Tag Archives: atonement

Why we still need reformation

Posted on January 15, 2020 by Mel Wild

We need to stop starting God’s story with the fall. God’s story starts with, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. (John 1:1), which is about God in relationship. We … Continue reading →

Posted in Father Heart of God, Reformation, Sonship, Theology | Tagged atonement, Christianity, Jesus, Reconciliation, Salvation, The Good News | 15 Comments

What if we returned to the ancient faith?

Posted on September 15, 2019 by Mel Wild

There’s a quiet revolution going on within the body of Christ; one that’s recovering ancient Christological truths that are setting us free from the powerless, humanistic, and deistic philosophies that have dominated Western theology since the Enlightenment. We’re recovering the … Continue reading →

Posted in Heaven on earth, Identity, Reformation, Sonship, Theology | Tagged atonement, C. Baxter Kruger, Christology, Intimacy with God, John Crowder, Nicene Creed, transformation, Trinity | 4 Comments

What did the Cross change?

Posted on June 27, 2019 by Mel Wild

Jesus didn’t come to change God’s mind about us; He came to change our mind about God. 21 And you, who once were alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now He has reconciled (Col.1:21 NKJV) See also: … Continue reading →

Posted in Father Heart of God, Grace, Love | Tagged atonement, Christianity, Jesus, Salvation | 4 Comments

A faithful discussion on the atonement

Posted on April 30, 2019 by Mel Wild

Here’s another interesting video interview for a followup to my post, “On atonement theories and the nature of God.” This discussion is between two pastoral leaders in the UK, Steve Chalke and Andrew Wilson, that shows how serious followers of … Continue reading →

Posted in Theology | Tagged atonement, Christianity, Jesus, Penal Substitutionary Atonement, The Cross of Christ | 1 Comment

Ain’t No Grave!

Posted on April 21, 2019 by Mel Wild

As I was thinking about what I was going to share for the Easter morning service, I had the song, “Ain’t No Grave” on my mind. Then I get a call from my brother. He’d gone to the doctor for … Continue reading →

Posted in Faith, Freedom, Worship | Tagged atonement, Christianity, death, Easter, Eternal life, Resurrection, transformation | 12 Comments

What a Glorious Day!

Posted on April 13, 2019 by Mel Wild

This is from a post I wrote back in 2016 because I thought it would be good followup to my last post. We’ve been been looking at how we see the atonement and what that view says about God. It was … Continue reading →

Posted in Father Heart of God, Freedom, Identity, Love, Worship | Tagged atonement, Christianity, Easter, Happy Day, Isaiah 53, Jesus, Reconciliation, Restorative justice, Salvation | 31 Comments

On atonement theories and the nature of God

Posted on April 11, 2019 by Mel Wild

I was in an interesting conversation over at Insanitybytes22’s blog with her post, “A Wrinkle in Time….” The subject was about the atonement. You might be surprised to hear this if you’ve only heard one version of the atonement but, … Continue reading →

Posted in Faith, Love | Tagged atonement, Christianity, Easter, Penal Substitutionary Atonement | 22 Comments

Christianity: The Founding Murder in Reverse

Posted on June 19, 2018 by Mel Wild

I talked about what René Girard calls the “scapegoat mechanism” that’s alive and well in human beings last time. This insidious desire is at the bottom of what poisons everything. This time I would like to look at what he … Continue reading →

Posted in Freedom, Theology | Tagged atonement, Christianity, Cross of Christ, Jesus, Religion and Spirituality, René Girard, Scapegoating, Violence | 4 Comments

The Tragic Flaw

Posted on February 11, 2018 by Mel Wild

Whenever I tell an atheist or skeptic that God didn’t kill Jesus but we did, they get all riled up, usually saying things like,“I wasn’t there 2,000 years ago…don’t blame me!” Of course, you weren’t there and, no, I’m not … Continue reading →

Posted in Father Heart of God, Grace, Love | Tagged atonement, Cross of Christ, hamartia, Jesus, Religion and Spirituality, Sin | 261 Comments

Splitting God

Posted on April 13, 2017 by Mel Wild

After the first atomic bomb was successfully detonated by the United States Army at 5:29 am on July 16, 1945 in the New Mexico desert, director of the Los Alamos Laboratory, J. Robert Oppenheimer responded to what he witnessed by quoting from the Hindu scripture, … Continue reading →