Tag Archives: Evangelical Myth-busters

God cannot look at sin…really???

Posted on November 25, 2014 by Mel Wild

Can God not look on our sin? Are His eyes actually too pure to look on wickedness? This post is a continuation of our look at our deeply held, but conflicted, assumptions about God. You can find the last four … Continue reading →

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The Father did NOT abandon Jesus

Posted on November 24, 2014 by Mel Wild

There was never a time when Jesus was separated from His Father. Does that surprise you? If you understand what you were taught about the atonement, it probably does, like it did me when I first saw this.

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The Gospel according to the chairs

Posted on November 22, 2014 by Mel Wild

This post is an addendum to my last post about the difference between our evangelical Penal Substitution view and the more ancient Christus Victor view of the atonement of Christ. For proper context, please read that post first if you … Continue reading →

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Jesus did NOT come to save us FROM God

Posted on November 20, 2014 by Mel Wild

God is not conflicted. He is Love–Father, Son and Spirit. One of the goals of this blog is to dispel this notion that God the Father is somehow different than Jesus, including in His nature or in His intentions toward … Continue reading →

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God is Love…period

Posted on November 18, 2014 by Mel Wild

Whenever someone takes issue with my focus on the love of God, it usually goes something like this…“Yes, God is love, but He’s also just…..” So, I would like to do my best today to dispel this popular evangelical myth, … Continue reading →

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