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Podcast: New Creations in the Same Old World
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Discipleship, Transformation
Greg discusses the nature of being a new creation. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0461.mp3
If salvation depends on our free choice, how are we saved totally by grace?
Category: Q&A
Tags: Free Will, Grace, Predestination, Q&A, Salvation, The Holy Spirit
Topics: Death and Salvation, Providence, Predestination and Free Will, Trinity
Question: I’m an Arminian-turned-Calvinist, and the thing that turned me was the realization that if salvation hinges on whether individuals choose to be saved or not, as Arminians and Open Theists believe, then we can’t…
Podcast: Did Hell Exist Before Satan Fell?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Hell, Satan
Children ask the cutest questions. Greg considers the origins of hell and other burning questions. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0460.mp3
Podcast: If Jesus is the Word of God, Why Call the Bible the Word of God?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Bible, Word of God
Stories and words and Bible nerds. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0459.mp3
Podcast: Is Death an Inherent Part of Life and Nature?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Greg discusses the nature of nature, and the necessity of death. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0458.mp3
What is the biblical basis for “free will”?
Category: Q&A
Tags: Free Will, Q&A
Topics: Free Will and the Future
Question: Much of your theology depends on a supposed ability humans have to thwart God’s will by our free choices. But what is the biblical basis for your conclusion that people have “freedom”—at least “freedom”…
Podcast: Books About Spiritual Warfare From a 1st Century Ancient Near East Perspective?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Spiritual Warfare
Greg shows off some of his books in his library. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0457.mp3
Podcast: Overflow Episode 5 — Christ-Centered Leadership, Church Growth, and Training in Wisdom
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Church, Leaders, Leadership
Dan Kent and Matt Tebbe (of Gravity Leadership) talk about Christ-centered leadership, church growth, and how to grow in wisdom. He can learn more about Gravity Leadership on their website or on their twitter portal. …
Podcast: When Does Life Begin?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Abortion, Body of Christ, Community, Service
Greg confronts a highly controversial topic from a Kingdom perspective. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0455.mp3
Podcast: What Causes Personal Transformation?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Covenant, Discipleship, Transformation
In this episode Greg talks about the important role of imagination in our prayer life and in our thought life. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0005.mp3
Podcast: Who Are Some Contemporary Thinkers Who Have Influenced You Most?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Greg shares a bunch of contemporary thinkers, off the top of his head, who have influenced his thinking. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0454.mp3
How is the Bible “God-Breathed”?
Category: General
Tags: Bible, Bible Interpretation, Cross, Cruciform Theology, Inspiration, Jesus
Topics: Biblical Interpretation
The historic-orthodox church has always confessed that all canonical writings are “God-breathed” (1 Tim 3:16). But what exactly does this mean? How could God guarantee that the writings that his “breathing” produces are precisely what…
Podcast: If Doubt Is Good, Why Did Jesus Rebuke It?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Benefit of the Doubt, Doubt, Doubt and the Idol of Certainty, Faith
Greg talks about how doubt relates to faith. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0453.mp3
Podcast: Shouldn’t We Also Take the Command to Cut Off Our Hand Literally?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Discipleship, Non-Violence
If we take the command to turn the other cheek literally, what about the command to gouge out our eyes? Or cut off our hand? http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0452.mp3
Podcast: Is Being a Stay-At-Home Dad Shameful for a Christian Man?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Gender Roles
Greg talks gender roles and considers the diversity of domestic callings. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0451.mp3
What Does It Mean to Be Married to Christ?
Category: Q&A
Tags: Bride of Christ, Covenant, Jesus, Married to Christ
Topics: Death and Salvation
The New Testament calls Christ the “bridegroom” and the church his “bride.” To understand what this means can change your life. We need to read this through the lens of first century Jewish marriage. In…
Podcast: What if I Don’t Like Church?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Church, Community, Culture, Mega-Churches, Pop Culture
Greg and Dan talk about what to do when we do not like church. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0450b.mp3
Podcast: I’m Suicidal. Should I Keep Leading My Church?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Depression, Leaders, Leadership, Suicide
Greg and Dan talk about depression and suicide in Christian leaders. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0449.mp3
Podcast: If the Future is Open, How Do You Explain Prophecy?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Objections to Open Theism, Open Future, Open Theism
Greg considers prophecy through the lens of open theism. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0448.mp3
Atonement: What is the Christus Victor View?
Category: Q&A
Tags: Atonement, Christus Victor, Cruciform Theology, God's Wrath, Jesus, Penal Substitution View of Atonement, Satan
Topics: Christus Victor view of Atonement
Most western Christians today understand the atonement as a sort of legal-transaction that took place between the Father and the Son that got humanity “off the hook.” The legal-transaction scenario goes something like this: God’s…