by Rebecca Davis | Oct 6, 2015 | challenging the status quo, our New Covenant identity, seeking Jesus
So what did Jesus do to secure our salvation? If you answer, “He died on the cross,” I would say that I think you’re maybe about one-fifth right. Jesus died a sacrificial death. He took the penalty for my sins, changing my destination when I look to...
by Rebecca Davis | Jul 15, 2015 | seeking Jesus
Please pray about my relationship with my husband. My sickness. My trouble. Yes, I would be glad to. Let’s pray right now. Here? In front of all these people? Well . . . it’s a church building. . . . These people probably pray too. . . . Have you ever...
by Rebecca Davis | Jun 23, 2015 | seeking Jesus
The fruit of the Spirit is . . . patience. My children were small, and I was impatient and irritable. So much so that I didn’t like myself sometimes. So of course I prayed for patience. That’s what you do, right? Ha ha. Years went by before I finally...
by Rebecca Davis | Feb 17, 2015 | news and musings, seeking Jesus
As far as I can see, there are two kinds of help. One is assistance. One is deliverance. When you call out for help with a task that needs three hands, you already have two of the hands you need, so you’re asking for assistance. But when you call out for help...
by Rebecca Davis | Aug 23, 2014 | challenging the status quo, our New Covenant identity, sanctification by faith alone, seeking Jesus, untwisting Scriptures
Years ago we left my Independent Fundamental Baptist roots–not because of rules so much, or a particular bad experience, but because in our study of the Bible, some of our beliefs had changed so fundamentally that we no longer fit. In searching for where we...
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...