Playlist: Purging (topic)
Re-education (Part 1)
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughPurging stands at the heart of the Days of Unleavened Bread, which teach a two-part pattern: stopping one thing and starting another, then continuing in that new way. Just as the Sabbath requires ceasing normal labor to do God's pleasure, so the Feast requires ceasing to eat leavened bread and beginning to eat unleavened bread. …
Unleavened Bread and Hope
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughPurging, as developed through the Feast of Unleavened Bread, centers on Paul's instruction in I Corinthians 5:6-8, where he tells the Corinthian church, "Therefore purge out the old leaven, that you may be a new lump." Leaven represents corruption, malice, and wickedness, which like yeast multiplies quickly when given …
What is Atonement?
Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)Purging emerges as one of the many shades of meaning carried by the Hebrew word kawphar , the term usually translated "atonement" in the Old Testament. Because this root word can be rendered in numerous ways depending on context, its full range of application includes not only "cover," but also purged, clean, expiate, pay for, …
Principled Living (Part Two): Conquering Sin
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughChrist warns that we must do everything possible to annihilate sin - surgically going right to the heart or mind: the level of thought and imagination.
Josiah
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughJosiah may have been the most righteous of Judah's kings, having fewer foibles than David, but having equivalent leadership skills and a love of God's law.
Psalms: Book Five (Part Five): Psalm 119 (Part Two)
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughEven though keeping the law does not justify us, it does point out to us what sin is. The law is a guide keeping us within moral and ethical boundaries.
Psalms: Book One (Part Three)
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughThe two principle themes of Book One of the Psalms are the Torah (the instruction of God) and the Messiah (or God's Anointed).
Elements of Motivation (Part Three)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughIn the familiar triumvirate (faith, hope, and love), faith serves as the foundation, love serves as the goal, and hope serves as the great motivator.