Books
Books (Authored, Edited)
- For It Stands In Scripture: Essays in Honor of W. Edward Glenny (St. Paul, MN: University of Northwestern-St. Paul, 2019).
- Four Views on the Historical Adam (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2013).
- Must Christians Always Forgive? A Biblical Primer and Grammar on Forgiveness of Sins (Coulterville, CA: Center for Cultural Leadership, 2011).
- The Race Set Before Us: A Biblical Theology of Perseverance & Assurance (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2001).
Contributions to Recent Books
- “Wrath and Justification: Proleptic Visitations of Last Day Judgment,” in Paul’s Letter to the Romans: Theological Essays, eds. Douglas J. Moo, Eckhard J. Schnabel, Thomas R. Schreiner, & Frank Thielman (Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Academic, 2023), 259-65.
- “Biblical Types: Revelation Concealed in Plain Sight to be Disclosed—’These Things Occurred Typologically to Them and Were Written Down for Our Admonition,’” in God’s Glory Revealed in Christ: Essays on Biblical Theology in Honor of Thomas R. Schreiner, eds. Denny Burk, James M. Hamilton, Jr., and Brian Vickers (Nashville: B&H, 2019), 135-156.
- “Covenantal Life with God from Eden to Holy City,” in Progressive Covenantalism, ed. Stephen J. Wellum & Brent Parker (Nashville: B&H, forthcoming 2016), 101-126.
- “Already Reigning in Life through One Man: Recovery of Adam’s Abandoned Dominion (Romans 5:12-21),” in Studies in the Pauline Epistles: Essays in Honor of Douglas J. Moo, eds. Matthew S. Harmon and Jay E. Smith (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2014): 27-43.
- “The Faithfulness of Jesus Christ as a Theme in Paul’s Theology in Galatians,” The Faith of Jesus Christ: Exegetical, Biblical and Theological Studies, ed. Michael F. Bird & Preston M. Sprinkle (Exeter, UK: Paternoster; Peabody, Mass: Hendrickson, 2009), 221-246.
- “The Eschatological World Already Subjected to the Son: The Οἰκουμένη of Hebrews 1:6 and the Son’s Enthronement,” in A Cloud of Witnesses: The Theology of Hebrews in its Ancient Context (London: T. & T. Clark, 2008), 28-39.
Recent Book Reviews
- “A Misguided Quest for the Historical Adam: Implications for our View of Scripture,” Review of In Quest of the Historical Adam: A Biblical and Scientific Exploration, by William Lane Craig. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2021, i-xvii, 421 pp. $38.00. The Southern Baptist Journal of Theology, 26.2 (2022): 48-68.
- A Review of The Sermon on the Mount and Human Flourishing: A Theological Commentary, by Jonathan T. Pennington. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2017, Themelios, 44.3 (2019): 581-583.
- Review of The Warning-Assurance Relationship in 1 Corinthians. Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament. 2. Reihe. 453. By Andrew J. Wilson. Tübingen, Germany, 2017, i-xii, 1-223 pp., $ €74.00 paper, Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, 62.3 (2019): 650-53.
- Review of The Rhetoric of Jesus in the Gospel of Mark. By David M. Young & Michael Strickland. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2017. 380 pp. $79.00. Hardback, Evangelical Quarterly, 89.3 (2018), 277-29.
- Review Essay on Evolution: Scripture and Nature Say Yes! By Denis O. Lamoureux. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2016. 196pp. $16.99 paper. Books at a Glance.
- Review of Reading the Gospels Wisely: A Narrative and Theological Introduction by Jonathan T. Pennington (Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2012), Credo Magazine.
- Review of The Questions of Jesus in John: Logic, Rhetoric, and Persuasive Discourse by Douglas Estes, Biblical Interpretation Series, vol. 115 (Leiden: Brill, 2013). Pp. xvi+214, Themelios, 38.3 (2013).
- Review of A Long Faithfulness: The Case for Christian Perseverance, by Scot McKnight (Englewood & Colorado Springs: Patheos Press, A Division of Bonfire Books, 2013). 63 pp., $3.99, The Gospel Coalition.
- Review of The Faith that Saves: The Nature of Faith in the New Testament, by Fred Chay and John P. Correia (Haysville, N.C.: Shoettle Publishing Company, 2008), 170 pp., $15.00 for The Southern Baptist Journal of Theology, 16.3 (2012): 83-93.
Recent Journal Essays
- “The Sufficiency of Scripture in New Testament Studies,” Pro Pastor, 2.2 (2023): 2-10.
- “Revealed Forward: Figural Revelation of the Messiah’s Suffering and Glory in Israel’s Scripture According to Luke 24:13-35,” The Southern Baptist Journal of Theology, 26.3 (2022): 30-48
- “God’s Parabolic Design for Israel’s Tabernacle: A Cluster of Earthly Shadow of Heavenly Realities,” The Southern Baptist Journal of Theology 24.1 (2020): 103-124.
