Was Canaan Cursed for Ham's Sin (Genesis 9:24-25)?

Bible Questions & Answers

Ham was the first on the scene after his son's perverse act. Later, when Noah awakes, knows that Canaan had defiled him, and Noah curses Canaan for it.


Are the Jews Cursed for Deicide?

'Ready Answer' by Charles Whitaker (1944-2021)

Is Matthew 27:25 a Jewish admission of deicide? Rightly understood, it is absolutely not a curse. God has not bound Himself to chastise Jewry as a whole.


Responsibility Equals Accountability

CGG Weekly by Martin G. Collins

Children frequently practice the same sins as their parents, and they receive the same punishment. However, each is still responsible for his or her own actions.


The Commandments (Part Twelve)

Sermon/Bible Study by John W. Ritenbaugh

Parents need to teach their children to consider the long-range consequences of current behaviors, chastening and disciplining them while there is hope.


Self-Government and Responsibility (Part Three)

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

Jacob's Trouble, or the Great Tribulation, comes about because people are not meeting their God-given responsibilities: keeping His Commandments.


Lamentations (Part Seven)

Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

The people suffering under the Babylonians had basked in the privilege of being God's chosen people while also trashing the terms of the Covenant.


Acts (Part Fourteen)

Sermon/Bible Study by John W. Ritenbaugh

The people of Lystra and Derbe mistake Paul for Hermes and Barnabas for Zeus. When Paul convinces the crowds that he and Barnabas are not gods, they are rejected.


Faith and the Christian Fight (Part Ten)

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

Like with the heroes of faith, our testing will be commensurate with the job God has prepared for us. We must make our relationship with God our top priority.