Spiritual Wars
Pastor Greg Boyd founded the Woodland Hills Church near St. Paul, Minnesota. Boyd studied religion at the Yale Divinity School and Princeton’s Theological Seminary. As a professor, he taught theology for 16 years.
Prior to the 2004 election, Boyd preached that his congregation should steer clear of politics, give up moralizing on sexual issues, stop claiming the United States as a “Christian nation” and stop glorifying American military campaigns.
In American society, where conservative Christianity and right-wing politics have become married, Greg Boyd wants a divorce. He’s a conservative Christian, who is very concerned about the extent to which the “kingdom of the world”, is being fused with the Christian faith. He says that it’s almost like the Taliban, an Islamic state, with Evangelicals wanting to run a Christian society and enforce Christian laws. His concern is that it’s very damaging for the church and it’s also very damaging for society.
Boyd preaches a Christian message with a strong focus on personal relationships with Jesus Christ. He insists: “When the church wins the culture wars, it inevitably loses. When it conquers the world, it becomes the world. When you put your trust in the sword, you lose the cross.”
He states that he’s pro-life to the core of his being and believes that homosexuality misses God’s ideal. He points out that the Bible mentions gossip, greed and gluttony. In fact, greed and gluttony are two of the most common sins, held up in the ancient world as the supreme sins. They’re frequently mentioned in the Bible, much more than homosexuality. He insists: “The enemy isn’t the liberals. And the enemy is not the conservatives. The enemy is not the abortionists. The enemy is not the gay-rights activists.”
Boyd is disturbed by the fusion of faith and politics. He wonders; “Why in order to be pro-life, you’re expected to support a candidate whose mission is to overturn Roe vs. Wade?” He believes that to be pro-life is not just being concerned about the womb. It’s to be concerned about life. For example, what’s the relationship between poverty and abortion? Studies show that there’s a direct correlation there. So, maybe the best way to lessen abortion in society is to vote for the candidate that you think is going to do the most for poverty.
He’s concerned that Christians have gone from being a movement of people who follow the Messiah, who taught us to love our enemies, to a movement that encourages death and destruction.
Boyd is fighting to keep partisan politics out of the church. He says: “Jesus never so much as commented on the politics of his day. We’re to follow his example.”
Prior to the 2004 election, Boyd preached that his congregation should steer clear of politics, give up moralizing on sexual issues, stop claiming the United States as a “Christian nation” and stop glorifying American military campaigns.
In American society, where conservative Christianity and right-wing politics have become married, Greg Boyd wants a divorce. He’s a conservative Christian, who is very concerned about the extent to which the “kingdom of the world”, is being fused with the Christian faith. He says that it’s almost like the Taliban, an Islamic state, with Evangelicals wanting to run a Christian society and enforce Christian laws. His concern is that it’s very damaging for the church and it’s also very damaging for society.
Boyd preaches a Christian message with a strong focus on personal relationships with Jesus Christ. He insists: “When the church wins the culture wars, it inevitably loses. When it conquers the world, it becomes the world. When you put your trust in the sword, you lose the cross.”
He states that he’s pro-life to the core of his being and believes that homosexuality misses God’s ideal. He points out that the Bible mentions gossip, greed and gluttony. In fact, greed and gluttony are two of the most common sins, held up in the ancient world as the supreme sins. They’re frequently mentioned in the Bible, much more than homosexuality. He insists: “The enemy isn’t the liberals. And the enemy is not the conservatives. The enemy is not the abortionists. The enemy is not the gay-rights activists.”
Boyd is disturbed by the fusion of faith and politics. He wonders; “Why in order to be pro-life, you’re expected to support a candidate whose mission is to overturn Roe vs. Wade?” He believes that to be pro-life is not just being concerned about the womb. It’s to be concerned about life. For example, what’s the relationship between poverty and abortion? Studies show that there’s a direct correlation there. So, maybe the best way to lessen abortion in society is to vote for the candidate that you think is going to do the most for poverty.
He’s concerned that Christians have gone from being a movement of people who follow the Messiah, who taught us to love our enemies, to a movement that encourages death and destruction.
Boyd is fighting to keep partisan politics out of the church. He says: “Jesus never so much as commented on the politics of his day. We’re to follow his example.”
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