Sermons and Biblical Studies

by John W. Ritenbaugh Forerunner, "Personal," March-April 2001 The Bible mentions eating around 700 times, highlighting the broad practicality of the Bible's instruction. Its lessons for us are drawn from life itself, and eating is a major part of everyone's experience. Regardless of race, wealth, education, gender, or age, everybody eats. We may do it … Continue reading “Eating: How Good It Is! (Part Two)”

by Mark Schindler Forerunner, "Ready Answer," March-April 2001 How many of us remember where we were and what we were doing the day that John Kennedy was assassinated? Or what was happening the day we married or the day our children were born? How many of us remember the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag … Continue reading “An Extraordinary Feast”

by Richard T. Ritenbaugh Forerunner, "Prophecy Watch," March-April 2001 Here we go again. The nation watched and discussed another school shooting, this time at Santana High School in Santee, California, on Monday, March 6. The general course of events ran parallel to the shootings at Columbine High School and other, high-profile campus killings, only the … Continue reading “Kid Kid-Killers”

by Staff Forerunner, March-April 2001 Have you ever seen a lamb slaughtered? For those of you who have, I am sure that, unless you had been previously calloused by working on a farm or in a slaughterhouse, that shocking experience has stayed vividly in your mind. It is not something that is easily forgotten. During … Continue reading “Death of a Lamb”

by John W. Ritenbaugh Forerunner, "Personal," February 2001 Will someone please explain how a person can be more than the sum of his parts? It seems illogical, when we consider all the parts of something separately, that a fully constructed whole could be greater than the combined value of its constituent pieces. Though this is, … Continue reading “Fully Man and Fully God? (2001)”

by Staff Forerunner, "Ready Answer," February 2001 Most of us probably remember the name “Cyrene,” but many would find it difficult to explain what it is. We may know it has some biblical connection, but it certainly played a minor role in Scripture. Other than that, we know the word sounds like a backwoods mispronunciation … Continue reading “Small, But Significant”

by Staff Forerunner, February 2001 What would the New Testament be like without the contributions of Luke, “the beloved physician”? Most do not realize that he penned almost as much of the New Testament as the apostle Paul! Paul wrote more epistles—fourteen in all—but Luke wrote nearly as many words in his two books: Acts … Continue reading “Spotlight on Luke”

by Richard T. Ritenbaugh Forerunner, "Prophecy Watch," February 2001 Bible students who believe Germans to be descended from the people of ancient Assyria have waited a long time to see Germany become powerful once again. Twice in the last century, Germany—first under Kaiser Wilhelm II and then Adolf Hitler—rose to prominence in Europe, igniting world … Continue reading “Germany Ascendant”

by John W. Ritenbaugh Forerunner, "Personal," January 2001 The Old Testament describes and commands many offerings for the Israelites in their worship of God. We are most familiar with the burnt, meal, peace, sin and trespass offerings of Leviticus 1-5. However, other offerings, required to be given on special occasions, play significant roles in broadening … Continue reading “The Wavesheaf Offering”

by David F. Maas Forerunner, "Ready Answer," January 2001 Several months ago one of the vice-presidential candidates metaphorically shed his skin like a snake, adopting a new set of issues and principles totally at variance from the ones he had formally championed in his long Senate career. Alarm bells should have gone off earlier when … Continue reading “Spiritual Double Agents”