Unlocking God’s Word
Hi, I’m Laura Davis. I’m passionate about God’s Word. Digging into it, understanding it and sharing it. When we look at God’s Word in context while taking in the history, culture and time it was written, our eyes can be opened to new and exciting possibilities. Grab a cup of coffee (or tea) and let’s get into the Word of God!
Latest posts
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How to Know if you Have the Gift of Exhortation
Dictionary.com says this about the meaning of the word exhortation: “an utterance, discourse, or address conveying urgent advice or recommendations.” The word used in Greek for exhortation is paraklēsis. According to the Vines Expository Dictionary, it means something slightly different: “a calling to one’s side” (para, “beside,” and kaleo, “to call”), and so it is often translated as… Read more
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What the Spiritual Gift of Giving Really Means
If you think that the spiritual gift of giving requires you have lots of money, you would be wrong. In fact, that is a misinterpretation of the “gift” of giving. Because then only wealthy Christians would have it, which would be ridiculous. Therefore, it is necessary to look at Paul’s Greek words when he said,… Read more
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How to Tell if You Have the Gift of Teaching
How can you tell if you have the gift of teaching? Previously, we established that a teacher is not a gift and that the “gift of teaching” is a combination of several gifts that give one the ability to teach from Scripture. However, to keep things simple, I will refer to teaching as a gift because… Read more
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