Greg Boyd: Pathology of the "Religious" - Part 2 (Audio Fix!

In American culture there are many "religious" people who exhibit pathological behavior. In Part 2 of this two part video, Greg Boyd explains how a "religious" pathology is very different from a healthy, Life-giving walk with Christ.

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[thefly191]

I love how Boyd, a Christian theologian/pastor, does a better job dismantling the religious mindset than most of the so-called New Atheists.

[GnosisMan50]

@gjsterp

I don't think he's a renegade. he's trying to dispel the myth among Christians that their love for God. for Jesus depends on our capacity to love him, but we can't reach a higher level of awareness on loving God unless we break free from what he referred to as a "facade". But it's hard for may Christians to see it in themselves much less the harm it creates

[humanistheart]

@rkbuttonindrydenont Wrong, we know herod committed no mass infanticide, the hebrews were never in egpyt, jericho fell long before the isrealites existed as a people, there was no world wide flood, etc etc.



[humanistheart]

@rkbuttonindrydenont That's obviously false.

[rkbuttonindrydenont]

and by the way, I do have an education. I am a graduate of the University of Manitoba - Pharmacy 1999.

[rkbuttonindrydenont]

@humanistheart - actually time after time archeaology is proving the Bible correct, and some of the world's top geologists believe there was a world-wide flood, and as difficult as it may be for an aducated person to believe some of the stories in the old testament, I do.  Because I believe it to be the inspired word of God, and because I can trust and believe those parts for which there is ample proof, I can trust those other areas which may require belief on faith.

[humanistheart]

@rkbuttonindrydenont "You have a closed mind " Basing conclusions based on facts and evidence is the ultimate open mind, it is you that have a closed mind.

"in a loving personal God," Do what I say or suffer is not loving, it's deranged and tyrannical, you sully the word love by using it in such a context.

[humanistheart]

@rkbuttonindrydenont "who said their past is mythologized? "

How about actual history. We did not start as 2 people, there was no world wide flood, the reason we have multiple languages is natural lingual drift not some stupid tower, the hebrew people were never even in egypt let alone enslaved there, as so on. It's all myth.

"scientists and historians alike wouldn't agree with you either." No, they do agree with me, there's this thing called education, go get one.

[rkbuttonindrydenont]

@humanistheart - I'm sure it sounds like nonsense to you. You have a closed mind and more importantly and sadly a heart that refuses to believe in a loving personal God, and you see the universe in purely humanistic and materialistic terms. You would be at a loss, in those terms to explain love and sentiment as these things cannot be measured or quantified, yet they exist and point the way to a much more important reality in Jesus Christ. I am sorry for you.

[rkbuttonindrydenont]

@humanistheart - who said their past is mythologized? Certainly the people who agree with you, but I don't, not at all, and millions of Jews, Christians, scientists and historians alike wouldn't agree with you either. Something is so, just because you say so... that's pretty narrow-minded, dude.

[rkbuttonindrydenont]

@humanistheart umm... actually NOT blatantly false. There, I just countered your argument with equally compelling evidence...

[humanistheart]

@rkbuttonindrydenont "30 separate other documents like the writings of Josephus and others"

Blatantly false.