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Podcast: Does the Cruciform Hermeneutic Sabotage Open Theism?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Crucifixion of the Warrior God, Cruciform Theology, Objections to Open Theism, Open Theism
Greg plays Peek-a-Boo with God and considers whether those verses Open Theists use to support Open Theism might simply be times when God is accommodating for us. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0236.mp3…
Podcast: How Do You Teach a Cruciform Hermeneutic from the Pulpit?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Crucifixion of the Warrior God, Cruciform Theology
Greg talks about infallibility and inerrancy. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0281.mp3…
Podcast: Can the God of Cruciform Theology Be Considered Ethical?
Category: General, ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Crucifixion of the Warrior God, Cruciform Theology
Divine duplicity? Or Holy Handiwork? Greg considers the imperfections of the Old Testament and considers God’s role therein. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0287.mp3…
Podcast: Where Does Forgiveness Fit in a Cruciform Theology?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Cruciform Theology, Forgiveness
Greg offers looks at forgiveness in a realm of natural consequences. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0298.mp3…
Podcast: How Does a Cruciform Hermeneutic Affect Your Reading of Homosexuality Passages?
Category: General, ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Cruciform Theology, Homosexuality
Greg talks about accommodation, judgement, and homosexuality. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0337.mp3…
Podcast: How Does God’s Wrath Fit within a Cruciform Theology?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Cross Vision, Crucifixion of the Warrior God, Cruciform Theology, God's Wrath, Wrath
Greg considers God’s wrath. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0390.mp3…
Podcast: Do We Apply a Cruciform Lens to the Writings of Paul Even Though He Writes After Christ?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Cross Vision, Crucifixion of the Warrior God, Cruciform Theology, Paul, Paul's Letters
Greg talks about Paul and Peter and the slow acclimation of Christ’s message in the early church. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0413.mp3…
On Teaching Cruciform Hermeneutics to Kids… (podcast)
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Bible Interpretation, Hermeneutics, Kids, Parenting
Greg talks about what to do with congregants who are engaging in illegal activity. Also, attention is given to the question of guns in church. Episode 580 http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0580.mp3…
Can You Hold a Cruciform Theology AND a Penal Substitution View of Atonement? (podcast)
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Cruciform Theology, Penal Substitution View of Atonement
If you view the cross as the outlet of God’s wrath, then the violence in the Old Testament seems to make perfect sense. Greg responds. Episode 614 http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0614.mp3…
The Flood Through a Cruciform Lens (podcast)
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Topics: Biblical Interpretation
Greg considers the flood story in light of the cross. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0737.mp3…
Do We Need a Cruciform Model of Interpreting History? (podcast)
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Greg considers the key to interpreting the history of the church. Episode 1051 __ __ __ https://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_1051.mp3…
A Dialogue with Derek Flood Part 2: Is ALL of the Bible Inspired?
Category: General
Tags: Bible, Biblical Authority, Book Reviews, Cruciform Theology, Derek Flood, Disarming Scripture, Inspiration, Jesus
Topics: Interpreting Violent Pictures and Troubling Behaviors
…of the cross-centered understanding of biblical inspiration and biblical infallibility that I’ll unpack and defend in The Crucifixion of the Warrior God is that it enables us to offer the explanation that was lacking in Disarming Scripture. That is, the cruciform approach allows us to affirm that the surface meaning…
Rethinking Transcendence
Category: General
Tags: Classical Theism, Cruciform Theology, Philosophy, Transcendence
Topics: Interpreting Violent Pictures and Troubling Behaviors
…this love. From a cross-centered perspective, for example, God’s immutability must be seen as simply expressing unshakeable steadfastness of his cruciform, covenantal love (e.g., Mal 3:6). And, far from implying that nothing can affect him, the cross reveals that, for the purpose of love, God chooses to open himself up…
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Caught Between Two Conflicting Truths
Category: General
Tags: Cruciform Theology, Jesus, Old Testament, Scripture, Violence
…portrait of God I just mentioned. While some may imagine that a Christocentric view of God doesn’t rule out God commanding the merciless murder of women and infants, I submit that a cruciform portrait of God certainly does. Jesus reveals a God who chose to refrain from using his power…
How The Imperfections of Scripture Reveal God Perfectly
Category: General
Tags: Cruciform Theology, Inerrancy, Scripture
In my previous blog I discussed one important implication of a cruciform (“cross-centered”) approach to biblical inspiration. On the cross, I noted, God revealed his perfection by identifying with human imperfection. Jesus in some sense became our sin and our curse. In this light, I argued, why should anyone find…
Suggested Further Readings for MYTH OF A CHRISTIAN RELIGION
Category: General
Tags: Books, Creation, Myth of a Christian Religion
…largely due to this fact. Viola and Barna call us back to a New Testament understanding of Church that is rooted in authentic communities in which believers share life and engage in ministry together. Chapter 7: The Revolt Against Nationalism Allen, C. L. The Cruciform Church: Becoming a Cross-Shaped People…
I Told Mennonites to “Go to Hell” (and they liked it!)
Category: General
…to Hell!” It seemed they appreciate it! As the religion of Christendom dies a slow death (praise God!) and the vision of the cruciform Kingdom is caught by more and more people around the globe, it will be interesting to see what role the Mennonites (and other Anabaptist groups) will…
UPDATE & NDY GIG
Category: General
…partner. * It looks like the ReKnew site will be ready to go public by the end of March. It is turning out AWESOME by the way. * I’m about four or five months away from completion of The Crucifixion of the Warrior God: A Cruciform Interpretation of the Old…