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Sanctification
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...

Derek Leman
Mar 226 min read
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Reconciled in Christ
Yet He has now reconciled you in His body of flesh through death, in order to present you before Him holy and blameless and beyond...

Derek Leman
Mar 155 min read
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The Father Draws You
In Him was life, and the life was the Light of mankind. –John 1:4 NASB Life. We have it in limited quantities—eighty years worth, give...

Derek Leman
Feb 35 min read
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Romans 5:12-17 Commentary
The Adam story—which need not be interpreted literally—is about the human condition. We might imagine that we are a rational species...

Derek Leman
Dec 17, 20244 min read
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Romans 5:9-11 Commentary
Fear of missing out on salvation hovers over this entire passage. Paul's rivals promoted anxiety in order to gain followers for their...

Derek Leman
Dec 10, 20244 min read
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Paul, the Torah Genius
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...

Derek Leman
Dec 6, 202410 min read
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Barth on the Power of God
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...

Derek Leman
Dec 1, 20249 min read
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Initial Thoughts: Karl Barth on Romans
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...

Derek Leman
Nov 30, 20245 min read
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A Very Short Introduction
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...

Derek Leman
Nov 25, 20244 min read
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Romans 5:6-8 Commentary
I will be posting a full commentary on Romans 5-8 here on "Reimagining Paul." My plan is to publish this as a concise, handy paperback...

Derek Leman
Nov 24, 20243 min read
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Romans 5:1-5 Commentary
I will be posting a full commentary on Romans 5-8 here on "Reimagining Paul." My plan is to publish this as a concise, handy paperback...

Derek Leman
Nov 18, 20244 min read
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The 90% and the 10% in Paul
The common reading of Paul—which we are calling justification theory or the justification Gospel—is based on 10% of his writings (this is...

Derek Leman
Oct 29, 20244 min read
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Announcement: A Writing Project
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...

Derek Leman
Oct 25, 20244 min read
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Reading Romans 5:1-2
It's tragic. Pretty much no one understands Romans 1-4 and so by the time readers get to Romans 5-8, their eyes are glazed over. If Bible...

Derek Leman
Oct 16, 20246 min read
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A Different Kind of Boasting (A Sermon on Romans 5:1-5)
Preface: I used to write and deliver sermons regularly in a previous phase of life. Like many who have been pastors, I spoke hundreds of...

Derek Leman
Sep 24, 202410 min read
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It's Not Free If It's a Discount
Does the Gospel come at a reduced price or is it free? Although Christians will talk about "God's gift of salvation," the shocking truth...

Derek Leman
Sep 22, 20246 min read
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