Tag Archives: hyper grace

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

Are you running toward the Law or Grace?

Posted on January 15, 2015 by Mel Wild

Since we’re still in the final frenzy of American Football I thought I would use that as an analogy to “tackle” the question of grace and Law. So let’s huddle up and see God’s game plan for a winning strategy. … Continue reading →

Posted in Grace, Sonship | Tagged Cheap grace, Christianity, Holy Spirit, hyper grace, Jesus, sloppy Agape, transformation, Walking in the Spirit | 14 Comments

John Crowder on Hyper-Grace

Posted on October 21, 2014 by Mel Wild

I will be traveling this week to attend a leadership summit to discuss the new grace movement that seems to have quickly come front and center as the hot topic in the body of Christ today. At least in Charismatic … Continue reading →

Posted in Grace, Sonship | Tagged Christianity, hyper grace, John Crowder, New Covenant, orphan Christianity, Robert Farrar Capon | 28 Comments

Moral good and desire | Jim McNeely

Posted on September 18, 2014 by Mel Wild

I want to share a few excerpts from a book I recently started reading titled, “The Romance of Grace” by Jim McNeely III. What I love about this book is how he clearly shows that what we understand as morally … Continue reading →

Posted in Freedom, Grace, Quotes | Tagged Abiding in Christ, hyper grace, Intimacy with God, Jim McNeely, Love of God, morality, Sin, The Romance of Grace | 2 Comments

Making sense of the current grace debate

Posted on May 7, 2014 by Mel Wild

I just finished reading “The Hyper Grace Gospel: A Response to Michael Brown and Those Opposed the the Modern Grace Message” by Paul Ellis. The title says it all. Dr. Ellis’ book came out this April in response to Dr. … Continue reading →

Posted in Grace | Tagged Christianity, Dr. Michael Brown, hyper grace, Paul Ellis | 10 Comments

If you don’t like “hyper-grace” then…

Posted on March 12, 2014 by Mel Wild

I recently read a post by Paul Ellis where he was talking about a book by D.R. Silva called “Hyper Grace: The Dangerous Doctrine of a Happy God.” Silva’s book is partly a response to the current fear-mongering and demonization going on against preachers … Continue reading →

Posted in Grace | Tagged Christianity, D.R. Silva, hyper grace | 16 Comments

Is it “hyper grace” or just God’s radical grace?

Posted on October 26, 2013 by Mel Wild

This post isn’t about either bashing or promoting Joseph Prince. I’ve heard very little of his teaching. But there seems to be a lot of people doing both. I keep hearing we should watch out for this “hyper grace” message. What are we actually afraid of? … Continue reading →