by Rebecca Davis | Nov 13, 2018 | challenging the status quo, our New Covenant identity, sanctification by faith alone, untwisting Scriptures
This is Part 2 of 3. In Part 1, I expressed the consternation I had experienced over Scriptures about “resting” and “striving” that seemed like they didn’t fit with each other. So what do those “resting” verses really mean? The Lord used several means to help me in my...
by Rebecca Davis | Nov 12, 2018 | challenging the status quo, our New Covenant identity, sanctification by faith alone, seeking Jesus, untwisting Scriptures
(Part 1 of 3.) My despair Back in 1994 when I was studying Leviticus (because it was my wilderness book), I wrote this in the margin at Leviticus chapter 2 (the boldface is added now): II Peter 1:4 says that we as believers should be “partakers of the divine nature.”...
by Rebecca Davis | Oct 9, 2018 | challenging the status quo, For the Protectors, untwisting Scriptures
Recently Tim Challies wrote a two-part blog series about the ninth commandment (“Thou shalt not bear false witness”), what can be seen here and here. Part one of my response was posted yesterday. Today I’m continuing to respond to the questions he...
by Rebecca Davis | Oct 8, 2018 | challenging the status quo, For the Protectors, untwisting Scriptures
A few days ago Tim Challies posted two blog posts about the ninth commandment, “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor,” here and here. He focused on how the ninth commandment applies in a day of social media, when vitriolic watchbloggers are violating...
by Rebecca Davis | Sep 26, 2018 | untwisting Scriptures
Not long ago someone told me about her pastor’s sermons, almost all of which scolded his listeners for being “so negative” and urged them to be “more positive.” That led me to post a question about the topic on Facebook that led to an excellent discussion. When I...
by Rebecca Davis | Jul 27, 2018 | challenging the status quo, sanctification by faith alone, untwisting Scriptures
Read Part 1 here. Read Part 2 here. In Quieting a Noisy Soul, author Jim Berg declares that the cause of the noisy soul is your sin: your unbelief, your discontent, and your guilty conscience (and as it turns out, your pride and your stubbornness). Throughout his...