Playlist: God, Turning Away (topic)
A Time To Scatter
Sermonette by David C. GrabbeWhile we yearn for the church to be re-united, until our own personal walk with God is attained and we intently seek Him first, church unity will not happen.
Enduring as a Good Soldier
Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)God, in His judgment, may turn away from His people when they stray from His path. As prosperity increased among the Israelites, they turned away from Him, subtly submitting to a second master. This turning away led to God's declaration that He would abandon them if they persisted in such ways, withholding His help. Despite His …
The Cursed Redeemer
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughGod's judgment on sin is severe, and His stance against defilement is clear. When a man commits a sin worthy of death and is executed, then hung on a tree as a public display, His law in Deuteronomy 21:22-23 commands that the body must not remain overnight but be buried that day, so as not to defile the land He has given as an …
The Doctrine of Israel (Part Ten): Where Is Israel Today?
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughThe theme of God turning away from His people opens with a careful reading of Hebrews 13:5, where Christ promises never to leave or forsake His people. This promise, though absolute in tone, applies specifically to the called and chosen, God's own church, as confirmed by Jesus' words in John 10:28 concerning His sheep. This …
Grieving the Holy Spirit
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughGod turning away from His people emerges as a serious consequence tied directly to the grieving of His Holy Spirit, and this connection is drawn most clearly from Isaiah 63:10, which states that Israel rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit, so He turned Himself against them as an enemy and fought against them. This passage, …
Truth (Part 2)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughGod's turning away emerges as a central concept in explaining how divine wrath actually operates in relation to human rejection of truth. Rather than portraying God as angry, vindictive, or exasperated, the wrath described in Romans 1:18 is understood as the inevitable process of cause and effect built into a moral universe …