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NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda GOSPEL OF MATTHEW CHAPTER FOURTEEN Part I Verse 1: About that time, Herod, the ruler of Galilee, heard what the people were saying about Jesus. Jewish writers tell us that this … Continue reading →

UPDATE ON OUR STUDY OF JESUS We have finished the very interesting and informative Chapter 13 in the Gospel of Matthew, where we saw Jesus use multiple parables in trying His best to get both His disciples and those who … Continue reading →

ARE YOU STUCK IN THE PAST Greek philosopher Aristotle once wrote: “No one deliberates about the past, but about what is future and capable of being otherwise, while what is passed is not capable of not having taken place.” He … Continue reading →

NEVER DOUBT YOUR CALLING The pastor of a small church in central Germany invited me to come preach a week’s revival for him. He got permission to pitch a tent on an open lot near the downtown area. The first … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda GOSPEL OF MATTHEW CHAPTER THIRTEEN Part V (con’t) Verse 56b: How is He able to do these things? In referring to the family of Jesus, when it comes to the name … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda GOSPEL OF MATTHEW CHAPTER THIRTEEN Part V Verse 52: Then Jesus said to His followers, “So every teacher of the law who has learned about God’s kingdom has some new things … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda GOSPEL OF MATTHEW CHAPTER THIRTEEN Part IV (con’t) Verse 45: Also, God’s kingdom is like a merchant looking for fine pearls. One day he found a very fine pearl. He went … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda GOSPEL OF MATTHEW CHAPTER THIRTEEN Part IV Verse 42: They will throw them into the place of fire. There the people will be crying and grinding their teeth with pain. The … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda GOSPEL OF MATTHEW CHAPTER THIRTEEN Part III (con’t) Verse 33: Then Jesus told them another story: “God’s kingdom is like yeast that a woman mixes into a big bowl of flour … Continue reading →

Some 350 years ago a well-known Japanese poet named Matsuo Basho wrote these words in one of his poems: “Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the men of old; seek what they sought.” It was his way … Continue reading →