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Creator, Sustainer, Head (Part One)
CGG Weekly by David C. GrabbeJesus Christ is presented as superior to Moses and all aspects of the Old Covenant, demonstrating His supreme authority and role in the divine plan. Through Him, the Father created the ages, encompassing the divisions of time, history, and culture that relate to God and man, summing up to eternity. This includes not only the physical world but also the pre-Flood age, the present age, and the ages to come. Christ upholds, maintains, guides, sustains, and propels all things by the word of His power, managing everything from galaxies and solar systems to the life and death of each sparrow. Despite the natural law of entropy, where material things break down from order to disorder, He ensures that this progression aligns with His will, preventing premature collapse and maintaining the proper orbits of planets and the balance of earth's ecosystems. As the Creator who breathed life into all things, He holds the power to perpetuate or eliminate existence, showcasing His sovereignty over all creation.
Hebrews (Part Four): Who Was Jesus?
Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)Jesus Christ stands superior to Moses in His divine qualifications and faithful administration, as highlighted with thunderous clarity. While Moses was faithful as a servant in the house, Christ is faithful as the builder of the house, demonstrating His greater role and authority. He is the Creator of all things and the Giver of life to all living beings, ensuring His unmatched desire to care for what He Himself created, including humanity. As the brightness of God's glory and the express image of His Person, He mirrors the Father in purpose and character, showing no inferiority to Him. He upholds the universe by the Word of His power, preserving all that exists and maintaining faithful dominion over His creation. Furthermore, He Himself purged us of our sins, a glory surpassing the purification rites of the Old Covenant, which offered no true cleansing. Now re-established at the right hand of God in heaven, He surveys all creation, second only to the Father in rulership, bearing witness to His unwavering faithfulness to the Father's purpose.
Hebrews (Part Five): Who Was Jesus?
Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)Jesus Christ stands as the centerpiece of the epistle to the Hebrews, surpassing all others in significance, including Moses, in His role and qualifications. He is presented as superior to Moses through direct comparison, where Moses was faithful as a servant in the house, but Christ is faithful as the Builder of the house. This distinction highlights His greater authority and responsibility over creation, which He Himself made with mankind in mind, demonstrating His thoughtful care and orderly intelligence. His qualifications further elevate Him above Moses. As the only begotten Son of God, He holds a unique and unparalleled position. Appointed Heir of all things, He assures continuance in office and administration, signifying His supreme rank and dominion. As the Creator of all things, He gives life to all living, except the Father, showing His power and faithful care for what He has created. He is the brightness of God's glory and the express image of His person, reflecting the Father's purpose and character in every way, ensuring that whatever excellency is in the Father is also in the Son. Moreover, He upholds all things by the word of His power, affirming His continuing preservation and faithful dominion over creation. He Himself purged us of our sins, an act of highest glory benefiting mankind, achieved through His unwavering commitment to the Father's purpose, even at the cost of His life. Now repositioned at the right hand of God in heaven, He surveys all creation, second only to the Father in rulership, witnessing His faithfulness to the Father's purpose. During the transfiguration, God Himself declared, "This is My beloved Son, hear Him," emphasizing Christ's greater glory in teaching compared to Moses and Elijah, who disappeared from view, leaving only Christ visible. This divine directive underscores that while many voices may be heard, the focus must be on hearing Christ, affirming His supreme authority and leadership over all others, including Moses.
Hebrews (Part Two): Who Was Jesus?
Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)If we understand the function of the Old Covenant as explained in Leviticus, we will better understand the New Covenant and not reject the law of the Savior.
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.
'But I Say to You' (Part Four): Divorce
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughWhen divorce takes place, spiritual growth from the relationship stops, but when conflict escalates within a dying relationship, no growth can occur either.
Why Hebrews Was Written (Part Three)
'Personal' from John W. RitenbaughHebrews was written to fulfill several needs of the first-century church. One of the most critical was to explain God's opening of eternal life to the Gentiles.
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.
Hebrews: Its Background (Part Nine)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe Book of Hebrews is a must-read for all members of God's church who seek the key for spiritual growth through a meaningful relationship with Jesus Christ.
Hebrews (Part Three)
Sermon/Bible Study by John W. RitenbaughJesus blazed a trail, giving a pattern for qualifying (through suffering and resisting sin) for our responsibility as priests, reconnecting man and God.
A Feast Message From Hebrews
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe Bible shows a clear pattern of how people leave the faith: looking back, drawing back, looking elsewhere, and then going backward and refusing to hear.
Hebrews: A Message for Today
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe book of Hebrews provides reasons to recapture flagging zeal, focusing on the reason for our hope and faith, establishing Christ's credentials.
Hebrews (Part Five)
Sermon/Bible Study by John W. RitenbaughThe ancient Israelites resisted the gospel, refusing to mix it with actual obedience. What they heard never became a part of their lives; Egypt never left them.