by Rebecca Davis | May 27, 2019 | challenging the status quo, untwisting Scriptures
It’s common for preachers and Christian writers to tell us, “When you listen to this sin being described, don’t think about anybody else; just think about yourself and search your own soul.” Many Christians, well-meaning and good-hearted, very much take that...
by Rebecca Davis | May 21, 2019 | For the Protectors, untwisting Scriptures
Yesterday I talked about 3 kinds of good fear, fear that isn’t sinful and is actually good and pleasing to God. Today . . . Three scenarios when fear is unnecessary and even harmful And sinful? Well maybe in some cases. (But then again in most of these cases,...
by Rebecca Davis | May 20, 2019 | For the Protectors, untwisting Scriptures
When Helena Knowlton of Confusion to Clarity first began talking to me about fear in the cult she came out of, I knew I wanted to write about fear. But since I wanted to have a better grasp of the concept, I spent time studying fear in the New Testament. So, it may...
by Rebecca Davis | Apr 23, 2019 | challenging the status quo, untwisting Scriptures
In March I was privileged to speak at the Awaken Network’s conference on abuse. My topic was Biblical bitterness, showing how in the Bible “bitterness” refers to one who has been poisoned and is grieving, and “bitterness” also refers to...
by Rebecca Davis | Apr 3, 2019 | challenging the status quo, For the Protectors, untwisting Scriptures
Do you ever feel, when you watch a movie, that there was an underlying reason for it, maybe a bit of propaganda, so to speak, that it wanted to promote? It may be only a small part of the movie, but it makes a profound impact. (An example that come readily to mind is...
by Rebecca Davis | Mar 18, 2019 | our New Covenant identity, sanctification by faith alone, untwisting Scriptures
Some wonderful good news for those who have been considered “hopeless outsiders.” This is the hope you have that you will not be a “disappointment” to God. Here’s the joy for those who have been cast out of congregations because you...