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Aslan Roars: The Atonement as Spiritual Warfare

Greg begins to unpack the Christus Victor view of the atonement by comparing it to the Chronicles of Narnia.

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Is there Archeological Support for the Reliability of the Gospels?

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Why Did Jesus Die on the Cross?

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Why Did It Take SO Long for God to Reveal Himself in Jesus?

Greg talks about why it took God so long to reveal himself in Jesus. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0048b.mp3