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The Last Words of Jesus Christ
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsJesus Christ, as a flesh-and-blood human, walked among people who struggled to grasp His true identity. Many were confused, with some believing He was a prophet like Elijah or Jeremiah, while others thought Him mad or possessed by a demon. Even those close to Him, including His own townspeople, questioned His sanity, saying, "He is out of His mind." His disciples, too, often misunderstood His mission, expecting a human Messiah to lead Israel to political glory rather than recognizing His deeper purpose. Despite His miracles and authoritative teaching, which astonished crowds and unsettled the educated elite, doubt and confusion persisted about who He was. As a human, Jesus experienced the full range of physical and emotional struggles. He was born of a woman, Mary, and lived with human nature, subject to temptation and suffering just as we are. He felt thirst on the stake, requesting a drink from those around Him, showing His real humanity in the agony of crucifixion. His life resided in His blood, and when it was shed, He gave His life completely, dying as a mortal man. For three days and three nights, He was dead, not merely a spirit in a body, but fully flesh and blood, changed into a human form that could die. His cry, "My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?" revealed the depth of His human experience, feeling utterly alone and cut off from the Father as He bore the weight of sin. Jesus, as flesh, was not separate from His human body but became entirely human, partaking of flesh and blood in the same way we do. His death was real and complete, not a mere illusion or partial act. He suffered, died, and was revived by the Father, having been changed into mortal flesh for the purpose of dying. His human life, given through the shedding of His blood, held a value beyond that of all humanity combined, paying a price that only He could. In His final moments, He expressed human needs and emotions, yet remained focused on fulfilling His mission, declaring, "It is finished," as He completed His work as a mortal man.
Ecclesiastes and Christian Living (Part Eight): Death
'Personal' from John W. RitenbaughEcclesiastes 7:1-4 highlight the Bible's attitude toward death, particularly its insistence that we allow the reality of death to change our approach to life.

Christ Coming in the Flesh
Sermon/Bible Study by Richard T. RitenbaughJohn and other biblical authors emphasize that Jesus Christ came in the flesh as a human being. Jesus had to be fully human to die for human sins.
Hebrews (Part Four): Who Was Jesus?
Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)Jesus Christ was not just an extraordinary man, but also possessed the massive intellect needed to create, design and implementing all manner of life—He was God.
Was Jesus Dead?
Herbert W. Armstrong BookletCan God die? Was Jesus really dead, or did only His body die? Was Jesus the Divine One alive during the three days and three nights a body was in the tomb?
Jesus Is God
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughJesus Christ is the Word, by whom the world was created. He has always interfaced between mankind and the Father, having primacy as our Lord, Master, and Ruler.
The High Christology of Colossians
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughHigh Christology as a doctrinal stance was not enough to prevent the eventual apostasy of those in Asia Minor. Doctrine must produce the right conduct.
Four Views of Christ (Part 2)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe Gospels are Christ's biography. They also illustrate the typology of Revelation 4:7 depicting a lion, ox, man, and eagle, giving a picture of Christ's character.
Four Views of Christ (Part 5)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughLuke's gospel portrays Christ as the son of man, the high priest of man, and the savior of man, having all the feelings, compassions, and aspirations of man.
Intimacy with Christ (Part Four)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughWe don't really know something unless we have experienced it. Knowing God manifests itself in the way one lives, reflecting faithfulness and obedience.
Love's Basic Definition
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughLove is not a feeling, but an action—defined as keeping God's commandments, the only means by which we can possibly know Him, leading to eternal life.
Fully Man and Fully God? (2001)
'Personal' from John W. RitenbaughThe Bible records that Jesus of Nazareth's Father was God and His mother was Mary, a human. What, then, was His nature? Was He a man? Was He divine?
Fully Man and Fully God?
'Personal' from John W. RitenbaughJesus Christ is often misunderstood. The phrase 'fully man and fully God' does not have biblical support; Christ's real nature is much more meaningful.
Deceivers and Antichrists (Part One)
CGG Weekly by David C. GrabbeJohn's epistles are the only places the term "antichrist" is used. This word has taken on a life of its own, especially within Evangelical Protestantism.
Whatever Happened to Gnosticism? Part Two: Defining Gnosticism
Article by David C. GrabbeWe can glimpse Gnosticism in Paul's epistles to the Galatians and Colossians, in which he combats Gnosticism's twisting of the truth of Jesus Christ.
What Is 'Son of God'?
Sermonette by Richard T. RitenbaughOur concept of God determines how we will worship Him. The fact that so many misunderstandings about Him indicates His people didn't listen to Him.
Priceless
CGG Weekly by Richard T. RitenbaughChrist's sacrifice is often not as real as it needs to be, but what He and His Father did for the elect, and ultimately, most of humanity, is priceless
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.
John (Part One)
Sermon/Bible Study by John W. RitenbaughJohn presents Jesus, not as a phantom emanation, but as the reality, transcending the shadows represented by the temporal physical life.
Acquainted with Grief
Sermonette by David C. GrabbeChrist's bearing of our sicknesses and infirmities may have taken place throughout His life. He may have been acquainted with ill health for our benefit.
Without Me, You Can Do Nothing (Part One)
CGG Weekly by David C. GrabbeWe tend to avoid acknowledging our weaknesses, but at some point, each of us will admit our powerlessness and inability to carry out God's will on our own.
Preternatural, Natural, Unnatural, Supernatural (Part One)
Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)God, before He created Adam and Eve, preternaturally planned the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ to save humanity from the curse of sin and death.
The Father-Son Relationship (Part Three)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe Father and Son are separate; the Father is the source of all power, while the Son serves as the channel through which we interface with the Father.
John (Part Three)
Sermon/Bible Study by John W. RitenbaughEven many extra-biblical sources such as Tacitus, Seconius, Justin Martyr, Pliny, and Josephus corroborate and validate the biblical accounts of Jesus.
Deceivers and Antichrists (Part Two)
CGG Weekly by David C. GrabbeJohn says that those who do not confess Christ as 'coming in the flesh'—or 'as appearing in flesh'—in the present—are deceivers and antichrists.
Hebrews (Part Two)
Sermon/Bible Study by John W. RitenbaughHebrews is addressed to a people living at the end of an era, who were drifting away, had lost their devotion, and were no longer motivated by zeal.