Tag Archives: Cross of Christ

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

Hallelujah for the Cross

Posted on March 25, 2018 by Mel Wild

I love what this song says to us. It’s not just what Jesus did for us, or what He did as us, but what He did to us. It means freedom from our tragic flaw and it means life everlasting. … Continue reading →

Posted in Freedom, Love, Worship | Tagged Chris McClarney, Christianity, Cross of Christ, Easter, Jesus, Jesus Culture, Love of God, New Covenant, Resurrection of Jesus Christ | 2 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

N.T. Wright on Christus Victor and Penal Substitution theories

Posted on April 9, 2017 by Mel Wild

If’ you’ve read my posts about the atonement you know that I ‘ve been rather hard on the popular Penal Substitution theory of atonement. While I believe large parts of it are harmful to our understanding of God as a Father and it misses … Continue reading →

Posted in Doctrine, Theology | Tagged atonement, Christianity, Christus Victor, Cross of Christ, Easter, N.T. Wright, Penal Substitutionary Atonement | 4 Comments

Cross paradigm

Posted on October 15, 2015 by Mel Wild

Paradigms are funny things. We all have one, and it colors how we understand everything. How we interpret life…each other…God. Because of paradigms, we often don’t see things that are right in front of us. Let’s talk about our cross paradigm. How are … Continue reading →

Posted in Father Heart of God, Grace, Love, Theology | Tagged atonement, Christianity, Cross of Christ, Paradigm shift, Redemption, Salvation | 8 Comments

What the Cross proves

Posted on August 27, 2015 by Mel Wild

What does the cross of Christ prove to us? The cross proves that God is love (1 John 4:8). The cross proves that this Love is for every human being who ever lived and who ever will live (John 3:16; Rom.5:8; 1 Tim.2:3-5; … Continue reading →

Posted in Father Heart of God, Love | Tagged Christianity, Cross of Christ | 6 Comments

For the Cross | Brian & Jenn Johnson

Posted on April 18, 2014 by Mel Wild

On this Good Friday I am again dumbfounded by the outrageous love of God. Who would willingly leave His throne and do such a thing? Or this Father who would gladly bankrupt heaven, giving what was most precious to Him, so that He could be … Continue reading →

Posted in Worship | Tagged Bethel music, Brian Johnson, Christianity, Cross of Christ, Easter, Forgiveness, Good Friday, Jenn Johnson, Jesus, Love of God, New Creation, Resurrection, Salvation | Leave a comment

Three wonderful truths about the Atonement

Posted on April 16, 2014 by Mel Wild

Do we really understand the significance of the Atonement of Christ? Do we understand all the benefits of this great salvation? There are three wonderful truths about the atoning work of Jesus Christ that I want to briefly look at here.