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NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER TWO (Part XVI) Verse 16: All this will happen on the day when God will judge people’s secret thoughts through Jesus Christ. This is part of the … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER TWO (Part XV) Verse 15: They show that what the Law wants them to do is written on their hearts. Their own hearts tell them if they … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER TWO (Part XIV) From his point of view, early church scholar Origen puts into perspective the responsibility of doing what you know is right: “The Gentiles need … Continue reading →

ARE YOU SURE YOU KNOW WHAT YOU KNOW You may have often seen this quote attributed to Plato’s Socrates: “True knowledge is knowing you know nothing.” Although no such quote can be found in any of Plato’s works, there is … Continue reading →

WHAT ANIMALS CAN TEACH US In 2003, police in Warwickshire, England, opened a garden shed and found a whimpering, cowering dog. It had been locked in the shed and abandoned. It was dirty and malnourished and had clearly been abused. … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER TWO (Part XIII) The Apostle Paul was not the only one who understood this principle of practice what you preach. The Apostle James made it quite clear … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER TWO (Part XII) Early church scholar Origen questions which Law Paul is talking about here. He writes: “When the apostle says that those who are without the … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER TWO (Part XI) Reformer John Calvin says that he sees a division of the whole human race into two classes. God had separated the Jews from everyone … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER TWO (Part X) Adam Clarke sees tribulation and anguish in a similar vein: “Misery of all descriptions, without the possibility of escape, will this righteous Judge inflict … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER TWO (Part IX) Early church scholars give their views on what Paul is saying here about a final judgment. In Ambrosiaster we read: “Those who doubt that … Continue reading →