Tag Archives: Salvation

Light and the Darkness

Posted on December 3, 2019 by Mel Wild

As I’ve been reading the gospel of John, I’ve noticed how much he talks about light (16 times in his gospel; 5 times in his first epistle), and this started me on a journey into the significance of light in … Continue reading →

Posted in Doctrine, Faith, Freedom, Heaven on earth, Identity, Reformation | Tagged Christianity, Gospel, Light, Salvation, Sin, transformation, Trinity | 5 Comments

Our mission is reconciliation

Posted on October 23, 2019 by Mel Wild

I believe our mission as followers of Christ is primarily to be God’s conduit for reconciliation. It’s not our job to fix people. We’re not good at fixing people. It’s God’s job to fix people because He is good at … Continue reading →

Posted in Father Heart of God, Grace, Love | Tagged Christian mission, Christianity, Jesus, Ministry of reconciliation, Redemption, Salvation, Sin | 15 Comments

What did the Cross change?

Posted on June 27, 2019 by Mel Wild

Jesus didn’t come to change God’s mind about us; He came to change our mind about God. 21 And you, who once were alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now He has reconciled (Col.1:21 NKJV) See also: … Continue reading →

Posted in Father Heart of God, Grace, Love | Tagged atonement, Christianity, Jesus, Salvation | 4 Comments

What a Glorious Day!

Posted on April 13, 2019 by Mel Wild

This is from a post I wrote back in 2016 because I thought it would be good followup to my last post. We’ve been been looking at how we see the atonement and what that view says about God. It was … Continue reading →

Posted in Father Heart of God, Freedom, Identity, Love, Worship | Tagged atonement, Christianity, Easter, Happy Day, Isaiah 53, Jesus, Reconciliation, Restorative justice, Salvation | 31 Comments

Grace and Faith for the Journey

Posted on April 2, 2019 by Mel Wild

Grace and faith work together to empower us to move from what we believe about ourselves to what God believes about us. We’re already complete in Christ (Col.2:10), but not in our experience. We’ll look at how we make our … Continue reading →

Posted in Faith, Grace, Identity | Tagged Christianity, Discipleship, Jesus, Salvation, The Good News, transformation | 7 Comments

Why we needed fixing

Posted on March 20, 2019 by Mel Wild

As we approach Easter, the question Jesus asked His disciples is again a relevant one: “Who do you say that I am?” Many religious people accept Him as a great teacher, even a prophet. But neither of these make Him … Continue reading →

Posted in Freedom, Sonship, Theology | Tagged Christianity, Christology, Jesus, Religion and Spirituality, Salvation, Sin, The Cross of Christ, The Good News, transformation | 7 Comments

The Cosmic Reboot

Posted on February 2, 2019 by Mel Wild

In the Doctor Who episode, “The Big Bang,” the doctor (who is a Time Lord) reboots the Universe by allowing the Pandorica’s restoration field and the preserved pre-explosion Universe atoms to shine across all of space and time, thus undoing … Continue reading →

Posted in Identity, Sonship | Tagged Christianity, Doctor Who, Jesus, Reconciliation, Redemption, Restoration, Salvation, The Cross of Christ | 8 Comments

Joy restores our vision

Posted on December 19, 2018 by Mel Wild

How we see ourselves has a lot to do with how we see others and how we see God. We were made in God’s image, but making God in our image is a deeply ingrained human habit. Why is this … Continue reading →

Posted in Freedom, Identity, Love | Tagged Christianity, joy, Living from joy, Salvation, Sin, transformation | 10 Comments

Love has a name

Posted on February 18, 2018 by Mel Wild

There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. (John 15:13 NLT) 9 This is how God showed his love to us: He sent his only Son into the world to give us life through him. … Continue reading →