Playlist: Covenant, Edenic (topic)
Leadership and the Covenants (Part Five)
Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)The first covenant, commonly known as the Edenic covenant, serves as God's initial declaration to all of mankind. It is a universal covenant, addressed to every human being, establishing Him as Creator and revealing that all gifts are to be used in accordance with His purpose. These gifts, flowing from Him, include life itself, …
Leadership and the Covenants (Part Three)
Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)The first covenant is termed the Adamic covenant. It is universal in its scope and applies to everybody, all of mankind, whether converted or unconverted. The marriage covenant is part of the Adamic covenant. It applies to everybody and the standards of a marriage apply to those converted or unconverted because God set the …
Leadership and the Covenants (Part Seven)
Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)The Edenic covenant is a legal agreement governing a relationship that applies universally to all mankind, both converted and unconverted. It establishes God as Creator, presents His gifts of planet earth and human lives, and defines the relationship of mankind as stewards charged with the earth's general care under rules He …
Leadership and Covenants (Part Fifteen)
Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)The Edenic covenant, as men term it, is genuinely a covenant even though it is not laid out as a list of terms. It sets the terms of the relationship between the Creator and those He gave life to in Genesis 1, and it establishes man's responsibilities. Like all of God's covenants, it is imposed rather than negotiated, though it …
Leadership and the Covenants (Part Nine)
Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)The Edenic Covenant is presented in two parts: Part One is the radiant picture of joy and hope in Genesis 2, with its abundant gifts, and Part Two is the judgments of Genesis 3. It is a covenant because both parties have responsibilities, even though God simply imposed it, and Adam and Eve failed in theirs. Adam, the serpent, …
Leadership and the Covenants (Part Four)
Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)The Edenic covenant, as presented in Genesis 1 and 2, functions as the first and universal covenant God gives to mankind, and it lays the foundational pattern that all subsequent covenants follow: broad in scope, unifying in purpose, and requiring faithful adherence for its blessings to be realized. The key phrase anchoring this …
Leadership and the Covenants (Part Six)
Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)The Edenic covenant serves as the foundational universal covenant, establishing God's authority as Creator and outlining humanity's basic relationship to Him as steward of the earth. Its provisions include the creation of Adam and Eve, the establishment of marriage, the defining of sin and its result of death, and the special …
Mr. Darby, Mr. Scofield, and God's Law
Sermonette by Charles Whitaker (1944-2021)Several destructive heresies have crept into Western religious culture, including the rapture lie, the dispensationalist theory, and the immortality of the soul.
Considered Rather Than Commanded - Choose Life
Sermon by Mark SchindlerAs God calls His people, He enables them (through His Spirit) to make considered decisions concerning living His way of life by obeying His commandments.
Imagining the Garden of Eden (Part Ten)
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughThe statement, 'it is not good for man to be alone,' is the first declaration that something was not good. Being alone denotes separateness.