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Reading Romans with Eastern Eyes (Jackson Wu)

By HonorShame Posted on June 26, 2019 Posted in Bible No Comments Tagged with book, Romans

Do you want to see Romans from an honor-shame perspective? Here is the book! Jackson Wu’s latest book, Reading Romans with Eastern Eyes: Honor and Shame in Pauls’ Message and Mission (IVP Academic) is now available. Here is the publisher’s description: What …

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The Meaning of Romans 3:23

By HonorShame Posted on October 4, 2017 Posted in Bible, Honor, NT, Shame, Theology 16 Comments Tagged with glory, hermeneutics, morality, NT, Romans, theology

“For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” That is how most English Bibles translate Romans 3:23. Western Christianity typically interprets these words as, “Every individual person has done something wrong and not lived up to God’s …

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Can You Shame God?

By HonorShame Posted on March 29, 2017 Posted in Bible, Honor, NT, OT, Shame, Theology 10 Comments Tagged with david, despise, Jesus, prophets, proverbs, Romans, Torah

Can you shame God? The biblical answer is yes. Though this may initially sound sacrilegious, the fact that people shame God pervades scripture and profoundly impacts your relationship with God. People despise and scorn God. In other words, we fail to …

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Why Shame is a HUGE Problem

By HonorShame Posted on July 16, 2014 Posted in Honor, Relationships, Sin, Theology 1 Comment Tagged with dishonor, Honor, Romans, sin

Imagine the following scenarios: You have labored for two years developing an English program to reach the community. When your director visits, he dismisses the purpose and value of the English ministry. You look out your front window, and see two neighbor …

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The Gospel in Romans – WHO, not WHAT

By HonorShame Posted on January 28, 2014 Posted in NT, Theology 4 Comments Tagged with Israel, Paul, Romans, theology

“There is nothing you can do to cause God to love you more than He already does—and there is nothing you can do to cause God to love you any less.” This statement is entirely true, and it resonates best for …

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Reading Romans with Eastern Eyes (Jackson Wu)

The Meaning of Romans 3:23

Can You Shame God?

Why Shame is a HUGE Problem

The Gospel in Romans – WHO, not WHAT

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Reading Romans with Eastern Eyes (Jackson Wu)

The Meaning of Romans 3:23

Can You Shame God?

Why Shame is a HUGE Problem

The Gospel in Romans – WHO, not WHAT

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