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NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY By Dr. Robert R. Seyda FIRST EPISTLE OF JOHN CHAPTER TWO INTRODUCTION 03/23/21 The Apostle John focuses on fellowship with God in this second chapter. In doing so, he offers five essential points in understanding fellowship. … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda FIRST EPISTLE OF JOHN SUMMARY OF CHAPTER ONE By the time this Epistle was written, the Apostle John is well advanced in age. Writing from Ephesus, he reminded and encouraged the … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda FIRST EPISTLE OF JOHN CHAPTER ONE (Lesson LXXV) 03/19/21 F. B. Meyer (1847-1929) reports that as the aged Apostle began to write, he was living over again his first happy experiences … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda FIRST EPISTLE OF JOHN CHAPTER ONE (Lesson LXXIV) 03/18/21 Aaron Gaebelein (1861-1945) ensures that the Light makes known that sinful tendencies lurk within. If the believer, the child of God, says … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda FIRST EPISTLE OF JOHN CHAPTER ONE (Lesson LXXIII) 03/17/21 A. B. Earle (1812-1895), an American Baptist evangelist shares a story about the time he conducted evangelistic services in San Jose, California. … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda FIRST EPISTLE OF JOHN CHAPTER ONE (Lesson LXXII) 03/16/21 Augustus Neander (1789-1862), responding to the Apostle’s message about confession, finds the answer for forgiveness starts here: “If we confess our sins.” … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda FIRST EPISTLE OF JOHN CHAPTER ONE (Lesson LXXI) 03/15/21 Alfred E. Plummer (1841-1926) sees a different way to translate what John says here: “If we say that we have not sinned, … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda FIRST EPISTLE OF JOHN CHAPTER ONE (Lesson LXX) 03/12/21 COMMENTARY Albert Barnes (1798-1870) notes that perhaps some might be disposed to claim “they have never sinned,” the Apostle John is careful … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda FIRST EPISTLE OF JOHN CHAPTER ONE (Lesson LXIX) 03/11/21 Stanley Lewis Derickson (1940-) says that, in Ephesians, John uses the Holy Spirit’s infilling in contrast with being drunk with wine. We … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CONTEXTUAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda FIRST EPISTLE OF JOHN CHAPTER ONE (Lesson LXVIII) 03/10/21 Furthermore, says Strong, forgiveness is beyond merely taking away penalties. When a person does not suffer the consequences of their crime, does … Continue reading →