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Whatever Happened to Gnosticism? Part One: False Knowledge

Article by David C. Grabbe

Gnosticism is very much in vogue today in books and movies, and perhaps surprisingly, in the belief systems of many people who profess to be Christian.

Whatever Happened to Gnosticism? Part Two: Defining Gnosticism

Article by David C. Grabbe

We can glimpse Gnosticism in Paul's epistles to the Galatians and Colossians, in which he combats Gnosticism's twisting of the truth of Jesus Christ.

Whatever Happened to Gnosticism? Part Three: Satan's Three Heresies

Article by David C. Grabbe

When Satan confronted Adam and Eve, he fed them three heresies that Gnosticism incorporated into its parasitic philosophy and way of life.

Keeping the Truth Pure

Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Charles Whitaker (1944-2021)

If we allow doctrine to be contaminated with man's flawed reason, it will defile the truth. Job's friends used profane sources in their arguments.

What a Time to be Alive

Sermonette by Ryan McClure

Focusing on how rapidly advancing technology impacts God's relationship with everyone, but with special emphasis to the younger generations (Z, Alpha, Beta), we learn techniques for maintaining a stable relationship with God despite the shifting technological ground. Generational identity groups various population cohorts into 15-17-year time periods. New technologies, social trends, and slang impact the way they view the world. Starting with Gen Z, they are the first generation to grow up completely immersed in new digital tools and the various methods of doing things that come from them. With the "digital immersion" comes other challenges like an unstable economy and the exposure of institutions (religious, governmental, media, education) as having deep rooted corruption. This creates a more decentralized form of spirituality (Judges 21:25). This also creates a severely anxious generation with uncertainty about the foundations of their world and the future it holds. To combat this problem, we are called to: 1.) Pray, 2.) Keep his Appointments (Feasts), 3.) Seek God and Believe Him, and 4). Be Productive and Redeem the Time. In a world rapidly turning into something mysteriously new, focus on the one thing that does not change—God and his truth.

Approaching God Through Christ (Part One)

Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

Religious bumper stickers fall short of revealing the full counsel of God, which is more complex than 'believe on the Lord Jesus and you shall be saved.'