Category Archives: restore

And God saw the light. Genesis 1:1-4.

Posted on 01/04/2024 by remso

In my previous post, I had hoped to establish that all things were created perfectly from the moment Jesus first spoke all things into existence. I believe that the primary creation happened in verse one. “In the beginning God created the heavens … Continue reading →

Posted in bible study, changed, Creation, darkness, destruction, fallen angels, Genesis, Holy spirit, mystery, restore, Satan, Thoughts on scripture, water | Tagged Belief, Bible, darkness, death, deep, destruction, divided, Earth, form, Genesis 1:1-4, God, good, hope, hovering, ignorance, illumination, light, lightning, luminary, misery, obscurity, said, saw, Scripture, sorrow, spirit, void, waters, wickedness | Leave a comment

This will be the last look at and critique of Pete Garcia’s post, How it all ends.

Posted on 04/05/2022 by remso

Post three of three. The original merely had eight bulleted points with no explanations. Here, I continue as I look at point number five. (The) “Sheep and Goat” judgment (Matt 25:31-46). If you had asked me about the sheep and goat judgment, … Continue reading →

Posted in bible study, death, End times, God's character, Hell, Israel, Jews, judgment, judgment, Millennium, Our being caught up, Prophetic, rapture, rapture, restore, Revelation, Rule the nations, the nations, Thoughts, Thoughts on scripture, thrones, wrath. | Tagged adulterers, Bible, burned, Christ, Earth, end times, fire, God, gold, Holy city, hope, idolaters, Jesus, lake, last days, liars, life, murderers, nations, New Jerusalem, prophecy, Revelation, Scripture, sorcerers, tree, understanding | Leave a comment

Posted on 12/22/2021 by remso

In our last dive into Romans, we saw that Abraham was justified because of his faith. Now he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the covenant God made with Abraham for the Jews. However, through faith, we … Continue reading →

Posted in Apostle Paul, bible study, death, dreams, Freedom from sin, God's character, grace, In Christ, Jesus, judgment, lawlessness, Mercy, mercy, redemption, restore, righteous, Romans, Sin, the commandment of God, the nations, The Word was God, Thoughts, Thoughts on scripture | Tagged Abraham, based, Belief, Bible, Christ, descendants, Earth, Faith, Father, gift, God, heir, hope, Jesus, law, Moses', obey, presence, promise, punishment, relationship, Romans 4, Scripture, the nations, world | Leave a comment

Elders who do their work well should be respected. 1Timothy 5:17-25

Posted on 11/17/2020 by remso

With this post, I am finishing the fifth chapter of Paul’s letter to Timothy, with a few interjections and thoughts. 1 Timothy 5:17 NLT Elders who do their work well should be respected and paid well, especially those who work … Continue reading →

Posted in 1 Timothy, Apostle Paul, bible study, concealed, doctrines of demons, hypocrisy, restore, strange doctrines, straying from the truth, teaching a different doctrine, Thoughts on scripture | Tagged accusation, Apostle Paul, Christianity, elders, guilty, hidden, Holy spirit, instructions, judgment, light, obey, obvious, ordain, paid well, participate, preaching, rebuke, reprove, respect, Scripture, secret, sins, witnesses, work | Leave a comment

A warning against worldliness. James 4:1-13.

Posted on 06/18/2020 by remso

We ended James chapter three with an admonition to walk in wisdom instead of letting our tongues destroy us, and those around us. This wisdom, as James states, is from above and looks like this when it shows up: it … Continue reading →

Posted in bible study, forgive, James, Jews, judgment, Mercy, mercy, prejudice, restore, Thoughts, Thoughts on scripture | Tagged adulterers, enemy, flee, friendship, grace, humble, James, jealousy, judges, law, motives, pleasure, proud, purify, quarrels, resist, spirit, submit, Wars, world | Leave a comment

Micah 4:8 The hill and stronghold of the Daughter of Zion.

Posted on 04/13/2020 by remso

Due to issues popping up it has taken me a couple of weeks to get back to working on Micah. As I migrated through the Christmas season, I became aware that Micah spoke of Bethlehem, and that got me even … Continue reading →

Posted in bible study, End times, enemies, forsaken, invasion, Israel, Jerusalem, Micah, recovery, redemption, restore, the nations, war | Tagged Bethlehem, dominion, Judah, Lamb of God, Messiah, Migdal Edar, Passover, ruler, sacrifice, stronghold, the kingdom, Yeshua | Leave a comment

Live in such a way … Romans 14:13-23.

Posted on 04/05/2020 by remso

Do Not Cause Another to Stumble Paul opens Romans 14 by talking about those who don’t believe what you believe and, therefore, can’t eat what you eat. In some translations, Paul is said to call this a weaker faith. In … Continue reading →

Posted in Apostle Paul, condemnation, disciplined, enemies, Faith, gentiles, grace, guilt, hypocrisy, Jesus, Jews, restore, righteous, Romans, sexual sin, the good news, Thoughts, Thoughts on scripture, understanding, wisdom | Tagged Apostle Paul, appetite, approve, attitude, bible study, build up, Christ, destroy, eaten, good spoken of as evil, guided by love, happiness, hurting others, kingdom, meat, Peace, pleasing God, pursue, Romans 14, serve, unclean, wine | Leave a comment

Do not pass judgment. Romans 14:1-4

Posted on 03/30/2020 by remso

Do Not Pass Judgment on One Another If you did a quick overview of Romans 14, then you would know that the first three verses are inherently tied together. One of the first things you see is the word judgment; … Continue reading →

Posted in apologetics, Apostle Paul, bible study, Faith, forgive, gentiles, grace, Jesus, Jews, judgment, Law of liberty, Mercy, restore, righteous, Romans, the good news, Things I have never noticed before, Thoughts on scripture, understanding | Tagged abstains, accept, believe, contempt, eat, Faith, Lord, master, opinions, passing judgment, Romans 14, servant, set apart, weak | Leave a comment

Fulfilling the Law Through Love. Romans 13:8-14.

Posted on 03/26/2020 by remso

That’s quite the title considering that Paul is known for preaching grace. As Paul tries to tell us how to follow the law, the “law” and love, at first glance, those two words do not seem to belong together, as … Continue reading →

Posted in Apostle Paul, bible study, condemnation, disciplined, End times, Faith, false teaching, finisher, gentiles, God's character, grace, guilt, Hearing God, In Christ, Islam, Jesus, Mercy, Peace, redemption, restore, righteous, Romans, sexual sin, Sin, Thoughts, Thoughts on scripture | Tagged adultery, clothe, deeds of darkness, desire, envy, fulfill, God's law, love, neighbor, Owe, presence, promiscuity, requirements, Romans 13, the day, wanting | Leave a comment

Gifts of Grace, Romans 12:3-8.

Posted on 03/15/2020 by remso

Paul opened the twelfth chapter of Romans with a stern warning that we are to present our bodies as living sacrifices. Here is how the NASB puts it: Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and … Continue reading →