Sermonette: Choosing the Field of Battle Revisiting the Timing of the Resurrection #651s David C. Grabbe Given 14-Feb-04; 13 minutes listen: description: (hide) David Grabbe explores Satan’s strategy at getting people distracted, choosing his own field of battle, forcing us to argue the wrong things, twisting scripture, making mountains out of molehills and molehills out … Continue reading “Sermonette: Choosing the Field of Battle”
Sermon: The Secret Sin Everyone Commits
Sermon: The Secret Sin Everyone Commits Self-rightousness #651 Martin G. Collins Given 14-Feb-04; 75 minutes listen: description: (hide) We all have a hidden flaw: covert self-righteousness. God did not give the Israelites possession of land because of their righteousness, but because of Gentile wickedness. Isaiah compares all self-generated righteousness to filthy rags. Self-righteous people tend … Continue reading “Sermon: The Secret Sin Everyone Commits”
Biblestudy: Isaac
Biblestudy: Isaac Our Most Undervalued and Appreciated Patriarch #BS-650 John W. Ritenbaugh Given 07-Feb-04; 77 minutes listen: description: (hide) Isaac is perhaps the most under-appreciated patriarch in scripture. Having lived longer than any of the other noted patriarchs, Isaac’s longevity provides a clue about God’s favor toward him. The etymology of his given name ("laughter") … Continue reading “Biblestudy: Isaac”
Sermon: Does Doctrine Really Matter? (Part One)
Doen leerstellingen er werkelijk toe? (Deel 1) Sermon: Does Doctrine Really Matter? (Part One) Inconsistencies of Mainstream Christianity #650 John W. Ritenbaugh Given 07-Feb-04; 73 minutes Go to the Does Doctrine Really Matter? (sermon series) description: (hide) If the God of the Bible (who cannot lie and is not a God of confusion) were involved … Continue reading “Sermon: Does Doctrine Really Matter? (Part One)”
Sermonette: Does God Always Accept Our Worship Of Him?
Sermonette: Does God Always Accept Our Worship Of Him? #650s Clyde Finklea Given 07-Feb-04; 15 minutes listen: description: (hide) Clyde Finklea, exploring several different contexts in which worship occurs, indicates that some forms and modes of worship are not acceptable to Almighty God. The reason Cain’s offering was rejected while Abel’s was accepted stemmed from … Continue reading “Sermonette: Does God Always Accept Our Worship Of Him?”
Sermon: The Adversary
Sermon: The Adversary Satan Exists and is Active #649 Richard T. Ritenbaugh Given 31-Jan-04; 77 minutes listen: description: (hide) Christ was an eyewitness to Satan’s fall from heaven, and Isaiah 14 and Ezekiel 28 verify the veracity of this event. Jude and Peter add detail regarding the sins of the angels, and their confinement as … Continue reading “Sermon: The Adversary”
Sermonette: Syncretic Use of the Cross
Sermonette: Syncretic Use of the Cross A pagan symbol cannot be ‘Christianized’ #649s Martin G. Collins Given 31-Jan-04; 15 minutes listen: description: (hide) Martin Collins explores the use of the cross as a symbol of Christianity, wondering if a shotgun or guillotine had killed Christ, would people be wearing a gold shotgun or guillotine from … Continue reading “Sermonette: Syncretic Use of the Cross”
Sermon: God’s Epistle
Sermon: God’s Epistle Conduct Becoming a Christian #648 John O. Reid (1930-2016) Given 24-Jan-04; 67 minutes listen: description: (hide) We must become worthy representatives of God’s way of life. We as Christians have the obligation or responsibility to provide a light or shining example in a world that generally hates God’s way. Like physical salt, … Continue reading “Sermon: God’s Epistle”
Sermon: Immutable Scientific Laws
Sermon: Immutable Scientific Laws Scientific Proof of an Illimitable Superior Spirit #647 Martin G. Collins Given 17-Jan-04; 76 minutes listen: description: (hide) When the words "God" and "science" are mentioned together, the two terms are assumed to be mutually exclusive or contradictory. Actually, true science, unencumbered by foolish evolutionary theory, substantiates the awesome complexity of … Continue reading “Sermon: Immutable Scientific Laws”
Sermonette: God’s Sovereignty and Man’s Choice
Sermonette: God’s Sovereignty and Man’s Choice God Trains His Children #646s David C. Grabbe Given 10-Jan-04; 15 minutes listen: description: (hide) David Grabbe, using the analogy of a genre of books that allows the reader to make choices, explains the conundrum or paradox of God’s sovereignty and man’s free moral agency. Like the "choose your … Continue reading “Sermonette: God’s Sovereignty and Man’s Choice”