Is the Judgment of God Ever Punitive or Retributive?

Cruciform Aikido Pt 3: The Judge Who Lets Them Have It July 26, 2012

We ended our last post noting that in the cross God ingeniously turned evil back on itself and triumphed over it. But what does all this teach us about the nature of divine judgment? Two things. First, as the one who bore our sin, Jesus experienced the judgment we deserved when the Father withdrew himself and…

Cruciform Aikido Pt 2: God-Forsaken Judgment July 19, 2012

So if Jesus is the supreme revelation of what God is like, as we explained in our last post, what does that tell us about the nature of God’s judgment?

As Jesus was dying on the cross he cried out, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?,” which means, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” (Mt. 27:46). This shocking cry reveals…

Podcast: Does God Hate People? January 11, 2017

Greg talks about all those verses where God says he hates people. Be afraid. Be very afraid. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0099.mp3

Why is God SO Aggressive in 2 Thessalonians 2:8? (podcast) October 5, 2019

Greg looks at the context of 2 Thessalonians and considers how monstrous God actually is. Episode 571 http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0571.mp3

How Should We Read the Imprecatory Psalms? September 25, 2016

Greg talks about reading the imprecatory Psalms (Psalms that invoke judgment, calamity, or curses, upon one’s enemies or those perceived as the enemies of God). http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0049.mp3

Podcast: How Does God’s Wrath Fit within a Cruciform Theology? September 26, 2018

Greg considers God’s wrath. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0390.mp3