Whose Morality Are We Following?
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsMoral legislation over the years has steadily eroded because antinomian liberal leaders, claiming that morality cannot be legislated, have rejected biblical standards of morality in favor of personal choice or private morality. Ironically, they, like many mainstream Christian denominations, have endorsed Satanic abominable …
Our Moral Bearings Lost
Commentary by John W. RitenbaughJohn Ritenbaugh reflects that this week's headlines indicate that America's leaders have lost their moral compass. God has replaced wise adults with foolish children mocking and scoffing at wisdom and moral standards (Isaiah 3). The Islam murderer was shielded by the national liberal media (including the New York Times and NPR) …
Is the Tide Turning?
CGG Weekly by David C. GrabbeThere are indicators that momentum is gaining against abortion. Recently, even the Washington Post admitted as much in its coverage of the annual March for Life.
What's in the Bucket? (Part One)
Commentary by John W. RitenbaughThe last three American generations have had their minds poisoned, such that they unquestioningly embrace socialism and deviant lifestyles as the norm.
A Polluted National Landscape
CGG Weekly by Richard T. RitenbaughWhile the politicians may be constantly in the public eye, and their indiscretions thus become front page news, they are not altogether unlike their constituents.
The Nones, Atheism, and Immorality
Commentary by John W. RitenbaughThe 'Nones' have risen to prominence in society, ideologically committed to abortion, radical feminism, homosexuality, strict gun control, and socialism.
A Lesson From History
Commentary by John W. RitenbaughJohn Ritenbaugh, citing Abraham Lincoln's intention, as well as the Preamble of the Constitution stating that the people should govern the United States, suggests that the original intent has been turned on its head, and unscrupulous elite has taken up the reigns of rulership. Every democracy that has ever existed, according to …
Balls and Strikes
CGG Weekly by Richard T. RitenbaughThe book of Judges show the depths to which that culture sank when no common standard—no home plate, if you will—guided its beliefs and decisions.
The Changing Face of Mainstream Christianity
'WorldWatch' by Joseph B. BaitySome basic tenets of mainstream Christian churches in the United States are markedly different from what they were just a few decades ago in critical areas.
In the Wake of an Unnatural Disaster (Part One)
Commentary by John W. RitenbaughJohn Ritenbaugh, comparing human behavior in the wake of natural disasters, such as tornadoes and hurricanes, to unnatural disasters, such as bombs and military attacks, suggests that in the latter devastations people become dispirited, listless, as though they had lost their reason for living. Sadly, what has happened to our …
A Culture in Freefall
CGG Weekly by Richard T. RitenbaughNot too long ago, Americans could sneer across the Atlantic at the abysmal state of European morals. A good moral gauge was what was shown on television.
The Coming Anglo-American Crisis
CGG Weekly by David C. GrabbeThe nation cannot continue as it is. The questions that remain are: How long do we have? How bad is it going to get? What will our nation look like afterward?
In the Wake of an Unnatural Disaster (Part Seven)
Commentary by John W. RitenbaughOf the things God says He hates, including pride and hands that shed innocent blood, nothing seems to be more disgusting than the American abortion industry.
Countering the Culture
Article by StaffThere is no doubt that America's culture is plunging to depths many of us never imagined. Here are five steps to mitigate its influence on our lives.
The Will of the People
CGG Weekly by David C. GrabbeDoes the public truly care about this death knell—the fact that a civilization cannot survive if the basic building block, the family, is destroyed?
Right? Wrong?
'Prophecy Watch' by Richard T. RitenbaughA look at medicine, politics and religion shows that America has lost its moral and ethical foundation, unable to distinguish between right and wrong.
Is Wide-Open Abortion Coming?
'WorldWatch' by John W. RitenbaughDespite the public's lack of support for loosening abortion laws, the medical profession is weakening standards to the point that human life means nothing.
Sodom, Here We Come
CGG Weekly by Charles WhitakerWhat an individual does affects the lives of others as well. Regardless of who commits it, there is no such thing as a victimless crime or a private sin.
America's Conscience Seared with a Hot Iron
Commentary by David F. Maas'Righteous' Lot represents those who become accustomed to the sin around them, progressively searing their consciences, similar to spiritual neuropathy.
Hollywood Propaganda: The Insidious LGBT Agenda (Part One)
Commentary by David F. MaasHollywood moguls, executives, producers, directors, writers and actors have committed themselves not only to approving sexual perversion, but to promoting it.
Facilitating Lawlessness
CGG Weekly by Richard T. RitenbaughWe are too eager to display our permissiveness in face of all we know to be against it, from traditional, biblical morality to plain old common sense.
Sign of the Times
CGG Weekly by Richard T. RitenbaughInjustice in all its forms is a sign of the time. God will not let too much time slip by before He begins to require true justice—and it will come at His hand.
