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NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda PAUL’S LETTER TO THE GALATIAN CHURCHES CHAPTER SIX (Lesson CXXVI) Philip G. Ryken, President of Wheaton College, tells the story about one of the most unusual figures in church history. It … Continue reading →

  NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda PAUL’S LETTER TO THE GALATIAN CHURCHES CHAPTER SIX (Lesson CXXV) Presbyterian scholar Matthew Poole (1624-1679) believes that by using the term “Brethren,” Paul is sending a secret message to a … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda PAUL’S LETTER TO THE GALATIAN CHURCHES CHAPTER SIX (Lesson CXXIV) Augustine of Hippo (354-430) also picks up on this same theme of correcting errant members and cautions those given the task … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda PAUL’S LETTER TO THE GALATIAN CHURCHES CHAPTER SIX (Lesson CXXIII) There were some of these same wayward believers in Thessalonica because Paul wrote the congregation and urged them not to consider … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda PAUL’S LETTER TO THE GALATIAN CHURCHES CHAPTER SIX (Lesson CXXII) 6:1a My dear brothers and sisters, when you catch a fellow believer unaware that they are drawing away from what they … Continue reading →

Around the 4th of July, we hear a lot about “freedom.” But it appears that a portion of society who celebrate think of freedom and liberty in a different context than the majority. Their idea of freedom is lawlessness – … Continue reading →

RAGGED OLD FLAG  The first time I heard Johnny Cash sing this song I got chill bumps as my shoulders went back and my head went up in respect for our country’s flag. You can hear Johnny sing this song … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda PAUL’S LETTER TO THE GALATIAN CHURCHES INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER SIX Chapter six may be the end of Paul’s Epistle to the Galatians, but it is not an addendum or afterthought. Paul … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda PAUL’S LETTER TO THE GALATIAN CHURCHES SUMMARY OF CHAPTER FIVE In chapter five, Paul continues the metaphor of Jewish Law as slavery.  Since this was a large part of Chapter four, … Continue reading →

While I was still in high school, I worked part-time at a “Frontier Savings Stamp” redemption center in Roswell, NM. People would come in and say they wanted to redeem the stamps they were given at the grocery store. They … Continue reading →