Sermons and Biblical Studies

by John W. Ritenbaugh Forerunner, "Personal," March 30, 2022 Radio personality Charles Osgood related a news item out of Miami in which a young man working as a valet parking attendant at a hotel was routinely handed a tip for fetching a man's car. Later, after the man drove off, the attendant looked at the … Continue reading “An Unpayable Debt and Obligation”

by Joseph B. Baity Forerunner, "WorldWatch," March 16, 2022 2022-03-14 Time was, in America, when we did not accept crude language, gestures, or behavior in polite society—certainly not in mixed company—and never during prime-time television. Offensive words and actions, those that transgressed decency, were reserved for “adult-only” entertainment venues, back alleys, and the proverbial locker … Continue reading “The Vulgar State of America”

by David C. Grabbe Forerunner, "Prophecy Watch," March 9, 2022 2022-03-09 Parts One and Two examined God’s blinding of humanity, physically and especially spiritually. In some instances, He spiritually blinds people because the time is not suitable for individuals or large groups to have spiritual understanding; their opportunity for understanding lies ahead. In other cases, … Continue reading “Spiritual Blindness (Part Three): Choosing a Curse”

by Ryan McClure Forerunner, "Ready Answer," March 2, 2022 2022-03-02 Jesus said to him, “Thomas, because you have seen Me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” (John 20:29) We all know the old saying that claims, “Seeing is believing.” It has us trusting that if we can … Continue reading “Seeing Is Not Believing”

by John W. Ritenbaugh Forerunner, "Personal," February 16, 2022 Recently in Miami, Florida, a vacationing West Virginian pulled a few crumpled bills from his pocket to tip a valet-parking attendant, mistakenly giving him a thousand dollars! Driving off, he was well on his way back to West Virginia before he discovered what he had done. … Continue reading “Passover, Obligation, and Love”

by Martin G. Collins Forerunner, February 9, 2022 2022-02-09 Our Savior Jesus Christ tells the woman at the well in Samaria, “But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him” (John 4:23). As the first … Continue reading “A Day of Lust, Not Love”

by Richard T. Ritenbaugh Forerunner, "WorldWatch," January 26, 2022 2022-01-26 As late as 2019, Will Thomas swam for the University of Pennsylvania’s men’s swim team, winning one 500-meter freestyle event in 2019 and being named to the All-Ivy League second-team a season earlier. COVID-19 canceled the 2020-2021 season. When swimming competitions resumed in late 2021, … Continue reading “Transgenderism: Erasing the Created Order”

by David C. Grabbe Forerunner, "Prophecy Watch," January 19, 2022 2022-01-19 Part One presented God’s sovereignty as being over both physical and metaphorical sight (understanding or comprehension). God states that He blinds, whether as a punishment for sin or simply because He deems it necessary in working out His purpose. However, translators of II Corinthians … Continue reading “Spiritual Blindness (Part Two): The God of This Age”

by Charles Whitaker (1944-2021) Forerunner, "Ready Answer," January 12, 2022 2022-01-12

by John W. Ritenbaugh Forerunner, "Personal," December 29, 2021 As students of the Bible, we are all familiar with some of the details of the Noachian Flood recorded in Genesis 6-8. We remember the prelude to the Flood in which God describes the reasons why He considered it necessary to send it. We recall that … Continue reading “The Flood Is Upon Us!”