Playlist: Sabbath, Not Ceremonial (topic)
Sabbathkeeping (Part 4)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe Sabbath is not merely ceremonial in nature, as some might claim to dismiss its observance. There is nothing in the commandment, as rendered in Exodus 20, that indicates it is only a ceremony. Just like the other commandments, its function pertains to relationships. On the Sabbath, worldly business and work relationships are …
Sabbathkeeping (Part 2)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe Sabbath holds profound importance from God's perspective, integral to the relationship He has invited us into. It is not merely ceremonial, as some might dismiss it, but a vital part of the royal law and the law of liberty that sets us free. Breaking the Sabbath is an act of immorality, a failure to conform to God's accepted …
Sabbathkeeping (Part 3)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughFrom God's perspective, Sabbath-breaking and idolatry were primary reasons for Israel's captivity, as seen in Ezekiel 20. Sabbath-breaking destroys holiness and is as immoral as murder, adultery, stealing, lying, and coveting. It stems from idolatry through the desire to follow one's own will rather than God's command. Isaiah …
Sabbathkeeping (Part 1)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughHow and why a person keeps the Sabbath determines whether this test commandment is really a sign between God and His people or an act of futility.
So Little Respect
Commentary by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)To human nature, following Christ or keeping the Sabbath is such a big obstacle that all kinds of twisted reasoning to avoid keeping God's commands.
Holy Ground
Sermon by Ted E. BowlingThe principle of sanctification applies to time as well as place, as God sanctified the seventh day Sabbath as a covenant sign between Him and His people.
New Covenant Priesthood (Part Two)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe Sabbath is not a mere ceremonial observance, but identifies God's people as different, and consequently a perpetual irritant to the world.
Why Are We Here?
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughJesus Christ's and Paul's example in Sabbath observance (including the annual Sabbaths) provide a model as to how we keep the Sabbath and the holy days.
Hebrews: Its Background (Part Eight)
Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)Hebrews emphasizes that spiritual growth and glorification depends on an individual's relationship with Christ, the centerpiece of the Book of Hebrews.
The Covenants, Grace, and Law (Part Eighteen)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughPaul never taught any Jew to forsake the Law of Moses, but he did warn against Pharisaical additions for the expressed purpose of attaining justification.
Forms vs. Spirituality (Part 1)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughLove, justice, mercy, and fidelity (the weightier matters of the law) God desires more than meticulous, mechanical religiosity.