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NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda PAUL’S LETTER TO THE GALATIAN CHURCHES CHAPTER ONE (Lesson XXX) William Ramsey (1861-1939) quotes a Professor William Locke about how the Apostle Paul often handles the taunts and criticism launched against … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda PAUL’S LETTER TO THE GALATIAN CHURCHES CHAPTER ONE (Lesson XXIX) John Calvin interprets Paul’s statement that he is doing very little, if anything, to please people as a remarkable sentiment. What … Continue reading →

Many years ago, country singer Tex Ritter sang song about a soldier who didn’t have a Bible to read, so he always pulled out a deck of cards to serve as his Bible. I heard this story back when I … Continue reading →

GIVING CAN BE FUN With us being in springtime, after I read this short poem I felt like sharing it with all of you. It’s short, but sweet. Yes, it’s small but its message is very large. I hope it … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda PAUL’S LETTER TO THE GALATIAN CHURCHES CHAPTER ONE (Lesson XXVIII) Paul concludes this part of his plea for the Galatians to reconsider their choice by, as some would say, “Make up … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda PAUL’S LETTER TO THE GALATIAN CHURCHES CHAPTER ONE (Lesson XXVII) I like the way retired Baptist minister and English professor Peter Pett describes Paul’s frustration over the Galatians’ so easily turning … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda PAUL’S LETTER TO THE GALATIAN CHURCHES CHAPTER ONE (Lesson XXVI) It is interesting that Philip Melanchthon (1497-1560), one of Martin Luther’s closest advisers and the first systematic theologian of the Protestant … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda PAUL’S LETTER TO THE GALATIAN CHURCHES CHAPTER ONE (Lesson XXV) Let’s look again at what Paul meant when he said that he would be willing to suffer all the punishment that … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda PAUL’S LETTER TO THE GALATIAN CHURCHES CHAPTER ONE (Lesson XXIV) Ernest DeWitt Burton (1856-1925) suggests that the Apostle Paul was dealing with the Galatians caught up in a perplexity between salvation … Continue reading →

Siddharta Gautama, known better as Buddha (483-400 BC) a monk and well-known teacher in India and Nepal was quoted as saying: “Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.” It is obvious that these are all … Continue reading →