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MISUSING ENTHUSIASTIC AMBITION Archbishop François Fénelon (1651-1725) was still concerned about people trying to work their way into perfected holiness as a guarantee for heaven. Apparently, they thought that the more they did to earn God’s favor, the better their … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY By Dr. Robert R Seyda FIRST EPISTLE OF JOHN CHAPTER THREE (Lesson LXVIII) 10/15/21 3:14 If we love our brothers and sisters who are believers, it proves that we have left the emptiness of death leading us … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY By Dr. Robert R Seyda FIRST EPISTLE OF JOHN CHAPTER THREE (Lesson LXVII) 10/14/21 3:14 If we love our brothers and sisters who are believers, it proves that we have left the emptiness of death leading us … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY By Dr. Robert R Seyda FIRST EPISTLE OF JOHN CHAPTER THREE (Lesson LXVI) 10/13/21 3:14 So don’t be surprised, dear friends, if the world hates you. Bruce B. Barton (1954) says Jesus gave His disciples a similar … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY By Dr. Robert R Seyda FIRST EPISTLE OF JOHN CHAPTER THREE (Lesson LXV) 10/12/21 3:13 So don’t be surprised, dear friends, if the world hates you. A well-loved minister I knew shared this thought at a minister’s … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY By Dr. Robert R Seyda FIRST EPISTLE OF JOHN CHAPTER THREE (Lesson LXIV) 10/11/21 3:13 So don’t be surprised, dear friends, if the world doesn’t like you. Christians should not be alarmed when the world reacts negatively … Continue reading →

THE DANGERS OF SELF-CHOSEN PLANS Archbishop François Fénelon (1651-1725) was disappointed by some of the selfishness he saw among his congregation. So, he had a message for them. You have wasted your heart’s desires by so eagerly insisting on fulfilling … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY By Dr. Robert R Seyda FIRST EPISTLE OF JOHN CHAPTER THREE (Lesson LXIII) 10/08/21 3:12 We are not to be like Cain, who belonged to Satan and killed his brother. Why did he kill him? Because Cain … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY By Dr. Robert R Seyda FIRST EPISTLE OF JOHN CHAPTER THREE (Lesson LXII) 10/07/21 3:12 We are not to be like Cain, who belonged to Satan and killed his brother. Why did he kill him? Because Cain … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY By Dr. Robert R Seyda FIRST EPISTLE OF JOHN CHAPTER THREE (Lesson LXI) 10/06/21 3:12 We are not to be like Cain, who belonged to Satan and killed his brother. Why did he kill him? Because Cain … Continue reading →