Tag Archives: Church history

The reformational nature of the Church

Posted on September 6, 2018 by Mel Wild

Throughout church history, there’s been a reformational element within orthodoxy that seeks to return to the New Testament expression of the church: toward the teachings of Jesus and the apostles, and away from institutional religion. This is because the body … Continue reading →

Posted in Faith, Reformation, The Shift | Tagged Christianity, Church history, Gospel of the Kingdom, Jesus | 6 Comments

God said what?! – Part Three

Posted on September 30, 2016 by Mel Wild

How did the early church fathers deal with the genocidal passages in the Old Testament? We’ll look at this as we continue our journey down into the murkier places in Scripture. If you haven’t read the two previous parts of this series, I suggest you do so … Continue reading →

Posted in Faith, Father Heart of God, Theology | Tagged Canaan Conquest, Christianity, Church history, God said what?!, Hermeneutics, Theological rabbit hole | 7 Comments

The Jesus Hermeneutic – Part One

Posted on June 28, 2016 by Mel Wild

Since the beginning of the church there’s been honest debate, misunderstandings, and various dogmas forged about how we should understand the God of the Bible. In this two-part post, I want to talk about why I believe the “Jesus Hermeneutic” is necessary in … Continue reading →

Posted in Doctrine, Faith, Theology | Tagged Bible authority, Christianity, Christology, Church history, Hermeneutics, Jesus, Jesus Hermeneutic, Religion and Spirituality | 4 Comments

Don’t be cheated – part one

Posted on April 15, 2016 by Mel Wild

There were two main enemies of the cross in the Paul’s first century world. The Judaizers, who insisted that the Law be mixed with grace. And the other, the mixture of Greek philosophy with divine revelation. Where Paul was dealing with the Judaizers in his letter to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Faith, Identity, Reformation, Theology | Tagged Christianity, Church history, Colossians, Greek philosophy, Healing, Jesus, Religion and Spirituality, Supernatural ministry | 2 Comments

Ignatius of Antioch: first century grace preacher

Posted on April 11, 2016 by Mel Wild

Some seem to think that the current controversy over the teaching of grace is new. Actually, it’s the oldest in Christianity. Starting with Paul’s chastisement of the foolish Galatians for accepting “another gospel,” a poisonous mixture of law and grace (Gal.1:6-9; 3:1-5), church … Continue reading →

Posted in Freedom, Grace, Quotes | Tagged Abide in Christ, Christianity, Church history, hyper grace, Ignatius of Antioch, New Covenant | 2 Comments

2,000 years of miracles, signs and wonders

Posted on May 7, 2015 by Mel Wild

Is the Pentecostal/Charismatic movement (made up of those who believe that miracles, signs and wonders are still for today) a recent phenomenon within the last 100 years? Dr. Eddie Hyatt doesn’t think so. To quote his book site, “2000 Years … Continue reading →

Posted in Faith | Tagged Cessationism, Charismatic Movement, Christianity, Church history, Gifts of the Spirit, Healing, Pentecostalism, Renewal, Supernatural signs and wonders | 8 Comments

An inconvenient history for cessationism

Posted on April 21, 2014 by Mel Wild

In light of the controversy generated over John MacArthur’s recent polemic crusade against Charismatics and Pentecostals with His book and conference titled, “Strange Fire“, I think it might be instructive for us to look at whether this view is compatible with church history. I gave … Continue reading →