Playlist: Supreme God (topic)
The Holy Spirit
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe nature of God as revealed in Scripture centers on the truth that elohim, though consisting of more than one Personality, functions as a single institution united by agreement of mind, character, and purpose rather than by some mysterious commingling of essence. Within this family structure, government exists, and the Son …
The Father-Son Relationship (Part Eight)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe concept of the Supreme God centers on the Father, who is identified as the Absolute or Supreme God because He is that point beyond which there is nothing—no God to whom He must answer or submit. Herbert Armstrong used the term "Supreme God" while others preferred "Absolute God," but these are synonyms describing the …
The Father-Son Relationship (Part Five)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe relationship between the Father and the Son centers on a crucial distinction: the Father alone is the Supreme God, also called Absolute Deity, while Jesus Christ, though fully of the God-kind, is His perfect Complement rather than His equal. This term, drawn from Colossians 2:9, means that Christ fills up, completes, and …
The Father-Son Relationship (Part Two)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughChrist Himself asserted the superiority of the Father. Jesus serves as the revelator of the great God, providing the only means of access to Him.
The Father-Son Relationship (Part Seven)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe Holy Spirit is never venerated as a separate being. Our hope is the indwelling of Christ, used interchangeably with 'Spirit of God' and 'Spirit of Truth.'