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Storming the Gates of Hell

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…Whatever the church locks up when it bashes down the gates of Hades will be locked up in heaven, and whatever it unlocks and sets free will be set free in heaven. I can only read this as referring to the church’s authority to bind up demonic forces and to…

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The Earth is a Spiritual Battlefield

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…all.” Then he adds, “Just as with men, who have freedom of choice as to both virtue and vice … so is it among the angels. Some, free agents, you will observe, such as they were created by God, continued in those things for which God had made and over…

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What Are the “Keys to the Kingdom”?

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…be a part of. Having been given “the keys” to the kingdom, Jesus is saying, whatever the church locks up when it bashed down the gates of Hades will be locked up in heaven, and whatever it unlocks and sets free will be set free in heaven. Understood in the…

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Was Jesus Really Human Like the Rest of Us?

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…conclusion? In fact, for anyone who believes that humans (and angels) are created with free will, as I do, this suggestion shouldn’t be particularly problematic. For to the degree that God has given humans free will, he has limited his omnipotence. He no longer has all the “say so” over…

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How do you respond to 1 Kings 13:2–3?

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…of history can determine whatever he wants to about the future and thus foreknow it. He wisely balances the freedom he grants his human subjects with his providential control as he guides the world to achieve his overall objectives. Thus, for example, though Josiah’s father Amon remained free in other…

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Free Will: How free will presupposes a great deal of determinism

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http://youtu.be/cwUbm7rhKHs This particular video was recorded last week when the forecast called for a high of -4F. Greg makes light of the freezing conditions before he settles into the topic of how a mostly determined world is actually the needed context for free will to operate. Stay warm out there!…

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Free Will: What about “natural” evil? Was Hurricane Sandy a Free Agent?

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What about natural evil? How does free will help to make sense of this? Greg reflects on the origins of sickness, natural disaster, animal suffering and so on. Hope you’re enjoying the series so far. There’s more to come!…

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If salvation depends on our free choice, how are we saved totally by grace?

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…are not isn’t that some choose to confess Christ while others don’t. It must rather be that the Holy Spirit empowers some and not others. And so I’ve come to accept that God chooses (elects) who will and will not be saved. You, of course, reject Calvinism and affirm free

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Greg Boyd’s New Book Now Available

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https://youtu.be/w2sSMLH4XIo You will never see another book quite like this one. Filled with pictures and creative dialogue, this title wrestles with questions about how science and theology relate to each other so that we might better understand God and our world. This is the kind of book you will want…

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Presentation of Book Outline

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I’ve been in a pretty intense manic-obsessive state the last few weeks, which is why I haven’t been blogging much. Mostly I’m obsessed with reading and writing for my book on Old Testament violence. I was going to title this Jesus Versus Jehovah, but I’m currently leaning toward The Crucifixion…

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Free Will: An Aesthetic Model

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Greg continues his thoughts on free will by offering an aesthetic model for free will. This one gets pretty philosophical, but it’s worth toughing it out….

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Free Will: The origin of evil

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In this continuing series on free will, Greg discusses how evil can only be accounted for if we acknowledge free will. This is especially true if you believe that God is good….

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If God shouldn’t get blamed when free agents do evil, why should he be thanked when they do good?

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…good things happens, therefore, it’s often partly due to the fact that some free agents said “yes” to God’s good influence. But when evil happens, its always exclusively due to that fact that some free agents said “no” to God’s good influence.   So when evil things happen, its never…

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Why believe in free will? [Video]

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…they—along with John Wesley—believe that God does not control everything, but rather gives human beings free will. Interested in exploring this subject further? Check out some of Greg’s essays and Q&As on predestination and free will. Or even better, buy his book Is God to Blame? Video sourced via DeepCoffee….

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Free Will in the Bible

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…If you obey the commandments of the Lord your God that I am commanding you today, by loving the Lord your God, walking in his ways, and observing his commandments, decrees, and ordinances, then you shall live and become numerous, and the Lord your God will bless you in the…

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Love and Free Will

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…up a people who are capable of receiving and reflecting his love and carrying out his will “on earth as it is in heaven,” these people will have to have the potential to choose against love. The price of the possibility of love is freedom, and with freedom comes the…

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Paul Teaches Free Will, Not Determinism: Romans 9, Part 3

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…fourth. Argument #4: Paul’s Summary and Free Will A fourth argument that demonstrates the error of the deterministic interpretation of Romans 9 concerns Paul’s summary at the end of this chapter. Whenever we are struggling to understand a complex line of reasoning such as we find in Romans 9, it…

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Q&A: If Salvation Depends on our Free Choice, How are we Saved by Grace?

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…must rather be that the Holy Spirit empowers some and not others. And so I’ve come to accept that God chooses (elects) who will and will not be saved. You, of course, reject Calvinism and affirm free will. So I’m wondering, how can you affirm that humans are saved totally…

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How Can Salvation by Grace Involve Free Will?

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Image by anetz via Flickr How does salvation by grace work if people have free will? If salvation hinges on whether individuals choose to be saved or not, is salvation based on grace or works? If we have to choose for or against God, then doesn’t the credit for our…

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How People Misunderstand Open Theism

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…content of the reality God perfectly knows. It comes down to the question of whether or not possibilities are real. I’m always puzzled as to why many defenders of the classical theism spin the debate with open theists as a disagreement over the perfection of God’s knowledge. For example, they…

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