Bible
5 Ways the Bible Supports Open Theism
Category: General
Tags: Arminianism, Bible, Calvinism, Free Will, Open Theism
Topics: Defending the Open View
Open Theism refers to the belief that God created a world in which possibilities are real. It contrasts with Classical Theism which holds that all the facts of world history are eternally settled, either by God willing…
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
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…
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….
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?…
The Point of the Book of Job
Category: Essays
Tags: Apologetics, Bible, Essay, Old Testament, Problem of Evil
Topics: The Problem of Evil
The point of the book of Job is to teach us that the mystery of evil is a mystery of a war-torn and unfathomably complex creation, not the mystery of God’s all-controlling will. Given how…
Podcast: Should We Trust the Bible When it Fails on Page 1?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Bible, Bible Interpretation, Evolution, Science
Greg talks about science and the Bible. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0345.mp3
Podcast: If the Cross is the FULL Revelation of God, Why Do We Even Need All the Rest?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Bible, Crucifixion of the Warrior God, Cruciform Theology
Greg discusses the summation of the Bible in the crucifixion. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0285.mp3
Reading the Bible “by Faith”
Category: General
Tags: Bible, Cruciform Theology, Faith
The cruciform approach to reading the Bible—and specifically the culturally-conditioned and sin-stained portraits of God—requires faith on the part of the reader, which I argue in Crucifixion of the Warrior God. On one level we…
How the Bible is Trustworthy
Category: General
Tags: Bible, Cruciform Theology, Inspiration
All of God’s communication in the Scriptures are covenantal in nature. Expressing his covenantal love and faithfulness, God stoops to “breath” Scripture as a means of bearing witness to his covenant relationship with Israel, and…
The Problem with Christocentrism
Category: General
Tags: Bible, Christocentrism, Cruciform Theology
Topics: Biblical Interpretation
As we’ve discussed in the previous posts, there has been a growing move toward a Christocentric orientation in theology since Barth, and especially over the last fifty years. I enthusiastically applaud this trend, for I’m…
Approaches to Reading the Bible
Category: General
Tags: Bible, Bible Interpretation
Topics: Biblical Interpretation
As early as the 17th century, certain Bible scholars began to apply the scientific model of knowledge that evolved during the Scientific Revolution to the study of Scripture. This new “scientific” approach is broadly referred…
Overview of Crucifixion of the Warrior God
Category: Sermons and Video Clips
Tags: Bible, Character of God, Crucifixion of the Warrior God, Cruciform Theology, Jesus
Topics: Interpreting Violent Pictures and Troubling Behaviors
Greg reviewed the content of his new book, Crucifixion of the Warrior God, as a part of the Woodland Hills Church Covenant Partner gathering on March 5, 2017. If you want a fairly succinct synopsis of…
Jesus, the Center of Scripture
Category: General
Tags: Bible, Cruciform Theology, Jesus
Topics: Christology
Paul declared that Jesus was nothing less than the very embodiment of all of God. This distinction of “all of God” is important for us to understand what it means for us to see Jesus…
Crucifixion of the Warrior God Update
Category: General
Tags: Bible, Crucifixion of the Warrior God, Cruciform Theology, Jesus
Well, I’m happy to announce that Crucifixion of the Warrior God is now available for pre-order on Amazon! Like many of you, I found that the clearer I got about the non-violent, self-sacrificial, enemy-embracing love…
Greg’s Interview on The Christian Transhumanist Podcast
Category: General
Tags: Bible, Chaos Theory, Cosmic Dance, Crucifixion of the Warrior God, Doubt, Interview, Open Theism, Politics, Science
Here is an interview I did for The Christian Transhumanist Podcast that I wanted to share with all of you. Micah Redding and I discuss everything from Relativity Theory to Politics. I think you’ll find…
Jesus is the Center of the Story
Category: General
Tags: Bible, Bible Interpretation, Cruciform Theology, Jesus
Topics: Biblical Interpretation
The previous post addressed how the revelation of Christ is the surprising twist that reframes how we must read all that precedes it. Today we’ll look briefly at five supports to this claim. Jesus said,…
The Twist that Reframes the Whole Story
Category: General
Tags: Bible, Bible Interpretation, Cruciform Theology, Jesus
Topics: Attributes and Character
Many people read the Bible as if everything written within it is equally authoritative. As a result, people read it along the lines of a cookbook. Like a recipe, the meaning and authority of a…
The Bible Contains Errors
Category: General
Tags: Bible, Inerrancy, Infallibility
Topics: Biblical Reliability
Throughout the Gospels, Jesus expressed an unqualified confidence that Scripture infallibly communicates the will of God. He consistently referred to it when deciding matters related to faith. This same attitude was also adopted by the…
How Classical Theology Gets It Wrong
Category: General
Tags: Bible, Classical Theism, Cruciform Theology, Philosophy
Topics: Attributes and Character
Classical theology has conceived of God as altogether necessary, simple, timeless, unchanging and unknowable. This view of God requires us to conclude that biblical images of God do not reflect the way God truly is…