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NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda FIRST EPISTLE OF JOHN CHAPTER ONE (Lesson XXXVI) 11/23/20 And this splendor of His appearing presents itself gently and softly to the frail and weak eyes of mortals, says Origen, it … Continue reading →

How many times have you heard or read, “With a sincere heart?” Perhaps you received a letter that was signed, “Sincerely yours.” But how much do we know about sincerity?  The term “Sincere,” was first recorded in English in the … Continue reading →

MIRACLES WAIT FOR IMPOSSIBLILE MOMENTS As a cough from early February worsened late into March, David Henry, an Elementary School teacher in Indiana, checked himself into Marion General Hospital – only to be intubated a day later. The previously diagnosed … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda FIRST EPISTLE OF JOHN CHAPTER ONE (Lesson XXXV) 11/20/20 Tom Thatcher (1973-) says that although most of the Apostle John’s audience have been loyal in the past, the doctrinal crisis presented … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda FIRST EPISTLE OF JOHN CHAPTER ONE (Lesson XXXIV) 11/19/20 James Montgomery Boice (1938-2000) points out that this message received by John and the other Apostles was not only for themselves. It … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda FIRST EPISTLE OF JOHN CHAPTER ONE (Lesson XXXIII) 11/18/20 As a result, Brown gives us his paraphrase, which will enable us to understand the ebb and flow of what John was … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda FIRST EPISTLE OF JOHN CHAPTER ONE (Lesson XXXII) 11/17/20 Samuel Logan Brengle (1860-1936) tells us that God wants His people to be full of joy. “I have told you this,” said … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda FIRST EPISTLE OF JOHN CHAPTER ONE (Lesson XXXI) 11/16/20 I begin with this proposition, continues Morgan Dix: The proportion in which religious belief becomes intellectualized and refined, in that same magnitude, … Continue reading →

Perhaps all of us want to be known as being an orderly person. That means we don’t like clutter and try to keep things nice and tidy. What could be wrong with that? Orderliness is a personality trait, associated with other qualities … Continue reading →

TURN ON THE LIGHTS! Most of us know how hard it is to admit something that everyone else already knows. But to willingly go public so that others who are dealing with the same thing can have the courage to … Continue reading →