by Rebecca Davis | May 25, 2022 | challenging the status quo, For the Protectors
This week the 288-page report about abuse in the Southern Baptist Church (SBC) came out. To some, it was utterly shocking. To others it was, “It’s about time.” I guess it depends on which side of the road you were standing on. What you had seen,...
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 | Feb 22, 2021 | challenging the status quo, sanctification by faith alone, untwisting Scriptures
[fb_button] The tragic Ravi Zacharias story Friends, it usually takes me quite a while to process before I’m ready to comment on a horrific story. Many others have already written, and written well, about the fall of Ravi Zacharias from his high standing in the...
by Rebecca Davis | Jan 5, 2021 | challenging the status quo, For the Protectors, untwisting Scriptures
Part 1 in the Series: Competent to Examine Jay Adams and His Nouthetic Counseling I have posted about “nouthetic counseling” (later rebranded to be called “Biblical counseling”) more than any other tagged topic on this blog. But this series will examine Jay Adams’...
by Rebecca Davis | Aug 2, 2020 | challenging the status quo, untwisting Scriptures
For anyone who still wants to follow Jesus after having been treated devilishly by those who claim to be His followers (His shepherds, even!), Hebrews 13:17 might stick in the craw. Here are a few versions you may be familiar with. KJV: “Obey them that have the rule...