The Defense Against Offense (January 1995)

January 1995
Volume 4, Number 1

'Personal' from John W. Ritenbaugh
The Defense Against Offense

The Bible states that offenses will come. John Ritenbaugh explains how to handle offenses and how to keep minor irritations from growing into bitterness.

Prophecy Watch
Touched by the 'Spirit'?
by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

In recent years Pentecostalism has surged in popularity, a symptom of a greater interest in "spiritual" things. How does its sudden popularity relate to prophecy? Richard Ritenbaugh shows that the Bible foretells the rise of a deceptive spirituality at the end time.

Stephen and the New Deal
by Staff

Since Satan's fall, God must have felt keen disappointment from the failings and rejection of His creatures. Not only did the demons rebel, but Adam and Eve and, later, the children of Israel also rejected a relationship with their Creator. Yet, through Jesus Christ, God has offered a "new deal," a better covenant. Would His elect disappoint Him, too? Richard Ritenbaugh shows that Stephen's martyrdom proved that humans with God's Spirit can indeed keep His covenant.

Bible Study
God's Sabbath
by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

The Sabbath is the "hinge" on which the others turn. This basic study treats the foundational truths about God's Sabbath day.