Tag Archives: Augustine

Throwing stones from our glass houses

Posted on January 9, 2020 by Mel Wild

I hesitated to post this because I don’t want it come across as an attack against parts of the Body of Christ. Quite the opposite, my desire is that we would stop throwing our doctrinal rocks at each other. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Doctrine, Reformation, Theology | Tagged Augustine, Calvin, Christianity, determinism, double predestination, NAR, total depravity | 27 Comments

If God is good why does He allow…?

Posted on September 9, 2014 by Mel Wild

I’ve been talking about deeply entrenched beliefs, or assumptions, that people hold about about God that keep them from Him or make them doubt His intentions or demean His character. Last time I shared my thoughts on predestination. Today, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Faith, Love, Theology | Tagged Augustine, Blueprint vs. warfare worldview, Christianity, free will, God's sovereignty, Gregory Boyd, Is God to Blame?, the problem with evil, Theodicy | 11 Comments

Sovereignty through love

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Mel Wild

What do you think of when we say that God is sovereign? And the age old question about how that plays out with our free will? Well, God is sovereign, which means that He has free will. And if we allow God to have … Continue reading →