Tag Archives: Penal Substitution

Is God strictly just or is He equitable?

Posted on August 13, 2015 by Mel Wild

Is God strictly just or is He equitable? Does it matter? This is a 1,000 year old debate between the Eastern and Western churches. In the West, we say God is strictly just so He must punish sin in order to … Continue reading →

Posted in Father Heart of God, The Shift, Theology | Tagged Christianity, Forgiveness of sin, Penal Substitution, Restorative justice, Retributive justice, Satisfaction theory of atonement | 27 Comments

Saving Easter – part seven

Posted on April 5, 2015 by Mel Wild

Christ is risen! He has won our victory! He has taken the keys of hell and death from the enemy and has freed us from its prison. This is GOOD news! Hallelujah! This is also the final installment of my … Continue reading →

Posted in Doctrine, Father Heart of God, Identity, Sonship | Tagged atonement, Christianity, Christus Victor, Healing, Jesus, Penal Substitution, Ransom theory, Salvation, Saving Easter | 10 Comments

Saving Easter – part six

Posted on April 3, 2015 by Mel Wild

Let’s talk about propitiation. It’s another word that gets confused when talking about our theories of atonement. This is part six in my special Easter series where we’re taking an alternate look at traditionally held beliefs about Jesus’ atoning work … Continue reading →

Posted in Doctrine, Father Heart of God, Love | Tagged atonement, Christianity, Jesus, Kenneth N. Meyers, Penal Substitution, propitiation, Salvation, Saving Easter | 11 Comments

Saving Easter – part five

Posted on April 2, 2015 by Mel Wild

Doesn’t it say that it pleased God to crush Jesus? Wasn’t He stricken and smitten by God? We will look at these questions today in part five of this special Easter series. We’ve been tackling some of our assumptions that … Continue reading →

Posted in Doctrine, Father Heart of God, Love | Tagged atonement, Christianity, Jesus, Penal Substitution, Salvation, Saving Easter | 17 Comments

Saving Easter – part four

Posted on April 1, 2015 by Mel Wild

Whose wrath did Jesus take on the cross? We will look at this question today in my fourth installment of this series. You can read the first three parts here. The purpose of this series is to offer an alternative … Continue reading →

Posted in Doctrine, Father Heart of God, Love | Tagged atonement, Christianity, cup of suffering, Penal Substitution, persecution, Saving Easter, wrath of God | 8 Comments

Saving Easter – part three

Posted on March 30, 2015 by Mel Wild

Didn’t Jesus pay a ransom for our salvation? This is a question I get asked whenever I talk about my perspective on the atonement. This is part three in a series. Here is part one and part two. We’re taking … Continue reading →

Posted in Doctrine, Father Heart of God | Tagged atonement, Christianity, Jesus, Penal Substitution, Ransom, Salvation, Saving Easter | 5 Comments

Saving Easter – part two

Posted on March 27, 2015 by Mel Wild

This is continuation of my series about Easter and the atonement. If you haven’t done so already, please read part one first. It will provide a helpful context for our continued discussion here. This post is almost supplemental or parenthetical … Continue reading →

Posted in Doctrine, Father Heart of God | Tagged atonement, Christianity, Jesus, Penal Substitution, Salvation, Saving Easter | 13 Comments

Healing the Gospel | Derek Flood

Posted on December 1, 2014 by Mel Wild

Before I leave the subject of the atonement and how our evangelical view leaves us with a conflicted view of the Godhead, I would like to recommend a book by Derek Flood titled, “Healing the Gospel: A Radical Vision for … Continue reading →

Posted in Quotes, Theology | Tagged atonement, Christianity, Christus Victor, Derek Flood, Penal Substitution, Punitive Justice, Restorative justice | 3 Comments

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 →

Posted in Father Heart of God, Theology | Tagged atonement, Christianity, Christus Victor, Eastern Orthodox, Evangelical Myth-busters, Jesus, Penal Substitution, Salvation | 3 Comments

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 →