Playlist: Free Moral Agency, Limits to (topic)
Free Will or God's Sovereignty?
Sermon by David C. GrabbeGod grants mankind free moral agency as an integral aspect of creating humanity in His image, bestowing dominion that encompasses the responsibility and ability to respond to conditions through deliberate choices. This agency operates within strict limits that God establishes from the beginning, as He sets before His people the …
The Sovereignty of God (Part Four)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughGod has granted human beings free moral agency, yet this freedom operates within strict limits set by His sovereignty. No person or group can halt or delay the fulfillment of His purposes, including the scheduled return of Jesus Christ. Although individuals may resist yielding to His will, God possesses alternatives to …
Sovereignty, Election, and Grace (Part Three)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe term 'grace' describes a generous, thoughtful action of God, accompanied by love, which accomplishes His will, equipping us with everything we need.
Sovereignty, Election, and Grace (Part Four)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughEven though we have the free moral agency to run counter to God's purposes, we court disaster if we presumptuously plan against these purposes.
The Sovereignty of God (Part Five)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughA converted person, accepting God's specific care with His children, realizes that both prosperity and deprivation are tools in the Creator's workshop.
The Providence of God (Part Two)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughEven when we exercise free moral agency, God engineers circumstances and outcomes so that we are virtually forced to make the right decision.
The Providence of God (Part Three)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughWe have to exercise faith, realizing the timing will be right for us, enabling us to accept His provisions and decisions for us without fear or anxiety.
God's Creation and Our Works
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughLike Joseph, we need to realize that God—not ourselves—is the Creator, engineering events that form us into what He wants us to become.
Ecclesiastes Resumed (Part One)
Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)Ecclesiastes is perhaps the most practical book in the Old Testament, providing overviews of life-guiding advice, essentially a roadmap through the maze.
How Does God Help Us? (Part 2)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe trials we go through are part of His providence, putting us into humility and determining what really motivates us.
John (Part Fifteen)
Sermon/Bible Study by John W. RitenbaughAs long as we are slaves of sin and following the dictates of our lusts, we have no free moral agency. God liberates us from sin so we are free to obey Him.
Letting Go (Part One)
Sermonette by Joseph B. BaityFearing the end of something we thoroughly know and have become emotionally attached to may be every bit as terrifying as facing the unknown.