Government
Podcast: Can Government Be Saved?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Government, Political Idolatry, Politics
Greg talks about Shane Claiborne, government, and ministry. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0430.mp3
Podcast: Do You See a Difference Between Patriotism and Nationalism?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Government, National Idolatry, Nationalism
Greg separates the wheat from the chaff in this allegiance-busting politically provocative episode. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0380.mp3
Who Rules Governments? God or Satan? Part 2
Category: General
Tags: Cruciform Theology, Government, Open Theism, Power, Satan
In the previous post, I raised the question of how we reconcile the fact that the Bible depicts both God and Satan as the ruler of nations, and I discussed some classical ways this has…
Who Rules Governments? God or Satan? Part 1
Category: General
Tags: Cruciform Theology, Government, Open Theism, Power, Satan
Running throughout Scripture is the motif that depicts God as the ultimate ruler of the nations. On the other hand, the NT teaches that the ruler of nations is Satan. What do we do with…
Podcast: Are the Militaries of the World Established by God?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Government, Military, Non-Violence
Verse: Romans 13
Greg considers what Paul meant in Romans 13:1-2 when he says “whoever rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has established.” PART ONE: http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0128.mp3 PART TWO: http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0129.mp3
Political Solutions Won’t Save Us
Category: General
Tags: Government, Kingdom of this World, Politics
Topics: Ethical, Cultural and Political Issues
Image by h.koppdelaney via Flickr Jesus followers must retain a healthy suspicion toward every version of the kingdom of the world. After all, on the authority of God’s Word, we know that however good a particular…
The Problem with Mixing Church & Government
Category: General
Tags: Church, Constantine, Government, Myth of a Christian Nation, Politics, Power
Topics: Ethical, Cultural and Political Issues
Image by fusion-of-horizons via Flickr Some people insist that the only reason that neither Jesus nor anyone else in the first several centuries of the church tried to dominate the political system of their day was…
Responding to Critics of a Pacifist View of the Syrian Crisis-Part 2
Category: Essays
Tags: Aric Clark, Current Events, Essay, Friendly Disagreements, Government, Kingdom Living, Non-Violence, Peace, War
Topics: Ethical, Cultural and Political Issues
United Nations Photo via Compfight Yesterday I posted a response to Tyler Tully’s criticism of some of my thoughts on the Syrian crisis. The second blog I’d like to review is Two Friars and a…
What I – a Pacifist – Would say to Obama About the Crisis In Syria
Category: Essays
Tags: Current Events, Essay, Government, Just War, Non-Violence, Pacifism, Peace, The Sword, War
Topics: Ethical, Cultural and Political Issues
Over the last week many of you have written ReKnew asking me to weigh in on the crisis in Syria. Does being a pacifist mean that I am opposed to America violently intervening to keep…