Tag Archives: Sin

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

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

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

The sticky thing about right and wrong

Posted on February 20, 2018 by Mel Wild

One does not need to see the horrific scenes of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School to be reminded that the world is not as it should be. It’s far more subtle. It’s ubiquitous yet unseen, tragic yet strangely expected…it’s so…self-reflective. … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian apologetics | Tagged C.S. Lewis, Christianity, Ethics, Francis Collins, Moral law, Religion and Spirituality, Sin | 93 Comments

The Tragic Flaw

Posted on February 11, 2018 by Mel Wild

Whenever I tell an atheist or skeptic that God didn’t kill Jesus but we did, they get all riled up, usually saying things like,“I wasn’t there 2,000 years ago…don’t blame me!” Of course, you weren’t there and, no, I’m not … Continue reading →

Posted in Father Heart of God, Grace, Love | Tagged atonement, Cross of Christ, hamartia, Jesus, Religion and Spirituality, Sin | 261 Comments

Missing the mark

Posted on November 23, 2015 by Mel Wild

In modern Christianity, we tend to look at sin as a violation—breaking a list of God’s rules that requires punishment. While this view is not necessarily wrong, especially under the Law, it still “misses the mark,” if you will, because it prevents us … Continue reading →

Posted in Freedom, Identity | Tagged Christianity, fear and love, Paradigm shift, Sin, Sin as a disease, sonship, transformation | 12 Comments

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 →

Posted in Doctrine, Father Heart of God | Tagged atonement, Christianity, Jesus, Jesus paid it all, Salvation, Saving Easter, Sin | 16 Comments

A question about the incarnation of Christ

Posted on December 14, 2014 by Mel Wild

I have a multiple-part Christmas question for your consideration today. It’s purely hypothetical and in context with what I’ve talked about here. What if Adam had never fallen? Would Christ still have come in the flesh? Why or why not? … Continue reading →

Posted in Heaven on earth | Tagged Christianity, Christmas, God with us, Incarnation, Jesus, Salvation, Sin | 10 Comments

God cannot look at sin…really???

Posted on November 25, 2014 by Mel Wild

Can God not look on our sin? Are His eyes actually too pure to look on wickedness? This post is a continuation of our look at our deeply held, but conflicted, assumptions about God. You can find the last four … Continue reading →