by Rebecca Davis | Jan 4, 2023 | our New Covenant identity, seeking Jesus
[I pray] that the God of our Lord Jesus, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of [Jesus]; illuminating the eyes of your understanding that you may know what is the hope of his calling and what are the riches of...
by Rebecca Davis | Dec 19, 2022 | our New Covenant identity, seeking Jesus
God gave us a book that we all believe is from Him, so doesn’t that mean we ought to really know what it says? I remember holding the Bible with both hands when I said this to myself. I was in my late teens. So through the years I studied, I memorized, and I learned a...
by Rebecca Davis | Dec 12, 2022 | our New Covenant identity, seeking Jesus
“So what do you mean by gospel?” My friend was taken aback by my question. She had just been talking about the importance of living a gospel-centered life, based on the transforming power of the gospel. But I had been feeling some concern that gospel has become a...
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 | Apr 21, 2022 | our New Covenant identity, sanctification by faith alone, untwisting Scriptures
Before 2008 I was vaguely aware of Jay Adams’ nouthetic counseling. But in 2008 I read his little booklet Godliness Through Discipline, and I was incensed. At that time my understanding about abuse and abuse enablers was microscopic, but I had been studying the...
by Rebecca Davis | Feb 15, 2022 | our New Covenant identity, sanctification by faith alone, untwisting Scriptures
Long ago Martin Luther read the Latin translation of the Greek New Testament called the Vulgate. He saw that John that Baptist and Jesus called out to their hearers, “Do penance! For the Kingdom of heaven is at hand!” Really? he thought. Did they really call for their...