Violence

Jesus Said, “Buy a sword.” What did he mean?

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Yesterday, I challenged the common assumption that Jesus was violent when he drove out the animals and turned over tables in the Temple courts. (See post.) Today I want to look at the second episode…

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What About Violence in the Parables? (podcast)

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Greg examines the harsher parables.  Episode 524 http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0524.mp3

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Dear Greg: My Spouse Thinks Spanking is Okay and I Do Not (podcast)

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Greg offers thoughts on how spanking plants a seed of redemptive violence and offers ideas for resolving differences of opinion between spouses. Episode 507 http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0507.mp3

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What Can We Do About Gun Violence? The Rex Harsin Interview (podcast)

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Dan talks with Rex Harsin about his new documentary called “Beating Guns,” made with Shane Claiborne and Michael Martin of RAWTools. What does it mean to believe in and follow a non-violent savior while wielding a…

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Did the Crucifixion Allow God to Atone for His OWN Sins? (podcast)

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Greg considers God’s nature and if he could sin. Dan confesses an old gambling habit. Episode 477 http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0477.mp3

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Podcast: What are Your Thoughts on MMA Fighting and Other Violent Sports?

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Greg *wrestles* through violence in sports. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0373.mp3

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Podcast: Why Does God Accommodate Divorce and Not Violence?

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Greg looks at how God treats violence and divorce and speculates on why he treats them differently.  http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0363.mp3

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Podcast: Who is Allowed to Kill and Who Isn’t?

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How could it have been ‘just’ to Kill Hitler but also not something a Christian should do? Greg wrestles with non-violence in a world where God uses the violence of others for his own will….

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Podcast: If You Could’ve Killed Hitler, Wouldn’t You?

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Greg challenges the intuitively appealing notion of killing Hitler and thereby preventing the massacre of millions of people.  http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0326.mp3 —Edvard Munch, “The Murderer,” 1910

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Podcast: How Can I Protect My Kids from the Violence in Media?

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Greg looks at ways to help strengthen non-violence in children in a world saturated in violence.    http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0308.mp3

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The Violent Vineyard Owner: A Response to Paul Copan (#8)

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In my previous post I addressed two of the three parables that Paul Copan argues present God in violent ways. Today I will address the third, which is the parable of a vineyard owner with…

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The Violent “Church Triumphant”

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In light of how central enemy-loving non-violence is to Jesus’ teaching and to his cross-centered revelation of God, we have to wonder why the church has refused to listen to its head and instead condoned…

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Podcast: Is There a Moral Difference Between Killing and Murder?

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Greg argues against C.S. Lewis’ claim that not all killing is murder.   http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0223.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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Podcast: What About Guns?

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Greg shoots straight in this controversial episode on guns. He also tells the tale of the time he shot the German Luger. Also, Dan corrupts the youth (as per typical). http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0219.mp3 Image from www.quotecatalog.com

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Who is Responsible for Job’s Suffering?

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In the prologue of the Book of Job, the author seems to ascribe the responsibility for Job’s affliction to Yahweh. For instance, Satan challenges God to “stretch out [his] hand and strike everything he has,“…

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Did Yahweh Crush His Son?

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Though Isaiah was probably referring to the nation of Israel as Yahweh’s “suffering servant” when these words were penned, the NT authors as well as other early church fathers interpreted this servant to be a…

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Podcast: What is Violence?

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Greg takes a closer look at what violence is. Then he bullies Dan. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0174.mp3

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Podcast: Is Accepting Evolution with All It’s Violence Compatible with Believing in a Loving Creator?

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Greg considers the violence inherent in evolution (and in nature itself) in light of our belief in an all-loving creator. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0169.mp3

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The Philando Castile Verdict

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I’m not going to get political. I’m just going to be honest. My heart is pounding. In anger. In sorrow. In fear (over what this might lead to). I know that, unlike the jury, we…

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