Tag Archives: Savior of the world

Jesus’ Subversive Kingdom – Part One

Posted on May 3, 2017 by Mel Wild

The moment Jesus “opened His mouth” (Matt.5:2) the Beast was exposed. When Jesus taught the people, the “god of this world” was “weighed in the balances and found wanting.” When Jesus entered the human stage, nothing would remain as it was before. … Continue reading →

Posted in Heaven on earth, Theology | Tagged Christianity, Jesus, Kingdom of God, Savior of the world, Sermon on the Mount, Subversive Kingdom | 11 Comments

Quotes: the real problem is idolatry – N.T. Wright

Posted on April 22, 2017 by Mel Wild

“In most popular Christianity, “heaven” (and “fellowship with God” in the present) is the goal, and “sin” (bad behavior, deserving punishment) is the problem. A Platonized goal and a moralizing diagnosis—and together they lead, as I have been suggesting, to … Continue reading →

Posted in Freedom, Quotes, Worship | Tagged Christianity, Idolatry, N.T. Wright, Religion and Spirituality, Salvation, Savior of the world, slavery to sin | 4 Comments

Subversive Jesus

Posted on April 21, 2017 by Mel Wild

In my last post, I said that Jesus explains God to us. If we want to know what God is like, we look at Jesus. Whatever is not like Jesus is not like God. And when we do look to Jesus we … Continue reading →

Posted in Father Heart of God, Freedom, Love, Theology | Tagged Christianity, Jesus, nonviolence, Religion and Spirituality, Savior of the world, Violence in the Bible | 24 Comments

Christ, the Passover Lamb (Part Two)

Posted on April 12, 2017 by Mel Wild

We’ve been looking at how Jesus is the Passover Lamb. In part one, I showed the connection between Israel’s deliverance from their slavery in Egypt and our freedom from sin in Christ. Today, we’ll look at how we might understand Jesus as our ransom … Continue reading →

Posted in Doctrine, Freedom | Tagged atonement, Christianity, Jesus, Lamb of God, Passover, Ransom, Redemption, sacrifice of Christ, Salvation, Savior of the world | 2 Comments

Christ, the Passover Lamb (Part One)

Posted on April 11, 2017 by Mel Wild

How is Christ is Lamb of God? Is the emphasis on appeasement, like with the animal sacrifices in the Mosaic Law, or is it about deliverance? Yesterday marked the beginning of the Jewish Passover, but we’re going to look at the first Passover and see how that might answer the question … Continue reading →

Posted in Doctrine, Freedom, Heaven on earth, Theology | Tagged atonement, Christianity, Easter, Jesus, Lamb of God, Passover, Savior of the world | 5 Comments

Jesus Christ: Savior of the world – Part Seven

Posted on April 6, 2017 by Mel Wild

How we view what Christ accomplished on the cross effects how we see our relationship with God and our mission on the earth. This is the seventh and final part of my Easter series, “Jesus Christ: Savior of the World.” In this series I’ve been attempting … Continue reading →

Posted in Doctrine, Heaven on earth, Sonship | Tagged atonement, Christianity, Christus Victor, Easter, Jesus, Salvation, Savior of the world | 8 Comments

Jesus Christ: Savior of the world – Part Six

Posted on March 31, 2017 by Mel Wild

“The church understood his [Jesus’] act as a sacrifice to end all sacrifices that exposed the scapegoating mechanism for all the world to see.” (Walter Wink, Engaging The Powers, Kindle loc.1849) This is part six of my Easter series, “Jesus Christ: Savior of … Continue reading →

Posted in Father Heart of God, The Shift, Theology | Tagged atonement, Christianity, Engaging the Powers, Jesus, Religion and Spirituality, René Girard, Restorative justice, Savior of the world, The Cross of Christ, Walter Wink | 13 Comments

Jesus Christ: Savior of the world – Part Five

Posted on March 29, 2017 by Mel Wild

When a child is afraid of his or her own father it’s an indication of serious abuse. Sadly, the “fear of the Lord” looks more like “afraid of God” for many Jesus-loving Christians. This is part five of my Easter series, “Jesus Christ: Savior of the World.” We’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in Father Heart of God, Freedom, Heaven on earth, Sonship | Tagged Christianity, communion with God, Intimacy with God, Jesus, Salvation, Savior of the world, Trinity | 9 Comments

This pretty much says it all | Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Posted on March 26, 2017 by Mel Wild

I would like to post a lengthy quote from Dietrich Bonhoeffer. This comes from his classic book, Ethics. I saw this quote in William Paul Young’s latest book, “Lies We Believe about God.” I’m posting this because it not only fits my … Continue reading →

Posted in Father Heart of God, Love, Quotes, Theology | Tagged Christianity, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Incarnation of Christ, Jesus, Judmentalism, Savior of the world, Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil | 7 Comments

Jesus Christ: Savior of the world – Part Four

Posted on March 24, 2017 by Mel Wild

“When anyone steps out of the system and tells the truth, lives the truth, that person enables everyone else to peer behind the curtain too.” (Walter Wink, Engaging the Powers, Kindle loc. 1460) We’ve been pulling back the curtain on … Continue reading →