God’s Love

Do We Have Intrinsic Worth? (podcast)

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Spiritual economics. Greg considers the math of human worth.  Episode 521 http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0521.mp3

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If Judgment is the Opposite of Love, How Can God Judge? (podcast)

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Greg considers how God’s judgment differs from our own, making it an expression of his love. Whereas, for us, judgment stands contrary to our love.  Episode 488 http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0488.mp3

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Podcast: Is Holiness an Essential Part of God?

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Greg looks at the relationship between love and justice. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0428.mp3

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Podcast: Can a Perfectly Loving God Be Angry?

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Greg talks about the role of anger in this heated episode. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0426.mp3

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Podcast: Does God Love Satan?

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Greg talks about the potential of Satan repenting. A great question by Matthew!  http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0412.mp3

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Podcast: Does God ALWAYS Act Out of Love?

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Greg talks about the nouns and verbs of God. Dan talks about unicorns named Gary. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0411.mp3

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The Root of Broken Relationships

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God’s goal for creation is for us to receive his perfect love in such a way that we all become prisms that reflect this love. However, you don’t have to look very far to notice…

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Cruciform Theology in Four Steps

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The culmination of the biblical narrative of the cross reframes everything about who God is, what it means to have faith in God, and how we read the Bible! The entire Old Testament leading up…

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God’s Love is Cruciform

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Paul instructs us in what it means to follow Jesus, when he stated, “Follow God’s example, therefore, as dearly loved children and walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself…

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What’s Your Worth?

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We know what something is worth to someone by what they are willing to pay for it. Out of love for us, God was willing to do nothing less than to go to the farthest…

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The Ultimate Criteria for Theology

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Theology is thinking (logos) about God (theos). It is a good and necessary discipline, but only so long as it is centered on Christ. All of our speculation and debate about such things as God’s…

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Supported by God

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Here’s an exercise that has helped me experience God’s closeness and helped me feel “at home” regardless of my circumstances. It involves using the incredible gift of your physical body to help you remember God’s…

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A Calvinist and an Arminian walk into a bar…

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Toby Bradbury via Compfight Roger Olson posted A Conversation between a Calvinist and an Arminian about God’s Sovereignty that we thought was dead on. In fact, we kind of wonder if Roger is bugging some of the conversations…

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Lighten Up: Taking Love for Granted

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No worries.

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Terror in the Night

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I’ll never forget the night it first happened to me. I was thirteen, sharing a bedroom with my older brother. I woke up in the middle of the night and felt as if something was…

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Are we God’s children by nature or adoption?

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Greg addresses a reader question about our status as God’s children. Do we come by that by nature or by adoption? Scripture seems to give something of a mixed answer. What’s up with that?

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