Beyond the Walls with Jeremy Thomas

In this session, Jeremy reminds us why God is always reminding us to remember, to remember the work of Christ. Is it just for us to remain thankful, or is there a deeper purpose to this call from God? Let's find out what communion is and why God instituted it for His people. If you found this insightful or helpful, Jeremy has a companion book for this series available on Amazon, you can order...

God wants us to remember His good works, because He knows what happens when we don't. When we forget what the Lord has done for us, we focus too much on our circumstances. When we forget the work of God, we try to solve our problems in our own way. And when we forget His principles for life, we live as we please without regard for others. This is the foundation of the memorial service that is...

In this session, Jeremy provides nine different promises of God that the believer can recall during times of suffering or trials. These promises rest on His nature, and more than just repeating comforting words, Jeremy encourages each of us to really understand what the promise means so we can apply it to our life. If you found this insightful or helpful, Jeremy has a companion book for this serie...

While covering nine promises by God that help the believer to live well in faith, Jeremy gave this advice, model your behavior after that of those who survived tough times in the Bible. How did Joseph handle being enslaved by his brothers? How did Paul handle being imprisoned? Even though we may not suffer in these ways, we can learn from their example. But it's not just their actions, what w...

In this session, Jeremy finishes up the discussion of how we are to cope with suffering in our lives, specifically the suffering that can’t be traced back to something we did. And then he moves into an introduction of the Faith-Rest Drill. Now here is the hard part, you have to study, connect, and have faith until you are bored, absolutely bored. This is necessary so that when something unexpected...

In this session, Jeremy looks at how we can praise God in the midst of suffering. Jeremy understands how difficult it can be to do this, after all, you are likely in some support of pain or anguish. But there is a high principle at work here, focusing on God and who He is rather than our circumstance. If you found this insightful or helpful, Jeremy has a companion book for this series available on...

In this session, Jeremy looks at the type of suffering that we have little control over, suffering resulting not directly from our actions. This indirect suffering can seem unfair, and is often not deserved, and yet there may be an eternally valuable reason as to the suffering. If you found this insightful or helpful, Jeremy has a companion book for this series available on Amazon, you can order a...

In this session, Jeremy looks at patterns of direct suffering, that is the pain and anguish we experience as a result of our own actions. This is why we can control this suffering, by not doing certain things or by starting to do other things, we can remove the suffering we experience that results from our actions. Indirect suffering is more difficult and will be discussed in the following episode...

In this session, Jeremy talks about unrelated topics, despite what the title might indicate. First he looks ab Biblical conditions that allow a person to get married after having been divorced. Then he examines direct and indirect suffering, the basis of which sets the stage for how we can deal with suffering. If you found this insightful or helpful, Jeremy has a companion book for this series ava...

There has been a lot of controversy in the church about can divorced people remarry? Jeremy looks at a popular passage which seems to indicate the re-marrying is prohibited. And in this case the key rule of interpretation is at work; context. What was the question the Apostle Paul was answering and what were the gentile laws in effect which gave rise to the question. If you found this insightful o...

The Church, and society even more so, has a multitude of views on marriage and divorce. What does marriage mean and what are the rights and privileges, as well as what constitutes a reason to end the marriage? In this session, Jeremy goes back to the Torah for answers since this is where Jesus went when answering the Pharisees when they broached the question to Him. If you found this insightful or...

We hear about the Patriarchy in culture all the time, and it is not well thought of. And most people think of the Bible as the guidebook on patriarchy, where men rule and women are property; but this is completely wrong. Just because men, or more accurately one man, is at the center of God's plan does not mean that they are superior to women. Today Jeremy looks to the archetypical role model...

In this session, Jeremy covers the basic societal structures that God set up at creation. These are structures that are designed to produce a healthy, vibrant, and productive society, for unfallen people such as Adam and Eve and for fallen beings like us. We may not like to think of work, that is laboring to do something, as a divine task, but it is indeed.  Originally though, there we no ineffici...

In this session, Jeremy examines how divine institutions impact the qaulity of life in a society and what happens when these institutions are neglected or intentionally ignored. His example is one we all know well. If you found this insightful or helpful, Jeremy has a companion book for this series available on Amazon, you can order a print or digital version here: https://a.co/d/77Nx6rO More info...

In this session, Jeremy looks at several things for you to consider that will help you to live the Christian life better. It's about aligning yourself with God and not our natural instincts or ways. What is the biggest obstacle to doing this? Is it our adversary or our own nature? The good news is that these are simple to understand, even if they are sometimes hard to implement. If you found...

In this session, Jeremy looks at one principle that will help you be successful in this life, studying God's Word. It does not need to be deep or long, but it should be consistent, and Jeremy explains why. Living the Christian Way of Life is possible. If you found this insightful or helpful, Jeremy has a companion book for this series available on Amazon, you can order a print or digital vers...

In this session, Jeremy answers the question of how Lordship Salvation adherents support their position. If you found this insightful or helpful, Jeremy has a companion book for this series available on Amazon, you can order a print or digital version here: https://a.co/d/77Nx6rO More information about Beyond the Walls, including additional resources can be found at www.beyondthewalls-ministry.com...

Today Jeremy looks at objective and subjective truth as it relates to salvation. Objective truth is almost redundant as it refers to a fact that is inherently true or true regardless if you accept it or not. Subjective truth is almost an oxymoron, as it is something you perceive or value as true. This isn't a philosophical question, it relates directly to salvation and comfort in Christ. If y...

In this session, Jeremy looks at the difference between Objective Lordship and Subjective Lordship as it relates to salvation being free or a work. Objective is a simple fact while Subjective refers to our attitude toward something. If you found this insightful or helpful, Jeremy has a companion book for this series available on Amazon, you can order a print or digital version here: https://a.co/d...

In this session, Jeremy finishes looking at controversial passages that seem to indicate you can lose your salvation, or give it up. This includes the passages that teach there is a sin unto death. Let's look at some of these to see if the common interpretations are correct. If you found this insightful or helpful, Jeremy has a companion book for this series available on Amazon, you can order...

In this session, Jeremy looks at passages that indicate you can commit a sin that results in your death. Are there particular requirements for this type of sin? Is it any sin or a particular one? And what type of death is it? Jeremy answers these questions about these controversial passages. If you found this insightful or helpful, Jeremy has a companion book for this series available on Amazon, y...

In this session, Jeremy answers a question about justification in James 2 that arose from his prior teaching. If you found this insightful or helpful, Jeremy has a companion book for this series available on Amazon, you can order a print or digital version here: https://a.co/d/77Nx6rO More information about Beyond the Walls, including additional resources can be found at www.beyondthewalls-ministr...

If there are 101 ways to gain eternal life, are there any ways to lose it? In this session, Jeremy looks at passages that seem to indicate you can lose your salvation. What if the common interpretation of these passages is actually the opposite of what God intended to teach us?  If you found this insightful or helpful, Jeremy has a companion book for this series available on Amazon, you can order...

In this session, Jeremy looks at departing from grace in Galatians 5, does passage mean that if you depart from grace after believing that you can lose your salvation? Does it mean that you were never saved? In context, the book of Galatians is Paul's admonition to not depart from the gospel they were taught, let's see how this applies. If you found this insightful or helpful, Jeremy has...

If there are 101 ways to gain eternal life, are there any ways to lose it? In this session, Jeremy looks at passages that seem to indicate you can lose your salvation. Are these passages correctly interpreted this way or are they referring to something other than eternal life salvation? If you found this insightful or helpful, Jeremy has a companion book for this series available on Amazon, you ca...