by Rebecca Davis | Mar 26, 2014 | challenging the status quo, sanctification by faith alone, seeking Jesus
“How can I pray for you?” I asked my friend. She mentioned a few things. Then she hesitated. “I have so much trouble with sin,” she said. “I keep sinning. I feel suspicious of people, that they don’t like me. I’m so jealous—-I see other people doing well, and I feel...
by Rebecca Davis | Jan 26, 2014 | our New Covenant identity, sanctification by faith alone
“Be strong and of good courage . . . Only be strong and very courageous, . . . Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid or dismayed; for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” (from Joshua 1) Through the decades, I’ve carried...
by Rebecca Davis | Jan 15, 2014 | sanctification by faith alone, seeking Jesus
I was reading a little booklet about how Satan is a defeated foe. The text said something like, “So why is Satan so powerful in the world today? Because Christians haven’t believed that he is powerless.” I’m sorry, but this makes no logical...
by Rebecca Davis | Nov 18, 2013 | our New Covenant identity, sanctification by faith alone
We’re in the middle of moving. We had to find a new house (half the size of our current one). We’ve been figuring out how to downsize and fit into a much smaller space (a very good challenge, but a challenge nonetheless). We’ve been getting our current house ready to...
by Rebecca Davis | Jul 28, 2013 | sanctification by faith alone
Some people feel frustrated that Jesus spoke in parables, metaphors, what the Bible called “dark sayings.” A friend in small group study said, “Why didn’t he just speak in plain English?” Leaving aside for a moment the fact that nobody spoke in English in those days,...
by Rebecca Davis | Jul 14, 2013 | sanctification by faith alone, seeking Jesus
If you’re a conscientious Christian, then you’ve done it. In fact, you might do it regularly, maybe even obsessively. I helped that person, and I really wanted to help him, but I was also sort of hoping that someone from church might see me helping him and think I was...