by Rebecca Davis | Nov 2, 2025 | untwisting Scriptures
What is “blasphemy against the Holy Spirit” anyway? This troubling verse is found in Matt 12:31. Let’s look at the context that starts in verse 22. Then a demon-oppressed man who was blind and mute was brought to him, and he healed him, so that the man spoke...
by Rebecca Davis | Oct 5, 2025 | challenging the status quo
In Untwisting Scriptures Book 6, I devote a chapter to the question “Should You Love Yourself?” In it, I present the arguments for and against love of self. Here’s the primary Scriptures used in the argument against, 2 Timothy 3:1-5. But understand this, that in the...
by Rebecca Davis | Jun 4, 2024 | challenging the status quo, untwisting Scriptures
This is Part 3 of a series. Part 1 is here. Part 2 is here. *** I’ve been writing about how the Courtroom metaphor to explain salvation is problematic, and I would say even extremely problematic. David Takle’s book, Lamb of God: Rediscovering the Beauty of the...
by Rebecca Davis | May 7, 2024 | our New Covenant identity, sanctification by faith alone
From Rebecca: My friend Amy Bechtel Kimball has written a book that resonates with the work I do here and in my Untwisting Scriptures series. It’s all about our loving God’s REAL heart for you and who you REALLY are in our Lord Jesus Christ. One of the...
by Rebecca Davis | Dec 17, 2023 | challenging the status quo, untwisting Scriptures
Part 1 of this series is here. I want to tackle Hebrews 7:25, which in the minds of many serious readers immediately translates to The Courtroom. Consequently, he is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to make...