Sermons and Biblical Studies

Sermon: The Right Use of Power Government and Pentecost #024 John W. Ritenbaugh Given 07-Jun-92; 66 minutes listen: description: (hide) Of all creation, man is the only creature made in God’s image and given dominion over the rest of creation. When God breathed in the spirit of man (Genesis 2:7) to enable thinking, feeling, and … Continue reading “Sermon: The Right Use of Power”

Bestuur (Deel 2)   Sermon: Government (Part Two) The Old and New Covenants #023 John W. Ritenbaugh Given 06-Jun-92; 61 minutes Go to the Government (sermon series) description: (hide) Israel incrementally rejected God’s authority and put themselves under the yoke of Satan’s political system. God is establishing a spiritual kingdom from the dynasty of David, having … Continue reading “Sermon: Government (Part Two)”

Bestuur (Deel 1)   Sermon: Government (Part One) What is Government? #022 John W. Ritenbaugh Given 30-May-92; 65 minutes Go to the Government (sermon series) description: (hide) Most people have an ambivalent attitude toward government, on one hand fearing it as an evil instrument to deprive rights and on the other hand an instrument for social … Continue reading “Sermon: Government (Part One)”

Sermon: Passover (Part Ten) Passover in the New Testament #021 John W. Ritenbaugh Given 23-May-92; 70 minutes Go to the Passover (sermon series) description: (hide) The word "Passover" was edited into Deuteronomy 16:1 following the Babylonian Captivity, when both feasts were by tradition called the Passover. Hezekiah and Josiah instituted Temple Passovers as emergency procedures … Continue reading “Sermon: Passover (Part Ten)”

Pascha (Deel 9)   Sermon: Passover (Part Nine) Deuteronomy 16 and Passover #020 John W. Ritenbaugh Given 16-May-92; 69 minutes Go to the Passover (sermon series) description: (hide) Josiah’s temple Passover observance (II Chronicles 34) was supervised by the king so they wouldn’t revert back to paganism. The only proof text of the 15th Passover advocates … Continue reading “Sermon: Passover (Part Nine)”

Pascha (Deel 8)   Sermon: Passover (Part Eight) Josiah, Hezekiah and Deuteronomy #019 John W. Ritenbaugh Given 09-May-92; 72 minutes Go to the Passover (sermon series) description: (hide) It has always been a pattern of Satan to counterfeit celebrations of those true celebrations God has given to us. Both kings Ahaz and Manasseh went headlong into … Continue reading “Sermon: Passover (Part Eight)”

Pascha (Deel 7)   Sermon: Passover (Part Seven) God’s Festivals and Paganism #018 John W. Ritenbaugh Given 02-May-92; 69 minutes Go to the Passover (sermon series) description: (hide) Some who opt for a fifteenth Passover do not do so from a pure motive for seeking the truth, but instead reflects an irresponsible grab for power. Unfortunately, … Continue reading “Sermon: Passover (Part Seven)”

Pascha (Deel 6)   Sermon: Passover (Part Six) Passover and the Tabernacle #017 John W. Ritenbaugh Given 25-Apr-92; 57 minutes Go to the Passover (sermon series) description: (hide) Worldly or carnal scholarship (based upon snobbish, one-upmanship esoteric elitism) is distinct from godly scholarship, characterized by an unassuming, childlike unconcern for status, seeking to impress God instead … Continue reading “Sermon: Passover (Part Six)”

Pascha (Deel 5)   Sermon: Passover (Part Five) When Did the Exodus Begin? #016 John W. Ritenbaugh Given 24-Apr-92; 79 minutes Go to the Passover (sermon series) description: (hide) The vital key in establishing Bible doctrine is to allow the Bible to define its own terms and establish its own evidence rather than turning to secular … Continue reading “Sermon: Passover (Part Five)”

Pascha (Deel 4)   Sermon: Passover (Part Four) How To Keep Passover #015 John W. Ritenbaugh Given 18-Apr-92; 73 minutes Go to the Passover (sermon series) description: (hide) The proponents of late Passover (15th) have to make wild speculations about a mass meeting in Rameses, have to discount a series of scriptural details (such as purifying … Continue reading “Sermon: Passover (Part Four)”