Paul in Context

  • Many assume Israel’s chosenness means exclusivity or divine favoritism. But Scripture paints a different picture: Israel is chosen for the nations, not against them. When we recover Israel’s true vocation — fulfilled in the Messiah — we begin to see how the covenant always pointed toward a reconciled, Spirit-shaped family embracing all peoples.

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  • Hearing Paul Again

    Many evangelicals have inherited a view of Paul shaped more by post-Reformation debates than by Paul’s own Jewish context. The New Perspective challenges us to recover the apostle’s original concern: not private salvation alone, but the radical redefinition of God’s people in Christ. This post explores how justification by faith reshapes belonging, table fellowship, and…

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