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Genesis 3:16: Consequences for Eve
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughGod's response to Eve in Genesis 3:16 reveals the consequences of her actions after eating the forbidden fruit and provides her with the means to make the best of her situation in a world of sin. He announces two major results of her sin: first, that sin will make her role as a woman, wife, and mother far more difficult; and second, that conflict with her husband will become a norm in human society. In the first part of His pronouncement, God declares that He will greatly multiply her sorrow in childbearing, encompassing the entire process of conception, carrying, birthing, and raising a child, making it a labor of hard work, pain, and danger. This increased difficulty serves a divine purpose, teaching her sacrifice and selflessness through the struggles of motherhood, countering the selfishness displayed in her sin. In the second part, God addresses her relationship with her husband, indicating that she will desire to control him, but he will have the upper hand and dominate her due to his physical strength. This predicts the battle of the sexes, warning her that attempting to wrest control will lead to conflict and likely loss, implying that cooperation rather than competitiveness will yield better results. Through these pronouncements, God sets forth a path of submission, sacrifice, and hard work as the correction for sin, aiming to guide her toward overcoming her human nature and achieving spiritual growth.
Christian Men: Personal Responsibility
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsAlthough men have no moral or mental advantages over women, God has commissioned them to actively lead, providing security and stability to family and society.
Genesis 3:20-24: Consequences for God and Man
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughWhen Adam and Eve were given the death sentence by God, they also received hope that through the offspring of Eve a Savior would be born to crush the serpent.
Should the Church Ordain Women as Ministers (I Timothy 2:12)?
Bible Questions & AnswersGod shows this matter to be one of difference between the genders rather than one being better or worse than the other. Men and women have different roles.
A Woman's World
'Prophecy Watch' by Richard T. RitenbaughIt is no longer primarily a man's world, and God's Word has a great deal to say about a society when feminism rules the day.
The First Prophecy (Part Two)
'Prophecy Watch' by Richard T. RitenbaughIn Eve's curse lies the beginnings of both women's difficulties in childbearing and the battle of the sexes. The effects of this curse are still being felt daily!
The Perfect Wife
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughBiblically ordained marriage roles are at odds or in conflict with cultural expectations, especially the influences of radical feminism and postmodernism.
Virtues Hard and Soft
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughThe 'hard' virtues displayed by men and 'soft' virtues displayed by women are partial traits of the God being. Both male and female are in His image.
The Great Mystery
Sermonette by Gary GarrettAdam and Eve originally had a most enviable relationship with the Creator, as well as access to the Tree of Life, if they had chosen it.
The First Prophecy (Part One)
'Prophecy Watch' by Richard T. RitenbaughGenesis is a book of beginnings, and in that theme, it also contains the first prophecy. Part of it is God's curse on the serpent in Genesis 3:14-15.
Leadership and Covenants (Part One)
'Personal' from John W. RitenbaughThe contains a detailed record of both good and bad leaders, and it provides a repetitive principle that 'as go the leadership, so goes the nation.'
Marriage and the Bride of Christ (Part Three)
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsIn the order of creation, the husband was designated as the leader. From the Garden of Eden to the present, there have been problems with this arrangement.
Leadership and Covenants (Part Seven)
'Personal' from John W. RitenbaughOur sinful nature drives us to disobey God's laws, just as Adam and Eve transgressed by choosing the way of death. Such choices have made this evil world.
Leadership and the Covenants (Part Eight)
Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)We learn from our original parents that as soon as we sin, a stark change occurs throughout our nervous system, subjecting us to shame and fear.
The Hard Makes it Great
Sermon by Mark SchindlerThe hard things God wants us to do are preferable to the harsh bondage to sin. The hardness makes us hardy enough to be included in the first harvest.
Government (Part One)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughGod intended government to be a positive force of bringing order out of chaos, keeping on a straight course, educating, and edifying with necessary laws.
Jabez: a Roadsign of Hope
Sermon by Mark SchindlerJabez is a significant place marker in the lineage of David, and may be David himself. Jabez is an emblem of Christ's restoring the relationship between God and man.