Tag Archives: Old Testament

The Trinitarian God – Part Two

Posted on September 29, 2017 by Mel Wild

It’s thought by some that the idea of a Trinitarian God is a Christian invention not found in Jewish thought. Nothing could be further from the truth, which we will look at here. In part one we looked at what … Continue reading →

Posted in Doctrine, Faith, Father Heart of God | Tagged Christianity, Old Testament, Religion and Spirituality, The Trinitarian God, Trinity | 50 Comments

How I understand the Old Testament

Posted on September 1, 2017 by Mel Wild

Much of this is a review of what I’ve written on the subject but will serve as an appropriate ending to this brief series, “Making Sense of the Old Testament,” by summarizing how I read the text. We’ll already seen … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian apologetics, Theology | Tagged Bible interpretation, Christianity, Jesus Christ, MSOT, Old Testament | 268 Comments

Making sense of the Old Testament – Part Two

Posted on August 24, 2017 by Mel Wild

When we talk about Old Testament history, we must first understand two inherent problems with understanding history in general, and a third problem with biblical historical criticism in particular. The first problem is with the nature of ancient history itself. … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian apologetics | Tagged Christianity, Hermeneutics, Historical Biblical Criticism, Historiography, MSOT, Old Testament, Walter Wink | 69 Comments

Making sense of the Old Testament – Part One

Posted on August 21, 2017 by Mel Wild

If we’re going to have a meaningful discussion about the Old Testament we must first go over how to understand it. For instance, superficially reading it as a flat woodenly literal textbook will give us a wrong view of what … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian apologetics | Tagged Bible interpretation, Christian philosophy, Christianity, Creation in Genesis, MSOT, Old Testament, Religion and Spirituality | 237 Comments

We become “foolish Galatians” when…

Posted on October 24, 2013 by Mel Wild

Are you a New Covenant Christian or do you have some mixture of both the Old Covenant and the New? And how can we tell the difference? As Andrew Farley would say, we are suckers for religion. We like the predictable confinement of … Continue reading →

Posted in Faith, Freedom, Grace, Identity | Tagged Andrew Farley, Christ, Christianity, Epistle to the Galatians, Epistle to the Hebrews, Foolish Galatians, Jesus, Legalism, New Covenant, Old Testament | 8 Comments

Actually, this world is my home

Posted on August 27, 2013 by Mel Wild

“This world is not my home.” We like to write and sing songs about it. A hearty “amen!” is elicited whenever these sentiments are shared. We can’t wait to leave it all and be with Jesus. It’s seen like some rite of passage into … Continue reading →

Posted in Heaven on earth, Reformation, Sonship, The Shift, Theology | Tagged Christianity, Eschatology, God the Father, Heaven, Holy Spirit, Jesus, New Covenant, New Testament, Old Testament | 5 Comments

Why we really do need freedom from religion

Posted on August 13, 2013 by Mel Wild

I’m in a state in the U.S. that headquarters the Freedom from Religion Foundation. We both agree on needing freedom from religion, but for different reasons. The origin of the word “religion” is instructive. It comes from two Latin words (re-ligare) which … Continue reading →