by Pastor Ray Viola | Oct 4, 2022 | Devotionals
The Scriptures reveal our God as Deliverer. David declared this; so did Paul. The only message in the entire universe that frees sinful, fallen man is the gospel of Jesus Christ. We, as Christians, need to cling to this liberty that Jesus Christ has given us....
by Pastor Ray Viola | Sep 30, 2022 | Contemporary Issues, Marriage
Every age of the Church has characteristics that reflect the influence of the world instead of, or in place of, the influence of God’s Word. Our age is the age of secularizing, or redefining, Biblical terminology. A prime example of this is the redefining of the...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Sep 29, 2022 | Devotionals
Knowing that we are saved by grace through faith, and not of works, has caused some believers to flee at any mention of good works. Let us never forget that the saving grace of God will be practically expressed by good works. A proper understanding and interpretation...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Sep 27, 2022 | Devotionals
Jesus said that the Father is seeking people who will worship Him “in spirit and in truth.” Paul wrote to the church at Philippi that we who are in Christ are the truly circumcised who worship God in the Spirit. Today we see that living a Word-centered life is the...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Sep 26, 2022 | Contemporary Christianity
When a person is living in sin or some form of compromise, they usually accuse the person who is speaking God’s word to them of being critical, when in fact they are being Biblical. God’s word is corrective and instructive, and does indeed judge (the Greek word means...