by Rebecca Davis | Jul 25, 2018 | challenging the status quo, For the Protectors, untwisting Scriptures
Jim Berg claims that this nouthetic counseling program Quieting a Noisy Soul presents the solutions to anxiety, despair, obsessive compulsive behavior, panic attacks, anorexia, bulimia, and other problems. Part 1 of this series covered the Problem (the noisy soul) and...
by Rebecca Davis | Jul 23, 2018 | challenging the status quo, For the Protectors
It’s one thing to hear or read Berg’s teachings through the ears of one who has sinned—for example, one who has traumatized another. It’s quite a different thing to listen or read through the ears of one who has been sinned against, that is, the oppressed. ***...
by Rebecca Davis | Jan 6, 2013 | challenging the status quo, our New Covenant identity
The response that I’ve posted here on Amazon is really more of a commentary on Jay Adams’ “nouthetic counseling” perspective on sanctification. Does Godliness really come through development of habits, as Jay Adams has been teaching since the...
by Rebecca Davis | May 30, 2022 | news and musings, our New Covenant identity, sanctification by faith alone, seeking Jesus, untwisting Scriptures
From Rebecca: 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...
by Rebecca Davis | Jul 13, 2020 | untwisting Scriptures
My friend Kristi Wetzel wrote: *** In his book Feel: The Power of Listening to Your Heart, Christian author Matthew Elliott asserts, The problem is that we’re taught by the church and our culture that emotions are not reliable indicators of truth. As a result,...