When we interpret the violent portraits of God through the lens of the cross, we can see God doing in history what he did in a supreme way on Calvary. And this is how these violent divine portraits anticipate, and point us toward, the cross.
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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