Spiritual Warfare

Who Needs to Pray and Fast? (podcast)

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Greg puts a bow on our shortest episode ever.  Episode 634 http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0634.mp3

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Do You Know of Patients Who Have Benefitted from a Spiritual Warfare Worldview? (podcast)

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Greg and Dan talk about spiritual warfare and mental illness.  Episode 591 http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0591.mp3

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Satan and the Corruption of Nature: Seven Arguments

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Man…trusted God was love indeed And love Creation’s final law – Tho’ Nature, red in tooth and claw With ravine, shrek’d against his creed” —Tennyson, In Memoriam Tennyson nailed it. We trust that God is…

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That Weird Episode with the Pigs

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In my opinion, the single strangest episode recounted in the Gospels is the account of Jesus’ encounter with a demonized man that ended with two thousand pigs drowning themselves in the Sea of Galilee (Mk…

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6 Things the Church Fathers Can Teach Us about Spiritual Warfare

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Image by Christina Saint Marche via Flickr Unlike our thinking today about the source of good and evil in the world, the early church fathers, including Irenaus, Athenagorus, Origen, and others before Augustine, possessed a warfare…

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Podcast: Books About Spiritual Warfare From a 1st Century Ancient Near East Perspective?

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Greg shows off some of his books in his library.  http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0457.mp3

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Podcast: Isn’t Casting Out Demons an Act of Violence?

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Greg considers whether or not casting out demons is violent.  http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0441.mp3

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What does the Bible mean when it says God “sent an evil spirit” on certain people?

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Question: In Judges 9:23, I Samuel 16:15ff and 18:10 it is said that God sends evil spirits on people. Doesn’t this support the idea that everything Satan and demons do is under God’s sovereign control?…

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The “Christus Victor” View of the Atonement

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God accomplished many things by having his Son become incarnate and die on Calvary. Through Christ God revealed the definitive truth about himself (Rom 5:8, cf. Jn 14:7-10); reconciled all things, including humans, to himself…

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The Nature of Human Rebellion

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God placed Adam in the Garden and instructed him to “protect” it (Gen. 2:15). The word is often translated “till” or “keep,” implying that Adam’s main responsibility was to protect the pristine Garden from weeds….

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Podcast: How Does Spiritual Warfare Actually Work?

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Greg talks about Spiritual Warfare and the risks of speculating about things we do not know anything about.    http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0331.mp3

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Podcast: Did the Devil Make Me Do It?

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Greg peeks into the complexity of our spiritual world and offers wisdom for discerning spiritual activity. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0299.mp3

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Podcast: Did Jesus Really Engage in Spiritual Warfare, or Was He Simply Playing Along with the Cultural Narratives of His Time?

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Greg considers whether Jesus genuinely engaged in spiritual warfare, or if he was simply playing along with the beliefs of those around him.   http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0289.mp3

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Podcast: How Much ‘War’ is there in Spiritual Warfare?

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Greg considers violence in the spiritual realm. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0241.mp3

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Frank Viola’s Interview With Greg: OT Violence and the Spirit World

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I have not yet personally met Frank Viola, but over the last several years we’ve conversed and debated a good deal, to the point that I consider him a good friend. He is one of…

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How Jesus Cursed the Curse

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People who have committed to following Jesus are called to mimic even this aspect of Jesus’ life. As much as possible, we are to model what creation will look like when God’s Kingdom is fully…

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Does God Inflict Physical Disabilities?

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In Exodus 4, we find Moses claiming that he could not be used by Yahweh to get the children of Israel out of Egypt because he was “slow of speech and tongue.” To this Yahweh…

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Civilian or Soldier: Which Are You?

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The Bible makes it clear that the people of God are to be on the offensive in storming the gates of hell (See post) and that Christians are to put on the armor of God…

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Storming the Gates of Hell

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Jesus said: “I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.” (Mt 16:18) To understand Jesus’ teaching here, there are a few things you should know. First, “Hades” was…

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When Prayers Go Unanswered

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Recently Frank Viola published a free e-book where 21 Christian leaders responded to the following question: Why is it that God doesn’t often answer the desperate prayers of His people for deliverance, protection, healing, etc.? You can download…

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