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No Good News Here

CGG Weekly by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

The Gospel of Judas is far from Christian. It contains elements from Christianity but its main themes are entirely Gnostic and pagan. It is frankly profane.


Who Was Simon Magus (Acts 8:9-24)?

Bible Questions & Answers

Simon was the Samaritan sorcerer who professed conversion to Christianity and sought to buy an apostleship.


A Distant Reflection

'Prophecy Watch' by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

Considering the events and trends exhibited in the modern church of God, will it follow the disastrous example of early second-century Christianity?


Does Doctrine Really Matter? (Part Fourteen)

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

God has sanctified no day other than the Sabbath. Sunday worship is a pagan deviation, perpetuated by Gnosticism, a movement that despises God's laws.


Acts (Part Nine)

Sermon/Bible Study by John W. Ritenbaugh

Stephen's martyrdom and his compassion on his persecutors, followed by the reaction against his brutal murder, resulted in a rapid spreading of the Gospel.


The Millennium Sabbath

Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Clyde Finklea

Rather than representing Russia and China, Gog of Magog may be a demon who will be driving the Beast and those who have accepted the mark of the Beast.


Spiritual Blindness (Part Two): The God of This Age

'Prophecy Watch' by David C. Grabbe

Scripture reveals God's ability to open people's eyes to the truth or to blind them to it, but Satan is never shown doing so, only deceiving.


Forging the Canon

Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

Neither the original apostolic church nor the Roman Catholic Church authorized scripture, but accepted only what was already canonized. Here is how it happened.


Should Christians Handle Snakes?

'Ready Answer' by Mike Ford (1955-2021)

Mark 16:18 says that Jesus' disciples 'will take up serpents.' Does this mean that Christians should handle snakes as a sign of their faith?