by Ray Viola | Dec 2, 2021 | Contemporary Issues
We live in a nation whose values are twisted and unbiblical. This is revealed so plainly by the things that we are impressed by, or the people we are impressed with. The lesson that the prophet Samuel learned is a basic one for the disciple of Jesus Christ, namely,...
by Ray Viola | Nov 29, 2021 | Contemporary Issues
I get concerned whenever there is any movement for religious freedom under the umbrella of a secular government. Will fighting for constitutional rights really grant to born-again Christians religious freedom? Yes, we should do all that we can within the system to...
by Ray Viola | Oct 26, 2021 | Contemporary Issues, How to Have Peace
John 14:1 Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. John 14:27 Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. Our world is like a...
by Ray Viola | Oct 10, 2021 | Contemporary Issues, Devotionals
John 11:35 Jesus wept. This is one of the shortest passages of Scripture, but it contains volumes of information about our precious Lord Jesus Christ. The context is the gravesite of Lazarus. This is a sad occasion. We also know that this entire scenario was set up...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Sep 3, 2021 | Contemporary Issues
Colossians 3:1,2 If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. The apostle Paul begins his practical application portion of his letter...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Aug 7, 2021 | Contemporary Issues
Paul warned the Corinthian church about those who preach another Jesus (2 Corinthians 11:4). He would go on to say this about those who preach another Jesus: “For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. And no...