by Pastor Ray Viola | Oct 10, 2020 | Contemporary Issues
1 Chronicles 16:9 Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him, talk ye of all his wondrous works. David is exhorting us to sing unto The Lord and talk about His wondrous works. Singing to The Lord and talking about His wondrous, extraordinary works are spiritual twins of a...
by Ray Viola | May 11, 2020 | Contemporary Issues
On the back of the $1 bill that I have in my wallet (that’s the currency that I see the most of!), I read the phrase, “In God We Trust”. In our study today, we look at the believer’s responsibility towards their government (Romans 13:1-7). Obviously, since the middle...
by Ray Viola | Jan 19, 2020 | Contemporary Issues, Prophecy
One of the mysteries in the New Testament is the mystery of the present day spiritual blindness of the nation of Israel (Romans 11:25). While many Jewish people are coming to the saving knowledge of Yeshua as their Messiah (Romans 11:1), by and large the Jewish people...
by Ray Viola | Jan 24, 2016 | Contemporary Issues, Corinthians
The passages that we are looking into today have led some women to ask questions like, is God a sexist? Does God exalt men above women? