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NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER TWELVE (Lesson I) Verse 1: For this reason, I beg you, brothers and sisters, because of God’s great acts of mercy shown to all of you, that … Continue reading →

American psychologist and professor Abraham Maslow (1908-1970) once stated, “You will either step forward into growth, or you will step back into safety.” Dr. Maslow is perhaps best known for his, “Hierarchy of Needs,” which show how mankind progresses from … Continue reading →

WHY BOTHER TO GO TO CHURCH? If you’re spiritually alive, you’re going to love this! If you’re spiritually dead, you won’t want to read it. If you’re spiritually curious, there is still hope! A churchgoer wrote a letter to the … Continue reading →

Our Summer break is over. My wife and I had a great time with her family in California. It was so good to see them again. But now it is time to get back into our study of Paul’s Epistle … Continue reading →

ALERT! VERY IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT IT’S SUMMER BREAK TIME! In all the years my wife and I have been married we’ve never been on a real vacation. Now that I’m 80 years old we’re finally going to take one. We will … Continue reading →

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832), German poet, zoologist, botanist, and geologist once said: “Our friends show us what we can do, our enemies teach us what we must do.” Goethe goes on to say that a man cannot live with … Continue reading →

A LITTLE ANT WITH A BIG MESSAGE Although I’m not a rock climber, after I read this true story written by Josh and Karen Zarandona, it struck me that sometimes there are things that nature can teach us that have … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS SUMMARY OF CHAPTER ELEVEN Paul had three objectives when he started this chapter, First, to understand why God has not totally rejected His people, Israel. Secondly, to see … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER ELEVEN (Lesson XXXIX) Albert Barnes feels that the English Bible reader is somewhat disadvantaged in understanding Paul’s quote here of Isaiah: “O the depth of the riches … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER ELEVEN (Lesson XXXVIII) Martin Luther has an interesting philosophical view of Paul’s quote here from Isaiah concerning the unsearchable things of God. He says that we must … Continue reading →