Playlist: Jesus Christ as The Word of God (topic)
The Last Words of Jesus Christ
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsIn the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The Greek word translated Word is logos, meaning Word or Spokesman. This refers to the One who co-existed with the Father from eternity, who always existed and is one with the Father. The Word, who is the Eternal, has eternal life and made all …
Jesus Is God
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughJesus Christ is presented as the Word of God, embodying divine authority and origin. He claimed to be the God of the Old Testament, a truth reported in the Bible, asserting His eternal existence and divine nature. He declared that He came down from heaven, emphasizing His unique point of origin, a claim no other person can make, …
Metaphors of God's Word
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughGod supplied His Word to us as a gift, a vital source of reliable knowledge about Him and His way of life. Jesus Christ Himself is the Word, referred to as the Logos, embodying the essence of God's communication. Our Bibles are the Word of God in print, carrying the same spiritual significance, distinct from any other written …
Jesus in the Feasts (Part Two): Firstfruits
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughThe central figure of Scripture is God Himself, particularly the Son, Jesus Christ, the Word of God. The real subject of the Word of God is Jesus Christ, our Savior and soon-coming King. He must remain at the forefront of our minds as the central figure of the Bible, with everything revolving around Him. Jesus Himself verifies …
The Glory of God (Part 2): In Christ
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughJesus Christ is revealed as the Word of God, embodying the fullness of divine glory. In the beginning, the Word was with God and was God, existing from eternity and creating all things. This Word became flesh and tabernacled among us, revealing the glory of God in a human form named Jesus Christ. His glory is full of grace and …
The God of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Moses
Sermonette by David C. GrabbeJesus Christ, as the divine Messenger and the Angel of the Lord, embodies the role of the Word of God, interacting directly with the fathers of faith—Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He is the One who spoke to Moses on Mount Sinai, delivering the living oracles, and who appeared to him in the burning bush, declaring Himself as …
Christ's Revelation of the Father
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughJesus Christ, as the Word of God, holds a profound and central role in revealing divine truth and the nature of His Father. From the depths of eternity past, two great Beings existed, both divine, always together, one of Whom is called the Word or Logos, suggesting a communicating Being. This Word, the Speaker of truth and …
Hebrews (Part Three): Who Was Jesus? (cont.)
Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)Jesus Christ is revealed as the Word of God, a title that signifies His unique and divine identity. In the beginning, the Word was with God and was God, existing alongside the Father from eternity. All things were made through Him, and without Him, nothing was created that has been made. In Him was life, and that life was the …
Jesus' Pre-Existence
Sermon/Bible Study by Richard T. RitenbaughJesus Christ is revealed as the Word of God, embodying a preexistent divine nature that transcends human origin. In John 1:1-2, it is declared that in the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God, and all things were made through Him, with nothing made without Him. …
Hebrews (Part Four): Who Was Jesus?
Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)Jesus Christ is the Word who became flesh. The Word came to be flesh. This Spirit being, this Creator, this God, came to be flesh. When the Word, the Son of God, became Jesus Christ, assuming human nature, the two were united perfectly yet never wholly fused. Regardless of being human, He remained being God. There has never been …
God the Father (Part 1)
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsJesus Christ is the Word. In the beginning the Word was with God and the Word was God. The Word or Spokesman was the One who later became Jesus Christ. The Word became flesh and dwelt among us and those who saw Him beheld His glory as of the only begotten of the Father full of grace and truth. Jesus is the Word. Before anything …
Words Versus Images
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughJesus Christ is introduced as the Word. The Greek term for this is Logos . This term means the expression of thought as embodying a conception or idea. It can also mean a saying or statement, a discourse, speech, or instruction. When used of what God says, it implies the revealed will of God. No one comes to the Father except …
Four Views of Christ (Part 6)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughJesus Christ is presented as the Word who was in the beginning with God. He is God the Creator of all things made flesh who dwells among men. In Him was life and the life was the light of men. The Word is the source of eternal life which is a quality of life lived as God lives it. Jesus Christ came to show how to live God's way …
The Christian Walk (Part Two): In Light
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughJesus Christ is introduced in the beginning as the Logos. The word logos suggests an idea, a thought, a message, an expression of something, wisdom, logic, reason, a principle, and revelation. Jesus Christ is the spokesman who spoke for the God Family. He was the one that always was the front man to act and to speak and to …
The Glory of God (Part 1): The Shekinah
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughJohn identifies the Word as the One who existed in the beginning with God and who was God. The Word is the Creator through whom all things were made. Life resides in the Word, and that life constitutes the light of men. The true Light gives light to every person coming into the world. The Word became flesh and tabernacled among …
The Helper and the Angel of the Lord
Sermonette by David C. GrabbeJesus Christ is presented as the Word, the Spokesman who served as the Representative and Executor of the God Family from the beginning. In this role He declared the Father, revealing Him to humanity while acting with full divine authority. The same pattern appears when Christ refers to Himself by third-person titles such as the …
The Father-Son Relationship (Part Two)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughJesus Christ is presented as the Word, or Expression, through whom the Father has always revealed Himself to mankind. In the beginning the Word was with God and was God, serving as the means by which Absolute Deity, the invisible and inaudible Father, manifested His character, purpose, and attributes. The term Word indicates …
The Father-Son Relationship (Part Five)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughJesus Christ is presented as the Word of God, a title that identifies Him as the one through whom the Father makes Himself known. This designation underscores His role as the image of God and the Mediator between God and man, functions that He fulfills perfectly as the Father's Complement. The Word was made flesh and dwelt among …
In The Likeness of Men!
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsJesus was subjected to the same experiences as the rest of us, having the appearance, experiences, the capability of receiving injury and suffering temptation.
The Shepherd of Israel
Sermonette byPsalm 80 shows that the Shepherd of Israel sat between the Cherubim in the Holy of Holies, showing that Jesus Christ is the God who interacted with Israel.
John (Part Two)
Sermon/Bible Study by John W. RitenbaughJohn emphasizes the reality of Jesus as the Logos (a word revealing hidden thought), the manifestation of God in the flesh, emphasizing His preexistence and divinity.
The Father-Son Relationship (Part One)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe Father is the source of everything and the Son is the channel through which He carries out His purpose. Jesus declared that the Father is superior to Him.
Psalms: Book One (Part Two)
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughBecause Jesus is God's Son, we can avoid the rod of His anger by paying respect with worshipful awe. We must know both His instruction and Him personally.
Sincerity and Truth (Part One)
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughWe have been given the priceless gift of God's Word of sincerity and truth which has the power to sanctify. We must guard it as a life preserver.
Think Soberly (Part Two)
Sermon by Mark SchindlerNo one has ever appointed themselves into a position in God's family. God's appointment is a prerogative reserved by Him alone.
The Millennium Sabbath
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Clyde FinkleaRather than representing Russia and China, Gog of Magog may be a demon who will be driving the Beast and those who have accepted the mark of the Beast.
New Heavens and New Earth
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by John W. RitenbaughFollowing Jacob's Trouble, God will regather a remnant of the outcasts, breaking their yokes and bringing them to repentance and rest in the Promised Land.
James and Unleavened Bread (Part Three)
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughJames had to be written as a counterbalance to antinomian elements that twisted Paul's writings to proclaim that that grace nullifies the need for works.
Unleavened Bread and Pentecost
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughUnleavened bread serves as a memorial of God's deliverance from the bondage of sin. We must realize that our part of the salvation process is to follow God.