Cross Vision: How the Crucifixion of Jesus Makes Sense of Old Testament Violence
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| Rating | : | 4.74 (610 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1506420737 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 292 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-09-10 |
| Language | : | English |
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Gregory A. He is the cofounder and senior pastor of Woodland Hills Church in Maplewood, Minnesota, the founder and President of ReKnew Ministries, and the author and coauthor of twenty-one books, including The Myth of a Christian Nation.. Boyd is an internationally recognized theologian, preacher, teacher, apologist, and author
Boyd tackles the Bible's biggest dilemma.The Old Testament God of wrath and violence versus the New Testament God of love and peace it's a difference that has troubled Christians since the first century. In Cross Vision, Boyd demonstrates how Christians who use a conservative approach to biblical interpretation can detoxify their understanding of God and rediscover God as most fully and beautifully imaged in a nonviolent man who loved all, hated none, and brought healing rather than harm wherever he went." --Brian D. But Gregory A. Joseph, Missouri, author of Sinners in the Hands of a Loving God"Many people are leaving religion entirely because they keep hearing God's name used to justify mass killing, torture, and other forms of violence. Boyd not only smashes our preconceptions on every page, he helps us fall in love with Jesus and that s the point of the Christian faith, isn t it?" --Bruxy Cavey, pastor at The Meeting House and author of (re)union: The Good News of Jesus for Seekers, Saints, and Sinners. Cross Vision wisely calls us to read the whole Bible through the corrective lens of the cross." --Brian Zahnd, pastor of Word of Life Church, St. Boyd is doing in Cross Vision, and it s what you'll be doing when you read and think and pray your way t
Boyd's greatest contribution to contemporary Christianity is to provide a completely different alternative neither liberal nor conservative but thoroughly Christ and cross-centered. Afterwards, you'll find yourself more in awe of the God of Israel and even more confident that this God has inspired the Scriptures as his word. They are told they can be either liberal or conservative, but both approaches carry baggage many find too heavy to bear. My favorite part of the book is Boyd's discussion of cosmic principalities and powers active in the world today, a theme that gets far too little airplay in theological circles. This book will show you how to read the Bible with fresh eyes and cause you to never see God the same way again! Easily one of the best and most transformative books I've ever read." --Jeremy Jernigan, lead pastor of Abundant Life Church,