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DOWN, BUT NOT DEFEATED King David of Judah and Israel knew he had enemies both inside and outside the palace. Even his own son Absalom tried to assassinate him in order to become king, and it was almost more than … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER EIGHT (Lesson XXXIII) Early church Patriarch Cyril imagines our corruptible mortal body as a heavy weight upon the immortal soul. That’s why our earthly body sometimes drags … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER EIGHT (Lesson XXXII) Verses 23b-25: We have the Spirit as the first part of God’s promise. So we are waiting for God to permanently adopt us His … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER EIGHT (Lesson XXXI) Verse 22-23a: We know that everything God made has been waiting until now in pain like a woman ready to give birth to a … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER EIGHT (Lesson XXX) Early church leader Cyril of Alexandria gives us something to think about by saying that nature is incapable of knowing anything about the promises … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER EIGHT (Lesson XXIX) Charles Hodge also admits there are various interpretations of this great day of revelation. However, he does say that we should accept the term … Continue reading →

A few weeks ago I read this quote by an unknown writer: “Waiting around for someone else to make you happy is the best way to be sad.” Not only is this true, but it opens the door for us … Continue reading →

NEVER DOUBT, THIS IS ONE NATION UNDER GOD During the War of 1812, the British had command of the Chesapeake Bay on the east coast of the USA. Tangier Island, being a central island of that Bay was captured to … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER EIGHT (Lesson XXVIII) Verse 19: Everything that God made is waiting with excitement for the time when He will showoff His children to the world. All creation is … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER EIGHT (Lesson XXVII) Several early church scholars have input on this verse about suffering and reward. For instance, in a Word of Wisdom spoken by a member … Continue reading →