by Pastor Ray Viola | Sep 18, 2021 | Contemporary Issues
Our society is stuck on stars – rock stars, movie stars. Some people even ’follow the stars’ in the heavens to supposedly determine their futures (via horoscopes). How true God’s word is when it writes about people worshiping and serving the...
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...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Aug 2, 2021 | Contemporary Issues
Philippians 3:2 Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision. Ten times our Lord Jesus gave the warning to beware. Three of the warnings were to beware of false prophets (Matthew 7:15), of the leaven of the Pharisees and the Sadducees (Matthew 16:6,...
by Ray Viola | Jul 7, 2021 | Contemporary Issues
Saving faith is not a concept that is simply theologically true. It is a divine empowerment to walk with God and obey Him. Genesis 6.5-12 And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only...
by Ray Viola | Jun 30, 2021 | Contemporary Issues
The thing that is causing pollution in our society is in the unregenerate heart of man that refuses to repent and trust in The Lord Jesus Christ. Zephaniah 3.1,2 Woe to her that is filthy and polluted, to the oppressing city! She obeyed not the voice; she received not...