Beware of Philosophy
Article by Mike FordIn the end, philosophy is merely man's search for answers without God. Real truth is found in God's Word, not in the minds of self-important, fallible men.
The Philosophy of Black Friday
Sermonette by Richard T. RitenbaughBlack Friday stirs up greedy, materialistic, covetous attitudes. When a nation reaches a materialistic mindset, it is on its way to oblivion.
Mightier Than The Sword (Part Five)
Commentary by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)John Locke and Rene Descartes were not anti-religion or anti-God per se, but they were able to galvanize the popular disenchantment with organized religion.
Mightier Than the Sword (Part Three)
Commentary by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)Jesuit-educated Rene Descartes never embraced religion, but instead apostatized by setting his own experience as his parameters of creation.
Mightier Than the Sword (Part Four)
Commentary by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)John Locke rejected all contact with any influence of the will of God, promoting secular liberty and human reason as the final arbiter of all truth.
Mightier Than the Sword (Part Two)
Commentary by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)Apostate philosophers such as Thomas Aquinas sought to elevate human reason above the knowledge of God, compartmentalizing secular from sacred knowledge.
Mightier Than The Sword (Part Twenty-Three)
Commentary by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)Advancing secularism has been the result of Satan's work through human henchmen over the last 600 years, bringing the world back to the time of the Nephilim.
Humanism's Flooding Influence (Part Four)
Commentary by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)If people turn away from God and His laws, the only way they can move is to liberalize toward non-restraint and license.
Mightier Than the Sword (Part Twenty-Four)
Commentary by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)John Dewey immersed himself in the works of Rousseau, Darwin, and Marx, applying their doctrines to his Humanist Manifesto.
Conspiracy Theory (Part Fifteen)
Commentary by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)Satan has been working in the educational system, recognizing that the educator (secular or religious) can do more lasting damage than any other leader.
Are You Looking for Some New Thing? (Part 1)
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsMan's obsession with new things most often turns out to be a recycled idea from the past attempting to satisfy the irrepressible itch for novelty.
Mightier Than the Sword (Part One)
Commentary by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)Apostasy in nominal Christianity has come from major philosophers, serving as 'educators' within the worldly churches, causing great damage with their pens.
Mightier Than The Sword (Part Fifteen)
Commentary by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)Karl Marx was an angry, rage-filled, madman from Trier, whose philosophy is responsible for the mass murder of upwards to 200 million people.
Humanism's Flooding Influence (Part One)
Commentary by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)Humanism stems from the Renaissance, a time men felt free to exalt human reason and self-realization over religion and divine authority.
American Conservatism (Part Three)
Commentary by John W. RitenbaughThe partisan interview conducted by ABC's David Muir is an example of how shamefully low the media have stooped to destroy the reputation of a public official.
In the Wake of an Unnatural Disaster (Part One)
Commentary by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)The past 70 years has seen a systematic undermining of morality by humanists, and a bizarre redefinition as to what constitutes normal and abnormal.
Mightier Than The Sword (Part Eighteen)
Commentary by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)In Darwin's teenage years, his mind became twisted, leading him to commit sadistic acts of cruelty against animals and killing them for pleasure.
Mightier Than the Sword (Part Thirteen)
Commentary by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)Although Transcendentalism as a movement never had an abundance of adherents, Emerson's teachings did permeate the schools of philosophy of the Ivy League.
Foundation of Sand
Sermonette by Craig SablichPaul warned the Colossians of scholarly men who would try to mix God's truth with vain philosophy based on the tradition of men instead of Jesus Christ.
Mightier Than the Sword (Part Nine)
Commentary by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)Rousseau's and Robespierre's philosophies encouraged abortion, the destruction of the family, and the ascendancy of the state.
Mightier Than The Sword (Part Fourteen)
Commentary by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)Ralph Waldo Emerson's insistence that every person is free to be his own god served as the underpinnings of the ascendant, emergent religion of humanism.
