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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

This message examines the danger of pursuing originality, superiority, and human wisdom at the expense of truth, using Paul's correction of the Corinthian church in 1 Corinthians 1-4 as its central framework. True distinction, it argues, does not come from transgressing tradition or conforming to the world's patterns, but from belonging to Christ and growing in God's wisdom. Paul exposes the Corinthians' pride, factionalism, and misplaced confidence in human leaders, contrasting worldly wisdom with the spiritual understanding revealed through God's Spirit. While human reasoning has value in physical matters, spiritual truth requires the mind of Christ. The Corinthians' arrogance showed that, despite possessing God's Spirit, they were still thinking carnally and elevating men rather than Christ. Paul reminds them that ministers are merely servants, Christ is the foundation, and all glory belongs to God. Their supposed superiority was exposed by the humble suffering and faithful service of the apostles.

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.