Playlist: Sin Creates Guilt (topic)
Who Is Responsible For Sin?
Sermonette by David C. GrabbeEvery sinner bears his own guilt, and Satan's guilt cannot be shared with or shifted to anyone else. Satan deceives and influences, but the spirit in man carries free moral agency, so the responsibility to choose remains with man. James 1 says we sin when we are drawn away by our own desires, and Ezekiel 18 says the soul who …
Psalm Genres (Part Six): Penitential Psalms
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughSin creates guilt because transgression against God's holy law incurs the death penalty and burdens the offender with a profound sense of unworthiness. This guilt functions as an internal indicator that something must change, often becoming psychologically corrosive as it weighs upon the conscience and reveals the depth of …
Hebrews (Part Ten)
Sermon/Bible Study by John W. RitenbaughEverything about the Priesthood of Christ is superior to the Levitical system, which only served as a type of the access to God that Jesus would fulfill.
Joseph: A Saga of Excellence (Part Four)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughJoseph's example proves that even the most difficult temptation can be resisted and overcome, though this skill must be developed incrementally.
Unity and Our Responsibilities
Sermonette by John W. RitenbaughBecause of the justification that individual sins do not matter much, Israel's collective unity was destroyed. We cannot practice this self-excusing mindset.
Elements of Motivation (Part Six)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughEven though sin offers fleeting pleasure, we must learn to intensely hate sin, regarding this product of Satan as a destroyer of everything God loves.
Joseph: A Saga of Excellence (Part Three)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughEven allowing for mankind's free moral agency and propensity to stumble, God still works out His purpose, even when people do not know it is for their good.
David and the Gibeonites
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughSaul tried to placate God by massacring Gibeonites. Later, David yielded to the Gibeonites' by hanging Saul's descendants to avenge the slaughter. God was not pleased.