In the Wake of An Unnatural Disaster (Part Six)
Commentary by John W. RitenbaughJohn Ritenbaugh, reflecting on an article in Christianity Today which suggests that American Christians are becoming increasingly confused about whether abortion is equivalent to murder, concludes that we live in a moral garbage dump, every bit as vile as Sodom and Gomorrah. America (and the other Israelitish nations), like …
Murder?
'Personal' from John W. RitenbaughThe position of the Church of the Great God on the subject of abortion. Counters some of the major arguments used by pro-abortionists.
Hollywood Propaganda: The Insidious LGBT Agenda (Part Three)
Commentary by David F. MaasThe Disney company was an American cultural icon which formerly was synonymous with wholesomeness and family values. Now it advances perversion and immorality.
What Makes Generation "Me" Tick?
Commentary by David F. MaasOver the past six decades (from the Boomer Generation to the Millennial generation), individuals have grown more narcissistic, entitled and miserable.
At the Center of Everything
CGG WeeklyOur culture places God on an equal plane with Allah, Brahma, Buddha, or any other deity, resulting in mass confusion over who or even what the true God is.
Every Which Way But Up
CGG Weekly by David C. GrabbeIn all the shouting, one kind of voice is noticeably absent - or perhaps downed out. How many commentators have troubled to retain God in their thoughts?
Hebrews as a Sermon (Part One)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughEven as Hebrews prepared the first century church for persecution, so it is also relevant to today's church as it faces an increasing assault on God's law.
'As It Was In the Days of Noah'
'Prophecy Watch' by Richard T. RitenbaughWhen Jesus said the end time would be like the days of Noah, did He mean that the last days would be violent and corrupt, or that they would come suddenly?
The Importance of God's Word
Commentary by Charles WhitakerII Thessalonians 2:6-7 speaks of a force capable of restraining the emergence of the man of lawlessness. God's word and revelation is what restrains iniquity.
The Solution? Character
CGG Weekly by Richard T. RitenbaughModern education fails to teach children to look for and predict cause-and-effect relationships, opting for valueless teaching and moral equivalency.
What Evolution Really Means
Article by David C. GrabbeWhy do people subscribe to evolution with more blind faith than a Christian needs to believe in a Creator? And what has been its fruit in society?
Leadership and Covenants (Part Six)
'Personal' from John W. RitenbaughDespite having served mankind well for millennia, marriage is crumbling under a three-pronged attack. Marriage is vital to understanding God's purpose.
Freedom Isn't Free
Commentary by Ryan McClureAbraham Lincoln, in his 1838 Lyceum Address, warned that America's destruction could occur only from moral rot within, as exampled by the Roman Empire.
Hands That Shed Innocent Blood
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsPost-abortion mothers experience guilt, anxiety, sexual dysfunction, and even suicide. The mental health of the immediate and extended family also degenerates.
The Not-A-Problem Folk
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Charles WhitakerCharles Whitaker, citing British philosopher Arnold Toynbee's warning that when a civilization responds to a challenge successfully, it survives, and when it does not, it commits suicide, proclaims that because America, over the last several decades, has not responded to the challenge, the die is cast for its destruction. …
9-11 and American Decadence
CGG Weekly by Richard T. RitenbaughThis morning marked the eighth anniversary of the attack on the World Trade Center buildings in New York City by Islamic fundamentalists. ...
The Wilderness Trek and Judgment Begins
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughGod's people must learn to trust Him for their survival, remembering that the eating of Unleavened Bread is a reminder that only God has the power to rescue.
In the Wake of an Unnatural Disaster (Part Ten)
Commentary by John W. RitenbaughJohn Ritenbaugh quotes from a shocking letter from 91-year-old former President Jimmy Carter, who asserts that we no long have a true democratic republic in the United states, but instead we are being ruled by an unelected oligarchy (rule by a few elite). Today, we have a government glued together with special interests, …
Leadership and the Covenants (Part Six)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughPaul urges Euodia and Syntyche to follow the example of Christ rather than placing their desire to be right over unity. Godly leadership follows submission.
Self-Government
Sermon/Bible Study by John W. RitenbaughJohn Ritenbaugh, in a basic Bible Study on self-government, focusing on Romans 13:1-7, maintains that submitting to a human government is a "work" which requires self-control, self-discipline, and self-government. The apostle Paul thoroughly disciplined his body as he followed the example of our Elder Brother Jesus …
Hosea's Prophecy (Part Three)
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsModern Israel has a form of religion, but it is empty and unsatisfying because it refuses to obey God and substitutes the traditions of man in its place.
A Bed Too Short (Part 2)
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Charles WhitakerCharles Whitaker reiterates that Americans [and all of Israel], living well on credit, and enamored with the apparent blessings of technology , have deceived themselves thinking they have "advanced beyond [the ] consequences" of God's Law. Because morality has been left out of the economic equation, we are reaping the …
Globalism and the Wisdom of Men
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe disintegration of the Catholic Church and the greater church of God have eerie parallels. We must seek the wisdom of God rather than the wisdom of men.