Playlist: Law, Curse of (topic)
The Cursed Redeemer
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughThe Law concerning the curse of hanging, as outlined in Deuteronomy 21:22-23, addresses the treatment of a person executed for a capital crime. If a man commits a sin worthy of death, is put to death, and is hung on a tree, his body must not remain there overnight but must be buried that day to avoid defiling the land which the …
Curses
Sermonette by Martin G. CollinsCurses have long been pronounced upon others with the intention of inflicting penalty or retribution, and the Bible warns of severe consequences for pronouncing a curse upon one's parents, the handicapped, the king, or God, which is punishable by death. Pronouncing a curse on God's people was forbidden, as when Balak asked …
God's Law Is Eternal
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsThe eternal nature of God's law directly explains why humanity requires redemption from its curse. Because divine law demands perfect obedience and exacts death as the penalty for transgression, Christ's redemptive work becomes necessary precisely because the law cannot be altered, lowered, or abolished to accommodate human …
The Covenants, Grace, and Law (Part Twenty-Six)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe curse of the law emerges as a central concept in Paul's argument against those in Galatia who had blended zealous Jewish legalism (Halakah) with Gnostic mysticism, asceticism, and magic, creating a persuasive but false path to acceptance before God. Paul confronts this by using Abraham as the model of true justification …
A Conversation With Paul
Sermonette by Craig SablichAn imaginative, story-driven narrative on the apostle Paul's true teachings about law, grace, and obedience, clarifying misunderstood scriptures.
Leadership and Covenants (Part Nineteen)
Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)The seven 'I will' promises Got made to Abraham were truly foundational promises, impacting the lives of multiple billions of people up to the present day.
Acts (Part Fourteen)
Sermon/Bible Study by John W. RitenbaughThe people of Lystra and Derbe mistake Paul for Hermes and Barnabas for Zeus. When Paul convinces the crowds that he and Barnabas are not gods, they are rejected.
Our Part in the Sanctification Process (Part Ten): Cultivating the Fruit of Self Control
Sermon by David F. MaasIt is impossible to cultivate self-control unless one uses God's Spirit to reprogram the desires of the heart from self-centeredness to submission to God.
Psalm Genres (Part Two): Imprecatory Psalms
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughPsalms of Imprecation consists of calling on God to judge one's enemies, not as personal vengeance, but for God to act against evil.
Redeemed, But Waiting for Redemption
Sermonette by David C. GrabbeRedemption is a continual spiritual process not completed until the end of the sanctification process. Passover commemorates what Christ's death set in motion.