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Twisted Scripture: Season 1

Jun 01 2014 • Greg Boyd, Shawna Boren

Throughout history well-meaning people have taken some of the trickiest passages of the Bible and tried to make sense of them. However, in the process scripture has sometimes gotten twisted from its original meaning and become disconnected from the larger story of the Kingdom of God. This summer, we’ll look at some of those Bible passages and try to straighten things out.

Sermons in this series:


Twisted Scripture: James 1

• Greg Boyd

For many, faith is about attaining as much certainty as possible in order to be a true follower of Christ. But the Bible tells us faith is about committing to a course of action in the face of uncertainty. God is not seeking all the right answers from his people in order to let them into heaven; no, he is our loving Bridegroom who seeks to be in a covenantal relationship with us in the midst of our uncertainties.

Topics: Controversial Issues, Faith


Twisted Scripture: Romans 10

• Greg Boyd

For many Christians, salvation has been reduced to a one-time prayer where one mentally and verbally agrees to a few key theological beliefs. The Bible and Jesus' life, however, present us with a more holistic salvation that involves wholeness, new life, and transformation. Instead of viewing salvation as a legal contract, we are invited to join Jesus in a covenantal marriage where his life is poured out for us and our lives are poured out for him.

Topics: Covenant, Prayer, Salvation


Twisted Scripture: Hebrews 9:18-22

• Greg Boyd

Our Twisted Scripture series continues this week as Greg explores Hebrews 9:18-22. This scripture passage is commonly used to support the penal substitutionary atonement theory in which our guilt was transferred to Christ and He was punished on the cross on our behalf. Greg raises several objections to this line of thinking and discusses the use of animal sacrifices as a method of atonement in the Old Testament.

Topics: Forgiveness, Sacrifice, Sin


Twisted Scripture: Jeremiah 29:11

• Shawna Boren

This week in our Twisted Scripture sermon series Shawna Boren discusses with us the misuse of Jeremiah 29:11. We take a look at how the verse, when taken alone, can claim life is always good. The problem with this use of the verse is that life is not always good. Life delivers us times that bring suffering. This week we look at how this verse can be better understood.

Topics: Blessings, Hope, Judgment


Twisted Scripture: The Book of Job

• Greg Boyd

The Book of Job has often been misused as a way to explain the mysterious ways of God in suffering and pain. The truth is that the Book of Job is there to teach us that God does not inflict pain and suffering, rather it is the cosmic warfare that we cannot see which interferes with God's true will for his people.

Topics: God's Will, Pain & Suffering, Satan


Twisted Scripture: Romans 9

• Greg Boyd

Romans 9 is the most widely used text in the defense of predetermination. This week we will untangle the text in order to see the Scripture the way it was meant to be—within its correct social and historical context, as well as giving regard to its intended audience.

Topics: Free Will, God's Will, Hypocrisy


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