similar view as Robert Haldane by agreeing that sinful mentality leads to futile living. By nature, it is opposed to … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER EIGHT (Lesson XI) Verse 7: Why is this true? Because anyone whose mental attitude is controlled by their sinful-self is against God. They refuse to obey God’s … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER EIGHT (Lesson X) Early church writer Ambrosiaster has more thoughts on what he understands Paul saying here in verse 6. He reckons that mankind’s intellectual propositions and … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER EIGHT (Lesson IX) A fellow reformer of Martin Luther’s, John Calvin, more or less echoes what Luther says. For Calvin, it is only by the grace of … Continue reading →