Biblestudy: Amos (Part Five) Amos 3:10-15 #BS-AM05 John W. Ritenbaugh Given 22-Mar-88; 93 minutes Go to the Amos (Bible study series) description: (hide) Recipients of a dire prophecy have a limited window of opportunity to take action. The one who hears the warnings does not have an abundance of time to repent and return to … Continue reading “Biblestudy: Amos (Part Five)”
Biblestudy: Amos (Part Four)
Biblestudy: Amos (Part Four) Amos 2:12-16 #BS-AM04 John W. Ritenbaugh Given 15-Mar-88; 90 minutes Go to the Amos (Bible study series) description: (hide) Amos, like a circling hawk, makes dire pronouncements on all of Israel’s enemies but reserves the harshest judgment for Israel, who should have known better, having made the covenant with Almighty God … Continue reading “Biblestudy: Amos (Part Four)”
Biblestudy: Amos (Part Three)
Biblestudy: Amos (Part Three) Amos 2:1-12 #BS-AM03 John W. Ritenbaugh Given 01-Mar-88; 88 minutes Go to the Amos (Bible study series) description: (hide) In Amos, the Gentile nations without God’s revelation were held accountable for basic principles of humanity. Ammon’s barbarity, Tyre’s faithlessness, and Moab’s propensity for sustained anger (exemplified by burning the bones of … Continue reading “Biblestudy: Amos (Part Three)”
Biblestudy: Amos (Part Two)
Biblestudy: Amos (Part Two) Amos 1:1-15 #BS-AM02 John W. Ritenbaugh Given 16-Feb-88; 86 minutes Go to the Amos (Bible study series) description: (hide) The book of Amos is specifically addressed to us- the end time church – the ones who have actually made the new covenant with God. Having made the covenant, we must remember … Continue reading “Biblestudy: Amos (Part Two)”
Biblestudy: Amos (Part One)
Biblestudy: Amos (Part One) Introduction #BS-AM01 John W. Ritenbaugh Given 02-Feb-88; 48 minutes Go to the Amos (Bible study series) description: (hide) Amos means "burden bearer," characterizing the message he delivered. Like a hawk circling around in tightening circles, Amos gives a series of dire warnings beginning with Israel’s arch-enemies but concluding with a blistering … Continue reading “Biblestudy: Amos (Part One)”
Biblestudy: Hebrews (Part Fifteen)
Biblestudy: Hebrews (Part Fifteen) Hebrews 12:15 – end #BS-HE15 John W. Ritenbaugh Given 26-Jan-88; 75 minutes Go to the Hebrews (1987) (Bible study series) description: (hide) We dare not allow a root of bitterness to spring up in us as a result of the trials we go through – those burdens intended by God to … Continue reading “Biblestudy: Hebrews (Part Fifteen)”
Biblestudy: Hebrews (Part Fourteen)
Biblestudy: Hebrews (Part Fourteen) Hebrews 11:29 – 12:14 #BS-HE14 John W. Ritenbaugh Given 19-Jan-88; 85 minutes Go to the Hebrews (1987) (Bible study series) description: (hide) The heroes of faith in Hebrews 11 did not have a blind, naïve faith, but one built incrementally by careful examination of the evidence- adding things up or calculating- … Continue reading “Biblestudy: Hebrews (Part Fourteen)”
Biblestudy: Childrearing (Part Six)
Biblestudy: Childrearing (Part Six) Necessary Discipline #BS-CR06 John W. Ritenbaugh Given 16-Jan-88; 80 minutes Go to the Childrearing (Bible study series) description: (hide) Each Christian continually carries the instrument of his death, namely the carnal mind with its learned and reinforced habits. If we, as Christian parents, could shape and mold the minds of our … Continue reading “Biblestudy: Childrearing (Part Six)”
Biblestudy: Hebrews (Part Thirteen)
Biblestudy: Hebrews (Part Thirteen) Hebrews 11:4-28 #BS-HE13 John W. Ritenbaugh Given 05-Jan-88; 85 minutes Go to the Hebrews (1987) (Bible study series) description: (hide) The faithful in Hebrews 11 exercised three levels of faith: (1) Faith that motivates (2) Faith that provides vision, and (3) Faith that brings understanding- accumulated incrementally by calculating or adding … Continue reading “Biblestudy: Hebrews (Part Thirteen)”
Biblestudy: Childrearing (Part Five)
Biblestudy: Childrearing (Part Five) God the Master Childrearer #BS-CR05 John W. Ritenbaugh Given 26-Dec-87; 82 minutes Go to the Childrearing (Bible study series) description: (hide) God’s main focus today is on the development of spiritual Israel, as the "apple of His eye." God initiated this special contact and remains intensively involved, actively directing and guiding … Continue reading “Biblestudy: Childrearing (Part Five)”