by Ray Viola | May 15, 2023 | Contemporary Issues, Marriage
Today we conclude our study on the God-ordained roles in a Christian marriage. As we now look at the role of the husband, we see that he is to love his wife as Christ loved the church and gave Himself for her. When we digest the thought of how Christ did this, we are...
by Ray Viola | May 14, 2023 | Contemporary Issues
Proverbs 7:10,11 And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart. (She is loud and stubborn…) 1 Peter 3:3-4 Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of...
by Ray Viola | May 12, 2023 | Contemporary Issues, Marriage
Over the next two days, we are going to be looking at the section of Ephesians that talks about the covenant of marriage. In it we will find God’s order for the Christian home and His divine description of the role of the wife and husband within this sacred...
by Ray Viola | May 7, 2023 | Contemporary Issues
Esther 1:10-12 On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven chamberlains that served in the presence of Ahasuerus the king, To bring Vashti the queen...
by Ray Viola | Apr 29, 2023 | Contemporary Issues
This morning we begin a study in the book of Galatians. In this powerful epistle both the credibility of Paul’s apostleship and the very gospel of the grace of God were coming under the attack of the legalists and the ritualists of the day. Right at the outset...
by Ray Viola | Apr 28, 2023 | Contemporary Christianity, Contemporary Issues
Persecution is not a popular or pleasant subject to talk about. Nevertheless, Scripture speaks of the inevitable fact of persecution for any and all who choose to live godly in Christ Jesus. In His Sermon on the Mount, Jesus talked about persecution this way:...