Category Archives: redemption

Here it is, April 4, 2020, and I feel a strong compulsion to address fear.

Posted on 04/07/2020 by remso

We are surrounded by negativity and fear. The daily news is feeding into the fear by amplifying aspects of the most recent virus while inflating the death tolls. What am I talking about? What we now call Covid 19, and what … Continue reading →

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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 →

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The marks of a true Christian – what does that mean? Romans 12:9-21.

Posted on 03/17/2020 by remso

Note how the NASB uses the term wickedness. Just the mention of the word evokes images of horrific acts. Look that word “wickedness” up, and you can find, according to the Word Study Dictionary, that a sufficient and simplistic understanding is “what ought not to be.” That sounds like something my granddad used to say. He applied that farm mentality to me on more than one occasion, but notably when I tested out the cigarette lighter in his car and got burned. Continue reading →

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A living sacrifice. It’s not what you think. Romans 12:1,2.

Posted on 03/13/2020 by remso

The NASB entitles Romans 12:1,2 as a living sacrifice. As you pursue the depths within chapter 12, you come to understand that WE are that living sacrifice. Finding the treasures buried within those depths may require a focused examination into what Paul is … Continue reading →

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The longing of my heart and prayer to God. Chapter two. Romans 10:14-21.

Posted on 02/28/2020 by remso

Paul throws out another of his questions. How then will they call on Him in whom they have not believed? How will they believe in Him, whom they have not heard? And how will they hear without a preacher? (Romans 10:14 NASB) … Continue reading →

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God’s everlasting love. Romans 8:31-39.

Posted on 01/15/2020 by remso

We ended with this: Romans 8:30 NASB and these whom He predestined, He also called; and these whom He called, He also justified; and these whom He justified, He also glorified. Predestined Called Justified And Glorified And thus begins our … Continue reading →

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Paul tells us why Romans 8:1 works. Romans 8:2-4.

Posted on 11/24/2019 by remso

What glee he must have felt seeing Jesus hanging on that cross. What a failure this Messiah had proven to be, or so he thought. Satan, it seems, had taken Jesus captive. What a shock when Jesus ripped the doors off the prison gates of Hell. Continue reading →

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Does the law = sin. Romans 7:7-25

Posted on 11/05/2019 by remso

So when Paul says I would not have come to know sin except through the Law, perhaps he is saying, having been taught that there was a law as a young child, I came to understand that going outside the parameters of the Law, was to miss the mark (sin.) Continue reading →

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Released from the law, a fascinating thought. Romans 7:1-4.

Posted on 11/02/2019 by remso

The NASB entitles chapter seven: Released from the Law The translators opted to put the Bible into chapters; I suppose for the sake of clarity. The reality is, as most of you know, that Paul wrote this letter to the … Continue reading →

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Slaves to righteousness. Romans 6:15-23.

Posted on 10/22/2019 by remso

A quick jump into Romans, picking up where we left off, and I will use the Message, as it comes across like a 90 mile per hour fastball in the World Series. Romans 6:15 MSG So, since we’re out from … Continue reading →