Playlist: God is Spirit (topic)
Image and Likeness of God (Part One)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughGod is Spirit, yet He has form and shape as He has revealed in His Word. The Bible, as God's written revelation to His children, clearly states that He possesses a visible form, contrary to assertions that He has no body or takes up no space. In Genesis 1:26-27, God declares that man is made in His image and likeness, implying a …
Image and Likeness of God (Part Three)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe invisible things of God are clearly seen by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, which indicates His divine nature. This nature of God is revealed through creation as a constant and natural revelation, available to all who stop to consider it, allowing them to learn much about Him. God is Spirit, and …
Image and Likeness of God (Part Four)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe concept of spirit, as derived from the Hebrew "ruach" and the Greek "pneuma," signifies an invisible force or power. Jesus Christ illustrates this with the example of wind, which, though unseen, moves objects and carries substance, demonstrating that spirit, like air, is real despite being invisible to the unaided eye. …
A Primer On Spirit
Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)God is Spirit, an immaterial and invisible essence, not bound by the physical characteristics of the material world. As declared in John 4:24, God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must do so in spirit and in truth, emphasizing His composition as distinct from anything tangible. Though invisible, He possesses form and shape, …
The Holy Spirit and the Trinity (Part One)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughGod is spirit. It does not say He is a spirit. There is no indefinite article in the Greek. What Jesus is saying is that God is invisible and immaterial. Both scriptures are saying that God is Spirit. In these two instances spirit is being used in the sense of composition. Just because They are spirit does not mean They have no …
God the Father (Part 1)
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsGod is Spirit. He has no physical or measurable form and is therefore invisible. Jesus conveyed this truth to the woman of Samaria, declaring that the hour had come when true worshipers would worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father seeks such worshipers. Because God is Spirit, He cannot be confined to one place or …
The Source of Church Characteristics (Part Two)
Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth. This declaration clarifies that God cannot be confined to physical locations such as mountains or temples, nor can He be identified with stone, wood, a man, or an animal. God differs entirely from ordinary human conceptions of deity, remaining invisible …
The Father-Son Relationship (Part Seven)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughGod is Spirit, a description of the invisible substance composing His being rather than a separate person added to the Godhead. This understanding emerges from the consistent biblical portrayal of spirit as an unseen force or power whose effects alone are observable, whether as wind, breath, courage, or the empowering quality …
Defining Logos (Part Two)
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughGod is a Spirit, an invisible, immaterial, but powerful Being. This revelation appears first in Genesis 1:2, where the Spirit of God hovers over the face of the waters, conveying that He surveys, designs, plans, thinks, and organizes prior to creation. The same truth resurfaces in John 1:1-18, where the Word is declared to be …
Defining Logos (Part One)
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughThe Greek word 'logos' has been negatively loaded with unbiblical meanings. Its basic meaning is 'word' or 'saying,' yet it is really more complex.
John (Part Eight)
Sermon/Bible Study by John W. RitenbaughThe woman of Samaria is like each of us, initially hardened, self-willed and skeptical when called, but afterwards zealous when enlightened by the truth.
Sincerity and Truth (Part Two)
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughIn contrast to the world's embracing of fraud and deceit, God's called-out ones are obligated to eat the bread of sincerity and truth all our lives.