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NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER FIVE (Lesson XVII) Charles Spurgeon framed his response to Adam’s blunder this way: “Adam’s fall was terribly effectual, it has brought death upon the human race age … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER FIVE (Lesson XV) Scottish theologian Robert Haldane makes this comment about sin and the law: “It is true that there is no sin where there is no … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER FIVE (Lesson XIV) Albert Barnes comments on the fact that until the law came, it was difficult to define sin since sin is failing to keep the … Continue reading →

William Blake, English poet, painter, and visual artistry pioneer (1757–1827), wrote this proverb in one of his books: “The eagle never lost so much time as when he submitted to learn from the crow.”1 The lesson is elementary. The eagle … Continue reading →

PENNIES FROM HEAVEN I don’t know if you are like my wife or me, but whenever we’re walking through a parking lot and spot a penny on the ground, no matter how dirty or mangled it is we pick it … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER FIVE (Lesson XIII) Albert Barnes has so much to say about the message in this verse it would not be practical to reproduce it all here. But … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER FIVE (Lesson XII) Verse 12: Sin came into the world because of what one man did. And with that sin came death. So this is why all … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER FIVE (Lesson XI) Verse 11: And not only will we be saved, but we also rejoice right now in what God has done for us through our … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER FIVE (Lesson X) Charles Hodge shares his insight: “To be justified is more than to be pardoned; it includes the idea of reconciliation or restoration to the … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER FIVE (Lesson IX) Verse 8: God confirmed His love for us by having Christ die for us while we were still living in sin. Here the Apostle … Continue reading →