Playlist: Curse on Adam (topic)
Genesis 3:17-19: Consequences for Adam
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughThe curse on Adam, as pronounced by God in Genesis 3:17-19, embodies a profound judgment on mankind's relationship with the earth. God declared that because Adam heeded the voice of his wife and disobeyed His direct command, the ground would be cursed for his sake. This curse meant that Adam would have to toil with hard labor to …
Christian Men: Personal Responsibility
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsThe curse pronounced upon Adam extends far beyond the specific judgment given to Eve. While Eve and all women thereafter receive consequences limited to conception, childbirth, and relational dynamics, Adam and all men receive a curse that shapes their entire existence. The ground itself is cursed because of Adam's disobedience, …
Genesis 3:20-24: Consequences for God and Man
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughWhen Adam and Eve were given the death sentence by God, they also received hope that through the offspring of Eve a Savior would be born to crush the serpent.
Moldy Bread and Spoiled Milk
Sermonette by Richard T. RitenbaughEveryday decay—spoiled milk, rotting bread—illustrates entropy, a natural process God designed from the beginning, evidenced by Adam's pre-fall mandate to tend the garden. Far from being merely a consequence of sin, decay serves vital ecological functions, recycling minerals for new growth. Romans 8:18-23 reveals …
Leadership and the Covenants (Part Nine)
Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)Neither Satan nor his demons cause us to sin; we chose to sin, and we die as a result. We were created upright, but bring judgment on ourselves.
Created to Do God's Will and Work
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Martin G. CollinsGod requires us to work and not deliberately seek welfare or food stamps, but He also does not want us to obsess on acquiring riches.
Virtues Hard and Soft
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughThe 'hard' virtues displayed by men and 'soft' virtues displayed by women are partial traits of the God being. Both male and female are in His image.
Resuming Ecclesiastes (Part Two)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe disappointment in the vanity of life is good for our spiritual preparation, making us disillusioned with all the world's glamorous but false choices.
The Sabbath: Rest
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughThe Sabbath is an antidote to the weariness we experience. It recalls God's pausing after completing His physical creation, focusing on the spiritual creation.
The Hard Makes it Great
Sermon by Mark SchindlerThe hard things God wants us to do are preferable to the harsh bondage to sin. The hardness makes us hardy enough to be included in the first harvest.
God's Promise of Rest
Sermon by Bill OnisickThe curse pronounced on Adam in Genesis 3:17-19 forms the foundation for understanding humanity's ongoing struggle against a burdensome, toilsome existence. Because Adam heeded his wife rather than God and ate from the forbidden tree, God cursed the ground itself, declaring that Adam would eat from it only through painful toil …
His Own Vine and Fig Tree
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughProperty rights will be held sacrosanct during the Millennium. God brings His people back to their own land, and to restore it to be like the Garden of Eden.
Maintaining Good Health (Part 3)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe Bible contains 700 references to the act of eating. Eating reminds us that God's provision and human need also apply on a spiritual level.
Government (Part One)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughGod intended government to be a positive force of bringing order out of chaos, keeping on a straight course, educating, and edifying with necessary laws.
How to Become Rich
Sermonette by John W. RitenbaughGod does not measure prosperity by the ownership of physical possessions but with the depth of a person's relationship with Him.
Life Is Service (Part One)
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughThough the American mindset does not feel inclined to serve, outgoing service to others yields the maximum joy and fulfillment one can possibly attain.
Heaven Must Wait
Sermon/Bible Study by Richard T. RitenbaughGoing to heaven is not scriptural. The soul is not immortal; it is equivalent to life. Mankind does not have a soul; he is a soul, subject to death.