The Wisdom of Men and Faith
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe pressures and conflicts that the church has undergone is part of the spirit of the time that has embroiled religious and political institutions worldwide.
In the Wake of an Unnatural Disaster (Part Nine)
Commentary by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)Philosophers and educators have been Satan's chief tools in recent history. God has allowed Satan to do his work, realizing that all humans require testing.
Simplicity in Christ
Article by Richard T. RitenbaughWhen faced with doctrinal change, we must remember that the truth of God is simple. Even complex doctrines are easily understood by those who truly seek God.
Mightier Than the Sword (Part Ten)
Commentary by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)Three English humanistic philosophers were closely related in ideas and outlook, namely Jeremy Bentham, John Stuart Mill, and Bertrand Russell.
Mightier Than The Sword (Part Eight)
Commentary by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)Rousseau crafted the blueprint followed by proponents of socialist/communistic governments, disparaging private property, free enterprise, and the family.
Can Theology Define God's Nature?
Article by Earl L. HennHuman reason and logic are practically useless as tools in determining the nature of God. Only the Bible gives a complete revelation of God.
Mightier Than The Sword (Part Eleven)
Commentary by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)Ralph Waldo Emerson was America's foremost practitioner of Transcendentalism and Pantheism, which equate the creation and the Creator, ignoring Him.
Mightier Than The Sword (Part Seventeen)
Commentary by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)Legions of 'progressive' humanist academics of American and European universities have proclaimed Marx the most influential voice of the last millennium.
At the Center of Everything
CGG WeeklyOur culture places God on an equal plane with Allah, Brahma, Buddha, or any other deity, resulting in mass confusion over who or even what the true God is.
Whatever Happened to Gnosticism? Part Two: Defining Gnosticism
Article by David C. GrabbeWe 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.
Mightier Than the Sword (Part Nineteen)
Commentary by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)Without the acknowledgement of God, epistemology has no authority to set humanistic standards in place of the Creator.
Leadership and the Covenants (Part Twenty-One)
Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)Prior to the Flood, mankind's thoughts and intents were evil continually. A parallel time of demonic activity is on the horizon for those living today.
Conspiracy Theory (Part Fourteen)
Commentary by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)Pragmatism relies on what is convenient rather than what is right, cowardly kicking the can down the road for future generations to pick up.
The Works of the Devil Destroyed
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsSatan and his demons know that their time is short and are determined to destroy as many people as possible, especially the Israel of God.
Mightier Than The Sword (Part Seven)
Commentary by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)Rousseau's modern disciples, gaining ascendancy in today's political climate, have plans to dismantle the family, replacing it with the State.
Tests of True Knowledge
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsA person who is puffed up parades his knowledge by exhibiting impatience, intolerance, or a false modesty, marginalizing what the uneducated in their minds.
Eradicating Humanity
CGG Weekly by Richard T. RitenbaughEver since God created the first man and woman in Eden, Satan has been interested in nothing else but the eradication of humanity from his "proper domain."
The Covenants, Grace, and Law (Part Twenty-One)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe Colossian Christians were criticized by ascetics for the way they were keeping the Sabbath and holy days. Paul argues against a philosophy, not the law of God.
Mightier Than The Sword (Part Twenty-Two)
Commentary by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)Every one of the philosophers who have wreaked havoc upon greater Israel were themselves Israelite and Semitic, bringing curses on their fellow Semites.
The Covenants, Grace, and Law (Part Twenty-Two)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe Gnostics criticized by Paul in Colossians 2:16-17 were guilty of bringing in ritualistic ascetic discipline to propitiate demons.
Purpose-Driven Churches (Part 3)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughOutcome based religion exalts numerical growth and feeling good over the truth of God, promoting the use of modern psychology over 'divisive' biblical doctrine.
Christ's Death and the Immortality of the Soul
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe dangerous false belief of inherent immortal life has led to an acceleration of sin and the danger of eternal oblivion. Only God can give eternal life.