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NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS SUMMARY OF CHAPTER TWELVE Paul had just completed discussing how being baptized into Christ makes us dead to sin. Once he makes that point, then he also shares … Continue reading →

Henry David Thoreau, American poet, philosopher, and historian gained fame in his book called “Walden,” named after a pond up in Connecticut that he sat by for some two years as he reflected upon simple living in natural surroundings. In … Continue reading →

Sometimes a story out of ancient writings that are not Christian or Biblical can still teach us lessons that we need to learn. Here is one such story that I read that is possibly based on a saying attributed to … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER TWELVE (Lesson XLVII) Charles Hodge looks at the doctrinal implications of what Paul says in these concluding verses. For one thing, abstaining from evil is just one … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER TWELVE (Lesson XLVI) Spurgeon also asks us to listen, especially if we claim that Christ is our Master, in order to do what He is telling us … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER TWELVE (Lesson XLV) Martin Luther understands from what Paul says here that God is able to use us to convert those whom He wants converted by showing … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER TWELVE (Lesson XLIV) In one of Charles Spurgeon’s sermons on this chapter, he reiterates that there is no reason to consider any method that proposes overcoming evil … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER TWELVE (Lesson XLIII) Also, early church writer Ambrosiaster had something to say about leaving vengeance up to God. He begins by pointing out that Paul warns us … Continue reading →

Gautama Buddha, the prince, warrior, mediator and enlighten teacher of who was born in what is now Nepal and died in India, said in one of his teachings that “Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with … Continue reading →

EVEN IN THE DITCH This real-life story was told by Linda Perkins a few months ago. It makes a very valid point that we must always look up not down when we find ourselves in less than happy circumstances. I … Continue reading →