Accommodation is a central aspect of the cross-centered interpretation of violent portraits of God that I'm advocating. Like everything else in Cross Vision, this concept is anchored in the cross. On the cross, God stoops to meet us, and to enter into solidarity with us, right where we are at, which is in bondage to sin and to Satan. And he does this to free us and to bring us where he wants us to be, which is united with him in Christ. The cross is thus the paradigmatic example of God mercifully stooping to accommodate people in their fallen conditioning.
Love is the all-or-nothing of the kingdom of God. Above all we are to love (Col. 3:14; 1 Peter 4:8). Everything we do is to be done in love and, thus… - Gregory A. Boyd
Love is the all-or-nothing of the kingdom of God. Above all we are to love (Col. 3:14; 1 Peter 4:8). Everything we do is to be done in love and, thus…
- Gregory A. Boyd
[Those who accept] the Americanized, Constantinian paradigm [say:] We are of God; they are of the Devil. We are the light; they are the darkness. Our… - Gregory A. Boyd
[Those who accept] the Americanized, Constantinian paradigm [say:] We are of God; they are of the Devil. We are the light; they are the darkness. Our…
I think our mental picture of God is the most important fact about our life. All other things being equal, the beauty of our life won't outrun the be… - Gregory A. Boyd
I think our mental picture of God is the most important fact about our life. All other things being equal, the beauty of our life won't outrun the be…
America wasn't founded as a theocracy. America was founded by people trying to escape theocracies. Never in history have we had a Christian theocra… - Gregory A. Boyd
America wasn't founded as a theocracy. America was founded by people trying to escape theocracies. Never in history have we had a Christian theocra…
Jesus came to establish the kingdom of God as a radical alternative to all versions of the kingdom of the world, whether they declare themselves to b… - Gregory A. Boyd
Jesus came to establish the kingdom of God as a radical alternative to all versions of the kingdom of the world, whether they declare themselves to b…
Wondering whether Christianity is real is not the same as wondering whether Christianity is true. If you question the truth of Christianity, you can … - Gregory A. Boyd
Wondering whether Christianity is real is not the same as wondering whether Christianity is true. If you question the truth of Christianity, you can …
If we fully trust that God is as beautiful as he reveals himself to be on the cross, we must regard the ugly surface appearance of these portraits to… - Gregory A. Boyd
If we fully trust that God is as beautiful as he reveals himself to be on the cross, we must regard the ugly surface appearance of these portraits to…
Jesus clearly believed in the reality of Satan and other principalities and powers. Now, I have very compelling historical, philosophical, and existe… - Gregory A. Boyd
Jesus clearly believed in the reality of Satan and other principalities and powers. Now, I have very compelling historical, philosophical, and existe…
It takes a greater God to steer a world populated with free agents than it does to steer a world of preprogrammed automatons. - Gregory A. Boyd
It takes a greater God to steer a world populated with free agents than it does to steer a world of preprogrammed automatons.
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