Playlist: Evil Nature (topic)
Human Nature: Good or Evil?
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughThe Founders of this nation held a fundamental view that human nature is depraved, a belief that shaped their creation of a republic to control it. They understood human nature as corrupt and easily corruptible, necessitating a government with separated powers and checks and balances to prevent tyranny. They believed that power …
The Reality of Evil
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughEvil nature resides within every human being as an inherent tendency toward rebellion against God and moral deficiency that harms self and others. This nature is not neutral but inclines toward what is bad in character and active in its destructive influence. Biblical language identifies it first through the Hebrew term ra' , …
Genesis 3:20-24: Consequences for God and Man
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughWhen Adam and Eve were given the death sentence by God, they also received hope that through the offspring of Eve a Savior would be born to crush the serpent.
Conviction to Godly Righteousness
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughReal repentance and conviction of righteousness should dramatically augment prayer, study, meditation, but most importantly, how we live our lives.
The Original Sin Question
Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)Though we inherit the proclivity to sin, neither it nor Satan makes us sin. We are responsible for our own sins and for the consequences—death.
The Christian and the World (Part Four)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughHelp in following God comes from displacing the love for the world with the love for God, and setting our hearts on spiritual treasures instead of earthly ones.
Christ Coming in the Flesh
Sermon/Bible Study by Richard T. RitenbaughJohn and other biblical authors emphasize that Jesus Christ came in the flesh as a human being. Jesus had to be fully human to die for human sins.