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NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda GOSPEL OF MATTHEW CHAPTER EIGHT Part V Verse 30: Near that place there was a large herd of pigs feeding. This was Gentile territory, so it was not unusual to see … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda GOSPEL OF MATTHEW CHAPTER EIGHT Part IV (con’t) Verse 28: Jesus arrived at the other side of the lake in the country of the Gadarene people. There, two men who were … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda GOSPEL OF MATTHEW CHAPTER EIGHT Part IV Verses 23-25: Jesus then got into a boat, and His followers got in with Him. Sometime after the boat left the shore, suddenly a … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda GOSPEL OF MATTHEW CHAPTER EIGHT Part III (con’t) So our Lord’s response to the scribe’s wish to be His follower had other implications as well. With all the attention and masses … Continue reading →

Sometimes we are not fooled by hidden clues but by obvious factors. For instance: What is unusual about the following words: revive, banana, grammar, voodoo, assess, potato, dresser, uneven? Start keeping time and see how long it takes you to … Continue reading →

Since I was very young I heard over and over the saying: “The Bible says that money is the root of all evil.” What confused me was that everyone I knew, even my dad, talked about and spent a lot … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda GOSPEL OF MATTHEW CHAPTER EIGHT Part III Verse 18: When Jesus saw the great crowd gathered around Him, He gave orders to sail across the lake to other side. Although it … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda GOSPEL OF MATTHEW CHAPTER EIGHT Part II (con’t) Verses 14-16: Then Jesus went to Peter’s house. He saw that Peter’s mother-in-law was in bed with a high fever. He touched her … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda GOSPEL OF MATTHEW CHAPTER EIGHT Part II So our Lord takes this opportunity to address what happens to people with such an inconsistent and faulty mindset. He wants His critical opponents … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda GOSPEL OF MATTHEW CHAPTER EIGHT Part I (con’t) What happens next in this encounter between Jesus and the leper, is both a miracle and a mystery. The miracle, of course, was … Continue reading →