The passage in Romans 7:15-24 can be seen through the lens of externalization, a common therapeutic concept. Paul separates his core self from the parts of him that follow a different set of values, similar to the therapeutic approach of separating a person from their problematic behaviors. This perspective encourages addressing the real issue, meeting legitimate needs in ways that don't cause harm, and seeking community support for healing and finding better solutions.

What if Romans 1 doesn’t criticize what or whom you’ve been told it does? We just published our episode of Found in Translation about Romans 1:24-32, and it was so rewarding to dismantle the anti-LGBTQ propaganda that has managed to infiltrate so much Christian teaching. And we didn’t have to do it by dismissing the text as outdated or irrelevant. We did it by surfacing what it actually has to say that’s liberating and healing. What would you do?