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Podcast: When We Pray for Our Leaders, What Should We Pray?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Prayer
Greg talks about praying for our leaders. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0072.mp3
Podcast: Are We REALLY Free if God is Going to Ultimately Trump Our Choices?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Free Will, Open Theism
Greg looks at the nature of freewill, specifically: how God’s promises constricts human free will. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0070.mp3
Practicing Faith
Category: General
Tags: Faith, Imagination, Prayer
Faith is the substantiating of things hoped for and the conviction of things not yet seen, based on Hebrews 11:1 as I explained in this post. Practically speaking, this means that you become aware of…
Podcast: Emergency Election Episode
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Politics
Greg discusses the election. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0071b.mp3
Election Benediction
Category: General
Tags: Faith, Politics, Prayer
Topics: Ethical, Cultural and Political Issues
On this election day, when so many Americans are experiencing high levels of anxiety, I thought it would be good to share an “Election Benediction” that was written and sent to me by Kenneth Tanner….
Podcast: If the Future is Open How Can We Know God Wins in the End?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Objections to Open Theism, Open Future, Open Theism
Greg discusses the open future and speculates on how God can still be assured victory in the end. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0069.mp3
A Brief Theology of Faith
Category: General
Tags: Doubt, Faith, Kingdom Living
Topics: Following Jesus
Verse: Hebrews 11:1
It is often argued that Hebrews 11:1 provides us with a clear definition of faith. The NIV translates it as, “Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do…
Podcast: How Do I Share Jesus Without Sounding Weird?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Apologetics, Evangelism
Greg discusses sharing Jesus with non-believers. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0068.mp3
Praying for Peace During Political Hostility
Category: General
Tags: Peace, Politics, Prayer
Jesus calls his disciples to be “peacemakers” (Mt 5:9). During this season of political animosity, we have a great opportunity to practice being disciples by offering an alternative way of interacting with each other. One…
Podcast: Did Jesus Fulfill the Law or Not?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Law
Verse: Matthew 5
Greg looks at how Jesus fulfills the law. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0067.mp3
Civilian or Soldier: Which Are You?
Category: General
Tags: Spiritual Warfare, Warfare Worldview
The Bible makes it clear that the people of God are to be on the offensive in storming the gates of hell (See post) and that Christians are to put on the armor of God…
Put on the Armor of God
Category: General
Tags: Faith, Kingdom Living, Prayer, Satan, Warfare Worldview
The whole of the Christian life is an act of war against the enemy as we follow Jesus in storming the gates of hell (See post.) No passage better illustrates this than Paul’s metaphor of…
Storming the Gates of Hell
Category: General
Tags: Christian Living, Church, Satan, Spiritual Warfare, Warfare Worldview
Jesus said: “I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.” (Mt 16:18) To understand Jesus’ teaching here, there are a few things you should know. First, “Hades” was…
Podcast: What is Molinism?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Molinism
Greg explains Molinism and offers brief critique. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0066.mp3
Podcast: Defending the Manifesto (10 of 10 )
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: End Times
Greg responds to challenges by William Lane Craig from Craig’s podcast “Reasonable Faith.“ Greg discusses end times theology and the implications on one’s faith. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0065.mp3
Jesus and Democracy
Category: General
Tags: Jesus, Kingdom Living, Politics
Topics: Ethical, Cultural and Political Issues
Question: I’ve heard that the reason Jesus didn’t speak up on political issues was because he didn’t have the benefit of living in a democracy. Since we do, don’t we have a duty both to…
Podcast: Defending the Manifesto (9 of 10 )
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Annihilationism, Heaven and Hell, Hell
Greg responds to challenges by William Lane Craig from Craig’s podcast “Reasonable Faith.“ Greg discusses annihilationism. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0064.mp3
Podcast: Defending the Manifesto (8 of 10 )
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Covenant, Penal Substitution View of Atonement, Salvation
Greg responds to challenges by William Lane Craig from Craig’s podcast “Reasonable Faith.“ Greg discusses salvation, specifically whether Paul understands salvation in primarily legal terms versus covenantal terms. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0063.mp3
The Holy Alternative
Category: General
Tags: Christian Life, Holiness, Jesus
Topics: Following Jesus
God is holy because he’s utterly “other” and distinct from anything in the created world. Certain objects are called holy because they’re set apart from common objects, having been consecrated to God for a special…
Podcast: Defending the Manifesto (7 of 10)
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Atonement, Christus Victor, Crucifixion, Penal Substitution View of Atonement, Satan
Greg responds to challenges by William Lane Craig from Craig’s podcast “Reasonable Faith.“ Greg discusses atonement and the shortcomings of penal substitution theology. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0062.mp3