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Our Christian Deconstruction Journey (guest post by my husband, Tim Davis)

by Rebecca Davis | May 30, 2022 | news and musings, our New Covenant identity, sanctification by faith alone, seeking Jesus, untwisting Scriptures

Deconstruction has certainly been a common term for a while, with its hashtags often heralding an exit from the Christian faith of the Scriptures. This article from The Gospel Coalition claims that there are 4 reasons for Deconstruction: — “Church Hurt,” a term...

The Problems with Jay Adams’ Nouthetic Counseling Works-Sanctification Doctrine

by Rebecca Davis | Apr 21, 2022 | our New Covenant identity, sanctification by faith alone, untwisting Scriptures

Before 2008 I was vaguely aware of Jay Adams’ nouthetic counseling. But in 2008 I read his little booklet Godliness Through Discipline, and I was incensed. At that time my understanding about abuse and abuse enablers was microscopic, but I had been studying the...

Why “Metanoia” Is So Much Greater Than “Repentance”—And Why That’s Important

by Rebecca Davis | Feb 15, 2022 | our New Covenant identity, sanctification by faith alone, untwisting Scriptures

Long ago Martin Luther read the Latin translation of the Greek New Testament called the Vulgate. He saw that John that Baptist and Jesus called out to their hearers, “Do penance! For the Kingdom of heaven is at hand!” Really? he thought. Did they really call for their...

“Jesus Didn’t Have Boundaries, So I Shouldn’t Either”

by Rebecca Davis | Jan 31, 2022 | our New Covenant identity, seeking Jesus

The Called to Peace Ministries Women’s Retreat will be happening April 7-10 in the Asheville, NC, area. Joy Forrest, the founder and director, has said that the response in recent years has been so overwhelmingly positive that she and her team have decided to do it...

The Shame of the Bleeding Woman (guest post by Helena Knowlton)

by Rebecca Davis | Jan 13, 2022 | our New Covenant identity, seeking Jesus

Helena Knowlton writes at Confusion to Clarity, and within that website she offers a course and community called Arise. When this course opened last month I signed up, especially because Helena focuses on how the body can heal from the trauma that has affected it, and...

When Does Sin Become Idolatry? A New Perspective on an Old Question

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...
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I’m Rebecca Davis, a writer, book coach, speaker, wife, mother, grandmother, compassionate witness, prayer minister, advocate for the oppressed, and lover of Jesus who lives in Greenville, South Carolina.
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