Playlist: Retribution (topic)
Amos (Part Ten)
Sermon/Bible Study by John W. RitenbaughGod requires a higher standard of righteous behavior from those who have consciously made a covenant with Him and are acquainted with His Law.
Amos (Part Three)
Sermon/Bible Study by John W. RitenbaughGentile nations without God's revelation were held accountable for basic principles of humanity. God reserves the severest penalty for Judah and Israel.
'But I Say to You' (Part Six): Retaliation
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughFamily feuds, marked by retribution, have caused immense suffering throughout history, leading to countless deaths and destruction across nations and cultures. These conflicts often begin with a real or perceived offense, spiraling into cycles of retaliation where one side seeks to get even, and the other strikes back, …
Amos (Part Nine)
Sermon/Bible Study by John W. RitenbaughAncient Israel regarded Bethel, Gilgal, and Beersheba as a sacred shrines, but were not becoming spiritually transformed as a result of pilgrimages.
The Sixth Commandment
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughSin inevitably leads to separation, with death as its ultimate consequence, as the wages of sin is death. The breaking of the Sixth Commandment, which prohibits murder, manifests the fruit of sin most immediately through the loss of life, a stark division with no alternative in its wake, even if the penalty is not always exacted …
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.
Biblical Principles of Justice (Part Three)
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughThough the Old and New Testament are complementary to one another, the emphasis of justice in the New Testament switches from national to personal in scope.
Life Is Service (Part Two)
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughA culture of slavery pervaded life in the early Christian church, forcing Paul to pen instructions accommodating this practice in the context of love.
Man's Greatest Challenge (Part Four)
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughSatan's biggest targets for disinformation are God's called-out ones. How can the true disciples be identified?