Playlist: Sin as Disloyalty (topic)
Living By Faith: God's Justice
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughSin as disloyalty to God stands as the culminating concept in an extended examination of God's justice as an essential element for living continuously by faith. This understanding emerges from a careful progression showing that when the covenant is entered into at calling, a pledge is made to serve God in gladness and …
Justice and Grace
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughSin, at its core, must be understood as treason—an act of disloyalty against an absolutely sovereign and holy Creator. When one sins, one is effectively saying No to the righteousness of God, declaring that His law, which represents His very character, is inadequate, and that one's own judgment supersedes His authority. …
Being Alert to Our Enemy
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)Sin, at its core, represents disloyalty against the Kingdom of God, and this reality forms the culminating lesson regarding Satan's warfare against believers. The works of the flesh listed in Galatians 5:19-21—adultery, fornication, uncleanness, licentiousness, idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts …
What is Atonement?
Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)Sin, as presented here, is fundamentally an act of disloyalty against a relationship—specifically the relationship between man and God. This definition emerges directly from the study of the word "atonement" and its Hebrew root kawphar , which appears in Genesis 32:20 as "appease" when Jacob seeks to mend his broken …
Eternal Security (Part 2)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughSin as disloyalty forms the foundational premise upon which the entire critique of the Eternal Security doctrine rests. The overriding issue running cover-to-cover through the Bible is government, and this broad issue narrows specifically to the matter of loving loyalty to Jesus Christ. This principle is established from the …
Loving Christ and Revelation 2:1-7
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe concept of sin as disloyalty emerges through the extended treatment of love, marriage, and works given to the Ephesian church in Revelation 2. Salvation itself is established as an unearned gift, received through grace and faith, yet a genuine condition remains attached to that gift: once repentance and faith have taken …