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A TRUE STORY OF TRUSTING GOD Jonathan and Robert Loveall were the two sons of Andrew and Rebecca Loveall. Their parents served as missionaries in Central America, and administrators of a unique school, Escuela Integrada de Ninos Trabajadores. It was … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER SEVEN (Lesson XXVIII) As Bible scholar Charles Hodge understands it, the conflict involving the believer’s soul should never result in a victory for sin, but always end … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER SEVEN (Lesson XXVII) As far as Scottish theologian Robert Haldane is concerned, this language used by Paul is suitable only for a regenerate person. Any unregenerate individual … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER SEVEN (Lesson XXVI) Jewish writer David Stern talks about understanding the law. For him, the Greek phrase nomos, (law), can have at least these three meanings: (1) … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER SEVEN (Lesson XXV) Reformer Martin Luther sees active principles struggling for supremacy inside mankind. One will lead to eternal life, the other will lead to a dead-end. … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER SEVEN (Lesson XXIV) Scottish theologian Robert Haldane is convinced that Paul’s words should not be taken as evidence that he was not attempting to overcome his bad … Continue reading →

In manuscripts the Apostle Paul read in Hebrew, he no doubt understood that in Jewish thinking no one could ever reach the ultimate level of being as kind as the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. In English, this Hebrew word … Continue reading →

THE GOSPEL NEVER GROWS OLD Having been given the honor and privilege to serve as a missionary to Europe and Asia, I have always had a soft spot for stories from the mission field. But many that I read were … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER SEVEN (Lesson XXIII) Verses 19-21: I don’t do the good that I want to do. Instead, I do the evil that I don’t want to do. So … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY Dr. Robert R. Seyda EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS CHAPTER SEVEN (Lesson XXII) Reformist John Calvin says we should not be misled by Paul’s statement that there was no good thing to be found in him. He … Continue reading →