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Shifting American Values

CGG Weekly by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

American cultural and political standards, no longer fixed in Scripture, also have only a tenuous hold on the principles in the founding documents.


Values and Conversion

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

Repentance involves incorporating God's values, alien to our human nature—ones that will unify us with God and with others who accept His value system.


The Cultural Moral Norm

Commentary by Martin G. Collins

Shockingly, two-thirds of the American populace believe truth is relative, while only one-third believe in absolute standards.


The Commandments (Part One)

Sermon/Bible Study by John W. Ritenbaugh

What have we accepted as our authority for permitting ourselves to do or behave as we do — our value system, our code of ethics or code of morality?


Do You Feel Free?

Commentary by John W. Ritenbaugh

Many self-proclaimed Christians argue that perverted lifestyles have no influence on doctrinal purity, insisting that homosexual relationships are 'love.'


The First Commandment (1997)

'Personal' from John W. Ritenbaugh

The Ten Commandments open with the most important, the one that puts our relationship with God in its proper perspective. It is a simple but vital command.


The Commandments (Part Two)

Sermon/Bible Study by John W. Ritenbaugh

Idolatry constitutes the fountainhead from which all other sins flow, all of which amplify obsessive self-centeredness and self-indulgence.


The First Commandment

'Personal' from John W. Ritenbaugh

Idolatry is probably the sin that the Bible most often warns us against. We worship the source of our values and standards, whether the true God or a counterfeit.


A New Medical Pledge

Commentary by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

The 2017 Declaration of Geneva subtly alters the philosophy of the medical profession. Relativistic in approach, it rejects absolute standards of right and wrong.


Countering the Culture

Article by Staff

There is no doubt that America's culture is plunging to depths many of us never imagined. Here are five steps to mitigate its influence on our lives.


The First Commandment: Idolatry

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

Idolatry is the most frequently committed sin, seen in five commandments. God challenges us to either defend our body of beliefs or drop them in favor of His.


Without a Clue

Commentary by John W. Ritenbaugh

Today, every large media organization is controlled by five corporations; each is guided by liberal standards, accepting adultery, homosexuality, and abortion.


God, Allah, Rick, and John

Commentary by John W. Ritenbaugh

Rick Warren, the energetic and ambitious founder of the Purpose Driven Church movement, is now seeking to syncretistically merge Islam and Christian faiths.


A Quick Survey of American Christianity

Commentary by John W. Ritenbaugh

A nation's religions generally determine the moral standards of a nation. The United States is currently afflicted with biblical illiteracy.


The Second Commandment

'Personal' from John W. Ritenbaugh

Most people consider the second commandment to deal with making or falling down before a pagan idol, but it covers all aspects of the way we worship.


The Second Commandment: Idolatry

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

The natural mind craves something physical to remind us of God, but the Second Commandment prohibits this. Any representation will fall short of the reality.


It Was Bound to Happen

Commentary by John W. Ritenbaugh

Acceptance of transgenderism has created a malignant character defect in our culture, which is now accepting sin as a norm, calling evil good and good evil.


Humanism's Flooding Influence (Part One)

Commentary by John W. Ritenbaugh

Humanism stems from the Renaissance, a time men felt free to exalt human reason and self-realization over religion and divine authority.


Be Prepared

Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)

God has given us clear records of what has occurred in the pass, enabling us to bind time, profiting from the past and preparing for the future.