by Pastor Ray Viola | Jan 26, 2026 | Selah
Santification is an on-going process. When God’s grace brings a person to salvation or justification, they will start living differently. Things that once gave them pleasure will lose their appeal, though they will occasionally find themselves slipping back into their...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Jan 24, 2026 | Devotionals
Hebrews 12:2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; Salvation is a gift from God. It is not of works, lest any man should boast (Ephesians 2:8-9). But any alleged salvation that is void of works or good fruit is a counterfeit faith. This morning in...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Jan 23, 2026 | Selah
In the first five chapters of Romans, the Apostle Paul described in great detail what God has accomplished for us through the Gospel of Jesus Christ, namely justification. Paul then proceeds to describe what God can accomplish in us through the Gospel, if we yield...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Jan 22, 2026 | Selah
Because God is holy, He could not accept sinful man by simply disregarding or ignoring his sins. To satisfy God’s justice, those sins had to be dealt with. When Jesus shed His blood on the cross, He accepted the punishment for our sins, thereby satisfying God’s...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Jan 21, 2026 | Selah
Sin separates people from God; however, after we are born again, our standing before God changes. Through Jesus Christ, God imputes righteousness to us, and we become justified by God’s grace. To be born again, a person must repent of their sin, trust that Jesus has...