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June 2024

June 11, 2024

Romans 2 is Not about General Human Conscience

Protestants routinely but mistakenly interpret Romans 2:14 as if to say that humanity has God’s...

August 2023

August 22, 2023

Romans 7 Does Not Say People Have a Sin Nature

Christians have long taught that humans have a “sin nature.” Countless people debate about precisely...

July 2023

July 11, 2023

Why Common Readings of Romans 7 Produce Shame

Popular readings of Romans 7 assert "there is nothing good in me." But is this...

February 2020

February 05, 2020

The Gospel Coalition Reviews “Reading Romans”

A few people have asked, “What do you think about The Gospel Coalition’s review of...

June 2019

June 27, 2019

Infographic for Honor and Shame in Romans

Want to make someone give you a look of surprise? Simply tell them that honor...

June 26, 2019

Honor and Shame Contribute to the Logic of Romans

Consider the Old Testament passages cited by Paul. Those OT texts intertwine honor, shame, and...

June 19, 2019

Honor and Shame as Background Music in Romans

The biblical authors are much like movie directors. How so? Think of a movie that...

June 11, 2019

Can anyone read Romans with Eastern eyes?

Many readers will be nervous about potentially mixing the Bible with culture. Other people are...

June 05, 2019

What an atheist taught me about interpreting the Bible

John McDermott was the world’s expert in philosophical pragmatism. He knew everything about William James...

May 2019

May 29, 2019

The Problem with Old Half-Truths about the New Perspective

Michael Kruger’s recent post reminds us of problems that occur when we speak in half-truths....

May 22, 2019

Short Video Introduction to “Reading Romans with Eastern Eyes”

What if we read Romans with "Eastern eyes"? Ask yourself, "What would we see?"This short...

April 2019

April 24, 2019

Endorsements and Pre-ordering Reading Romans with Eastern Eyes

IVP will release Reading Romans with Eastern Eyes in less than a month. Over the...

November 2018

November 28, 2018

Patronage and Faith in God’s Faithfulness

At the Patronage Symposium in October, some of the participants discussed the meaning of pistis (i.e.,...

September 2018

September 12, 2018

Adam, Israel, and Union with Christ in Romans

Wendel Sun says “union with Christ” is central to New Testament theology. To make that...

February 2018

February 14, 2018

Why Is God Justified in Romans?: Vindicating Paul’s Use of Psalm 51 in Romans 3:4

Most people understand God’s righteousness in Rom 3:4 and Ps 51:4 as punitive, referring to...

February 10, 2016

The Difference Between Worth and Wages

In Romans and Galatians, Paul does not correct views about the merit of one’s works...

January 2016

January 27, 2016

Why Give Grace? Glory.

In the ancient Roman-Greek and Jewish world, why did people give gifts (grace, χαρις)? And...

March 2014

March 24, 2014

The "Romans 23 Principle" (a follow-up post)

A reader asked a question about my previous post "Using the 'Romans 23' Principle to...

March 05, 2014

Using the “Romans 23 Principle” to Explain Sin

Chinese people have a hard time understanding what is meant by the word “sin.” How...

January 2014

January 14, 2014

My Latest Article on Romans Now Published in JETS

My most recent article on Romans is now published! It is titled, “PAUL WRITES TO...

October 2013

October 22, 2013

Theology is Like Making a Baby

In talking about justification, Paul first answers the who-question, then the how-question. That was the...

October 17, 2013

The "Old Perspective": Right Answer, Wrong Problem?

The traditional perspective on justification gives a right answer to the wrong question. As a...

October 15, 2013

The Problem of "Ascribed Righteousness"

Chinese culture may help us reconcile the "New Perspective on Paul" (NPP) and the traditional...

June 2013

June 25, 2013

Justifying Honor and Shame in Romans

Simply put, Romans is about honor and shame. In the latter sections of Saving God's...

March 2013

March 05, 2013

Are Missionaries Ashamed of the Language of Paul's Gospel?

I teach Romans in Chinese. It’s painful sometimes. Don’t misunderstand me. I love Romans. Much...