Greg Boyd
What’s the Purpose of Old Testament Law?
Category: General
Tags: Identity in Christ
Understanding the law in the Old Testament can prove difficult. For instance, Paul believed that the law is good and holy (Rom 7:12). However, he also said that it only serves to expose and even…
Right and Wrong in the New Testament
Category: General
Tags: Ethics, Holiness
The New Testament teaches us that behaving ethically—that is, following certain commands and injunctions—flows out of the new life and identity we have in Christ. When we fail to see this the commands of the…
The Trap of Religious Idolatry
Category: General
Tags: Identity in Christ, Idolatry, Life in Christ
We live in a world that seems to be full of religious idols. These are beliefs, rituals, and behaviors from which religious people draw life. Religious idolaters of course don’t recognize their idols as such….
Enduring an Evil-Infested World (6 Principles) —part two
Category: General
Tags: Evil, Problem of Evil, Satan and the Problem of Evil
In the previous post, I introduced the first three principles that will help you find peace and even a sense of victory in the midst of the evil we face in this world. Here are…
The Risk of Creation
Category: General
Why does God allow humans and angels the power to go against his will? To put the question in more practical terms, Why does God allow certain agents the freedom to do harm to others?…
Re-Thinking Predestination
Category: General
Tags: Predestination
In Ephesians, we read that God predestined that there would be a church. It reads: “In him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in…
Re-Thinking Divine Sovereignty
Category: General
Tags: Cross, God's Sovereignty, Open Theism, Power
Many people in the church have been taught that divine sovereignty is synonymous with unilateral control. Some have even argued that if God is not in control of everything, then something must be in control…
God’s Kind of Warfare
Category: General
Tags: Crucifixion of the Warrior God, Cruciform Theology
Verse: 2 Kings 6
Over and over, and in a variety of different ways, we are told that, while “[s]ome trust in chariots and some in horses,” Israelites were to “trust in the name of the LORD our God”…
What to Do If You See God as Violent
Category: General
Tags: Cross Vision, Crucifixion of the Warrior God, Cruciform Theology, Non-Violence, OT Violence
God really is as beautiful as he is revealed to be on Calvary. Communicating this is my goal in everything I write—especially Crucifixion of the Warrior God and Cross Vision. But for many, to see…
What is Progressive Revelation?
Category: General
Tags: Cross Vision, Crucifixion of the Warrior God, Revelation
Some early church theologians argued that God had to relate to his people as spiritual infants, and over time, God’s people developed a capacity to receive clearer revelations of him. Gregory of Nazianzus, who wrote…
Podcast: How Should Pacifists View Military Veterans?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Myth of a Christian Nation, National Idolatry, Pacifism
Greg dons camouflage in this boots to the ground episode. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0295.mp3
Podcast: Dear Greg: Who Should I Help and How?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Greg shares his thoughts on secular and Christian service organizations. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0293.mp3
The Bible is NOT the Foundation
Category: General
Tags: Benefit of the Doubt, Cruciform Theology, Hermeneutics
Many people imagine that the foundation of their faith is the Bible. This is viewed as the ultimate center around which everything they believe revolves. However, the foundation of the Christian faith is actually centered…
Podcast: Is God Fixing the World?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Creation, Redemption
Topics: Creation Care
Greg fights back his curmudgeonly impulses to consider hope for planet earth. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0292.mp3
Podcast: Do You Believe in Ghosts (Part Two)?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Things remain spooky as Greg considers deathbed apparitions. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0291.mp3
What Type of Faith Do You Have?
Category: General
Tags: Faith, Israel, Jacob
Topics: Faith & Doubt
Genesis 32 tells the story of Jacob, wrestling through the night with a nameless man, revealed to be none other than God Himself. We read that when this man “saw that he could not overpower”…
Podcast: Do You Believe in Ghosts?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Magic
Things get spooky as Greg considers apparitions and other haunting things. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0290.mp3
Who Are the BEST Teachers of What It Means to Be a Follower of Jesus? —Dennis Edwards
Category: Sermons and Video Clips
Tags: Discipleship, Oppression
Dennis Edwards’ ReKnew Cross Vision Conference Keynote Dennis Edwards shares a fantastic message on why, generally speaking, marginalized Christians are the best *teachers* of what it means to be a follower of Christ. ____________
Podcast: Did Jesus Really Engage in Spiritual Warfare, or Was He Simply Playing Along with the Cultural Narratives of His Time?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Angels, Demons, Spiritual Warfare
Topics: Spiritual Warfare, Cosmic Conflict
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
Saturday Art Share: The Art of Terri Churchill
Category: Lighten Up
Tags: Art
A review by Dan Kent I’m a big fan of Terri Churchill’s art. There is fire in her light. What gets illuminated was meant to be illuminated. Darkness is always present, but always knows its…