Playlist: Eve as Helper (topic)
Imagining the Garden of Eden (Part Twelve)
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughGod declared that it was not good for Adam to be alone, and thus decided to create a helper comparable to him. This helper, Eve, was to be both a complement and a supplement to Adam, being like him in many ways yet adding unique strengths and features he lacked. As a helper, Eve is not inferior or a servant to Adam, but rather …
Marriage and the Bride of Christ (Part Three)
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsEve was created as a helper comparable to Adam, fulfilling a role that no other creature could. Woman was made out of man, designed to be a complement to him, addressing a deficiency and balancing the marriage relationship. Her primary function is to support, aid, and enable man to fulfill the position God has placed him in, as …
Imagining the Garden of Eden (Part Eleven)
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughIn the narrative of Genesis 2, the concept of Eve as a helper to Adam is central to understanding the divine intention for human companionship. God declared that it is not good for man to be alone, and thus decided to make a helper comparable to him. This phrase, translated in Young's Literal Translation as "an helper as his …
Marriage and the Bride of Christ (Part Four)
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsGod established the order of family relationships, creating Eve after Adam, not as a slave, but as a companion, prefiguring Christ and His Church.
Our Help
Sermon by Bill OnisickThe woman was created to be a strong, equal, complementary partner. Marriage was intended to mirror the intimacy between Christ and the church.
Parenting (Part 3): Mothers
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughThe mother provides a gentle, cherishing quality to child rearing compatible with the strength provided by her husband.
Imagining the Garden of Eden (Part Ten)
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughThe statement, 'it is not good for man to be alone,' is the first declaration that something was not good. Being alone denotes separateness.
Where God Places His Name (Part One)
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughThe re-establishment of Jerusalem as the world capitol demonstrates that even when God is angry, He still restores His people.
The Two Great Commandments: First Principles
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughGod made male and female in His image and has determined that the binary metamorphize into unitary in order to accomplish higher Spiritual purposes.