by Rebecca Davis | Aug 17, 2021 | untwisting Scriptures
Last week I took a writing retreat to work on my third Untwisting Scriptures book, tentatively subtitled “Your Words, Your Emotions.” It will address good stuff like gossip and slander, and anger and fear and shame. My hope is for it to be out before the end of...
by Rebecca Davis | Jul 26, 2021 | challenging the status quo, our New Covenant identity
Last week I reposted (on my Rebecca Davis—Untwisting Scriptures Facebook page) my four-year old “Idol Factory” post, and again I received several heartfelt responses, both publicly and privately. A reminder that this pernicious teaching is still actively tormenting...
by Rebecca Davis | Jun 30, 2021 | challenging the status quo, our New Covenant identity, sanctification by faith alone, seeking Jesus
I’ve heard sermons extolling the Bereans for searching the Scriptures, but it’s a rare preacher indeed who will urge his listeners to themselves search the Scriptures to see if what he is teaching them is true. When I’ve heard it, it’s often been about fact-checking...
by Rebecca Davis | Jun 22, 2021 | For the Protectors, untwisting Scriptures
(aka, “Don’t Gossip about Offenses”) The “Someone Offends Me” Chart Some time ago, the Victory Today Facebook page posted someone’s Bible study notes without context. As of this writing, 2.5 years later, it has been reposted (Shared) 88 THOUSAND times. The original...
by Rebecca Davis | Jun 14, 2021 | untwisting Scriptures
Colossians 4:6 says, “Let your speech always be gracious [or in some versions, ‘with grace’ or ‘full of grace’], seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person. This is one of the many Scriptures used to...