- “The Word Made Flesh as Mystery Incarnate: Revealing and Concealing Dramatized by Jesus as Portrayed in John’s Gospel,” Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, 60.4 (2017): 751-65.
- “Lavishly Forgive Sins in order to Be Forgiven: Jesus’ Parable of the Unforgiving Servant,” The Evangelical Review of Theology & Politics—Purge the Old Leaven: Aspects of Church Discipline in the Bible, Theology, and Culture, 5 (2017): 17-31.
- “Glory Veiled in the Tabernacle of Flesh: Exodus 33-34 in the Gospel of John,” The Southern Baptist Journal of Theology, 20.1 (2016): 55-72.
- “God’s Incarnate Son as the Embodiment of Last Day Resurrection: Eternal Life as Justification in John’s Gospel,” The Southern Baptist Journal of Theology, 18.4 (2014): 67-88.
- “‘Anyone Hung upon a Pole Is Under God’s Curse’—Deuteronomy 21:22-23 in Old and New Covenant Contexts,” The Southern Baptist Journal of Theology 18.3 (2014): 121-136.
- “‘If You Continue in the Faith’ (Colossians 1:21-23): An Exegetical Theological Exercise in Syntax, Discourse, and Performative Speech,” The Southern Baptist Journal of Theology 17.3 (Fall 2013): 20-34.
- “Judgment, Behavior, and Justification according to Paul’s Gospel in Romans 2,” Journal for the Study of Paul and His Letters 1.2 (2011), 153-192.
- “‘Everything Is Vapor’: Grasping for Meaning Under the Sun,” The Southern Baptist Journal of Theology 15.3 (2011): 26-40.
- “The Language of God and Adam’s Genesis & Historicity in Paul’s Gospel,” The Southern Baptist Journal of Theology 15.1 (2011): 26-59.
Commentary on Christianity and Culture (Selected)
- “’Already But Not Yet’: When Does the ‘Already’ End? When Christ Returns or When Jerusalem’s Temple Was Destroyed?” Christ Over All. November 22, 2023.
- The Law of Moses—The Mosaic Covenant Viewed Through Progressive Covenantalism (Part 2). Christ Over All. September 20, 2023.
- The Law of Moses—The Mosaic Covenant Viewed Through Progressive Covenantalism (Part 1). Christ Over All. September 19, 2023.
- Typological Reading Versus Typological Writing (Part Two). Christ Over All. October 3, 2023.
- Typological Reading Versus Typological Writing (Part One). Christ Over All. October 2, 2023.
- “To Oppose ‘Social Justice’ is to Oppose Cultural Marxism,” September 10, 2018, Christian Culture.
- “Evangelicals and the Encroachment of Cultural Marxism,” August 31, 2018, Christian Culture.
- “We Are Earth-Bounded Creatures in Every Way,” Sapientia at the Henry Center’s Creation Project, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Deerfield, Illinois, September 2018.
- “Genesis, Interpretation of Chapters 1 and 2 (Factual View),” Dictionary of Christianity and Science, edited by Paul Copan, Tremper Longman, III, Christopher L. Reese, Michael G. Strauss (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2017), 320-324.
- “How Can I Live out the Biblical Worldview in a Culture that Does Not Share that Worldview?” in Christian Contours: How a Biblical Worldview Shapes the Mind and Heart, ed. Douglas S. Huffman (Grand Rapids: Kregel, 2011).
- “Living in the Last Days,” in “The SBJT Forum,” The Southern Baptist Journal of Theology 14.1 (2010): 60-73.
- “Let’s Get Biblical: Moving from Scripture to Theology Concerning ‘Racial Reconciliation,'” Fidelity: Ethics in Unethical Times (2010), 201-36
- “In the Name of the Father, the Son, and the Spirit of Diversity: Multiculturalism Goes to College,” Christian Research Journal, 30.3 (May-June 2007): 24-33.
- “A Fusion of Horizons: How Multiculturalism Misrepresents 2 Corinthians 5:13-21,” Christian Research Journal, 30.3 (May-June 2007): 52-53.
Presentations
“Integration of Faith and Thought Is Not the Scholar’s Work but The Creator’s Work Already Accomplished.” (April 7, 2022). Audio file.
Common Slaves Fall Conference, October 30, 2020–Let Us Run with Perseverance and Assurance
- Session 1: Run to Lay Hold of Salvation
- Session 2: Run with Obedience
- Session 3: Run with the Assurance of Attaining the Goal
- Session 4: Run as One Chosen by God
- Session 5: Q&A
Understanding Society’s Rules of Engagement (3-Part Video Series)
- Video 1 – Values: Pluralism’s Self-Defined Morality
- Video 2 – Uncertainty: Pluralism’s Mark of Humility; Tolerance: Pluralism’s Dogma
- Video 3 – Political Correctness: Pluralism’s Holiness-Speech Code
TruthXChange Lecture
- Video – Twoism & the Doctrine of Scripture – TruthXchange Think Tank 2012.