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I am speaking in human terms  because of the weakness of your flesh.  For just as you presented the parts of your body  as slaves to...

On that day you will know  that I [am] in My Father,  and you [are] in Me,  and I in you. –John 14:20 NASB The albino rocker Larry Norman...

When I started the Reimagining Paul blog, I began with this paragraph: A problem of perception exists between Christianity and society....

Since before time, God has been for us—completely for us, for all of us, invested enough to take on our condition and lift us up out of...

Do not be amazed that I said to you,  'You must be born again.'  –John 3:7 NASB  Maybe we humans are not so bad. Could it be we simply...

And you were dead in your offenses and sins,  in which you previously walked  according to the course of this world,  according to the...

We generally learn about life through the window of our experiences. We discover things about relationships, health issues, career...

I am not pretending that this list and these definitions are rigorously derived from a long study, with definitions honed by voluminous...

"Truly, truly I say to you,  unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies,  it remains alone;  but if it dies, it bears much...

This blog (in case you’re new here) opposes the common understanding of Christianity known as “justification theory.” The God of...

The Adam story—which need not be interpreted literally—is about the human condition. We might imagine that we are a rational species...

Fear of missing out on salvation hovers over this entire passage. Paul's rivals promoted anxiety in order to gain followers for their...

In my earliest days of being a follower of Christ—I was a college student—I was a devoted reader and learner of the writings of Paul. But...

Christianity does not work the way most people think. That includes Christians. Don't worry, I'm not saying I'm part of some splinter...

I just got a copy of Karl Barth's commentary on Romans (in English since I don't read German). I have read only the preface and his...

This is the introduction to The Law of the Spirit of Life: A Concise, Practical Commentary on Romans 5-8 . I am writing the book here on...

Paul once said to a community he founded, "I am amazed that you are so quickly deserting Him who called you by the grace of Christ, for a...

The common reading of Paul—which we are calling justification theory or the justification Gospel—is based on 10% of his writings (this is...

I'm going to produce a concise little commentary on Romans 5-8—something in a convenient format and (if I decide to print paper books) a...

The purpose of this essay is simply to put out some affirmations without proof or further explanation. Some of them will be controversial...