by Ray Viola | Jan 18, 2015 | Galatians
As Pastor Ben mentioned last week, we are now in the doctrinal portion of the book of Galatians. One of the most important purposes of Scripture is to reveal to us God centered, Christ exalting doctrine. This week and next week (Lord willing), we will be covering...
by Ray Viola | Jan 6, 2015 | Devotionals
Acts 2.23,24 Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain: Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it....
by Ray Viola | Dec 25, 2014 | Christmas
Talking about death is never easy. Words cannot even begin to describe the gamut of emotions that are being felt right now. Nevertheless, death is as much a part of human existence as is birth. The book of Ecclesiastes tells us that there is a time to be born, and...
by Ray Viola | Nov 24, 2014 | Galatians
10For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ. 1Th 2:4 But as we were allowed of God to be put in trust with the gospel, even so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, which trieth our...
by Ray Viola | Aug 31, 2014 | Philemon
Many bible scholars believe that this epistle was written at Rome during Paul’s first imprisonment, nearly four years after his arrest at Jerusalem (Ac 21:33), during all of which time he had been in bonds, but permitted to preach. See Ac 28:31. Philemon was one...