by Rebecca Davis | Oct 21, 2013 | our New Covenant identity, seeking Jesus
Many lists detail Scripturally-based truths about who I am in Christ, and I love them; they’re worth much meditation. But I would also love to see lists about who Jesus Christ is to me and for me and in me. I got to thinking about this when I was meditating on I...
by Rebecca Davis | Jun 12, 2013 | challenging the status quo, our New Covenant identity, seeking Jesus
I heard it many times growing up. “Your daily Bible reading is your daily manna. Yesterday’s reading won’t suffice for today. Read the Bible every day to receive fresh bread of life.” I never questioned it. Until recent years. Several things...
by Rebecca Davis | Jun 5, 2013 | challenging the status quo, our New Covenant identity, sanctification by faith alone
I don’t really hate it . . . but I dislike it a lot. It has such a beautiful title: “I Am Satisfied with Jesus.” My heart leaps up in response to that title. Yes! It’s an old song, sung in the churches in which I grew up, so you may not know...
by Rebecca Davis | Jan 6, 2013 | challenging the status quo, our New Covenant identity
The response that I’ve posted here on Amazon is really more of a commentary on Jay Adams’ “nouthetic counseling” perspective on sanctification. Does Godliness really come through development of habits, as Jay Adams has been teaching since the...
by Rebecca Davis | Jul 29, 2012 | challenging the status quo, news and musings, our New Covenant identity, untwisting Scriptures
I had opened the front door to find two women standing there. I think they may have introduced themselves, and possibly told what church they represented. But then one of them said this line. This memorized line. My first thought? What a confrontational thing to say!...
by Rebecca Davis | Jul 20, 2012 | our New Covenant identity, seeking Jesus
Those Corinthians were recalcitrants. (That’s one of my current favorite words.) When Paul wrote 2 Corinthians, he was having trouble in pretty much every conceivable area of his life. The influential Jewish leaders, who were the self-professed enemies of...