by Pastor Ray Viola | Nov 24, 2022 | Devotionals
And when the scribes and Pharisees saw him eat with publicans and sinners, they said unto his disciples, How is it that he eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners? When Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of the physician, but...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Nov 23, 2022 | Contemporary Christianity
1 Corinthians 5:7-11 Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us: Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Nov 22, 2022 | Devotionals
Romans 12:11 Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord. Scripture repeatedly warns us about the consequences of laziness. It would seem from Proverbs that the only thing a lazy person is good at is making excuses. “The slothful [man] saith, [There...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Nov 21, 2022 | Devotionals
I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. Galatians 2:20 Every follower of Jesus Christ is a twice born...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Nov 19, 2022 | Devotionals
Redemption is the theme of Scripture. From the early chapters in Genesis right on through the Book of Revelation, the thought of the guilty being set free at the expense of the innocent is clear. Take a look at how this theme of redemption is recorded in the book of...