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Does God Forbid All Images?

CGG Weekly by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

Made in God's image, human beings have the same drive to imagine, create, innovate, and express their designs in the works of their hands.

Imagining the Garden of Eden (Part One)

Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

The imagination enables mankind to envision both beneficial and harmful purposes. Imagination is a gift from God that can be used positively or negatively.

Imagining the Garden of Eden (Part Two)

Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

The best use of imagination would be to assimilate events, principles, lessons, and doctrine from scripture, transforming us into the image of God.

What Do We Have to be Proud Of? (Part One)

Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

Humans are unique biologically through their DNA, and they begin as unique beings created in God's image, but their non-biological originality in thinking, speaking, and acting soon vanishes as they absorb the attitudes and values of the world. Trying to be original through transgressive behavior is therefore not originality at all, since everyone sinning is simply normal. The desire to be original, special, or superior is a fundamental pride of human nature. The human spirit gives intellect and the faculties of language and reason, so tremendously intelligent and creative people can build wonderful works on this earth, working with numbers and engineering principles, and they deserve to be counted among the great and wise of the world. Yet this ability is limited to human and physical things. Without God's Spirit, no one can know the things of God, and worldly wisdom is foolishness to Him. Real distinction comes only from being in Christ, who is the wisdom of God. Those who have the Spirit have the mind of Christ and should judge by it rather than falling back on their own knowledge and experience. All glory belongs to God, not to human gifts or leaders.

Imagining the Garden of Eden (Part Ten)

Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

The statement, 'it is not good for man to be alone,' is the first declaration that something was not good. Being alone denotes separateness.

Where is Beauty?

Sermonette by John W. Ritenbaugh

God has created beauty in function. The beauty in physical creation is a mere shadow of what God sees in our potential as future members of His family.