Tag Archives: Saving Easter

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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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Saving Easter – part one

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Mel Wild

In my last post I asked a couple of questions. First, where in the Bible does it actually say that Jesus paid for our sins? The second question was, if Jesus did pay for our sins, who did He pay, … Continue reading →