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When does salvation happen?
Category: Q&A
Tags: Q&A, Salvation, Security
Topics: Death and Salvation, End Times
Question: I grew up in a strict, fundamentalist community and our whole goal in life was to get people to pray “the sinners prayer.” Once they prayed this prayer, we believed, they were “saved.” But…
Podcast: Must We Try So Hard to Listen to God?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Listening, Spiritual Formation, The Holy Spirit
Cody and Dan are walking in darkness. Greg tries to show them the light. Also, consider supporting ReKnew. You can do so HERE. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0437.mp3
Podcast: Can God Be Disappointed in Us?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Discernment, Fruit of the Spirit, The Holy Spirit
Greg reflects on what it means for God to trust us, love us, and have expectations for us. Also, consider supporting ReKnew. You can do so HERE. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0435.mp3
Podcast: Overflow Episode 4 — Prosperity, Church Discipline, and Hymnals
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Dan talks with Thomas Horrocks about a variety of important things. Also, consider supporting ReKnew. You can do so HERE. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0436.mp3
Podcast: What Has Been the Impact of Crucifixion of the Warrior God?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Greg reflects on the last year-and-a-half of having Crucifixion of the Warrior God out. Also, consider supporting ReKnew. You can do so HERE. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0434.mp3
Is the Book of Acts Reliable?
Category: Essays
Tags: Apologetics, Bible, Essay, New Testament
Topics: Biblical Reliability
(Note: We apologize that certain German vowels didn’t translate onto this site). Introduction The book of Acts is of critical importance in the contemporary debate about the historical Jesus. The reason for this is straightforward….
Podcast: Why Do So Many People Have No Interest in God?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Greg talks about how our pictures of God shape our desire for God. Also, consider supporting ReKnew. You can do so HERE. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0433.mp3
What does the Bible mean when it says God “sent an evil spirit” on certain people?
Category: Q&A
Tags: Bible, Demons, Old Testament, Q&A, Responding to Calvinism, Spiritual Warfare
Topics: Interpreting Violent Pictures and Troubling Behaviors, Spiritual Warfare, Cosmic Conflict
Verse: 1 Samuel 16, 1 Samuel 18, Judges 9
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?…
Podcast: Is Christianity Simply One Big Thought Experiment?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Greg talks about apologetics and the development of belief. Also, consider supporting ReKnew. You can do so HERE. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0432.mp3
Podcast: The Making of The Jesus Legend
Category: General, ReKnew Podcast
Greg talks about the making of the book The Jesus Legend. You can buy the book HERE. Also, consider supporting ReKnew. You can do so HERE. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0431.mp3
Where is Human Free Will in the Bible?
Category: General
Tags: Evil, Free Will, God's Will, Love, Problem of Evil, Theodicy
Topics: Spiritual Warfare, Cosmic Conflict
The Bible is emphatic on its teaching that humans possess free will and are capable of originating evil. Notice, for example, that in the very first chapter of the Bible God commands humans to be…
Podcast: Can Government Be Saved?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Government, Political Idolatry, Politics
Greg talks about Shane Claiborne, government, and ministry. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0430.mp3
Podcast: Shouldn’t Pentecostals Be More Inclined to Accept a Christus Victor View of the Atonement?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Greg looks at the evolution of Pentecostal beliefs. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0429.mp3
Podcast: Is Holiness an Essential Part of God?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: God is Love, God's Love, Holiness
Greg looks at the relationship between love and justice. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0428.mp3
Podcast: When Should Children Be Allowed to Take Communion?
Category: General, ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Communion, Kids
Greg considers kids and communion. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0427.mp3
How do you respond to Ephesians 1:4-5?
Category: Q&A
Tags: Q&A, Responding to Calvinism
Topics: Providence, Predestination and Free Will, Responding to Objections
Verse: Ephesians 1
Question: Ephesians 1 refers to believers as predestined before the foundation of the world. How do you reconcile this with your view that free actions of people (like choosing to believe in Christ) can’t be…
Podcast: Can a Perfectly Loving God Be Angry?
Category: General, ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Anger, God's Love, God's Wrath, Wrath
Greg talks about the role of anger in this heated episode. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0426.mp3
Podcast: Does it Matter What Day We Take Sabbath?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Greg makes a confession and talks about sabbath. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0425.mp3
Podcast: In Such a BIG World, Why Believe God Loves Little ol’ Me!
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Greg talks about God’s love and how to make the truth of it more concrete in our lives. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0424.mp3
The “Christus Victor” View of the Atonement
Category: Essays
Tags: Atonement, Church, Essay, Jesus, Spiritual Warfare
Topics: Christus Victor view of Atonement, Spiritual Warfare, Cosmic Conflict
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…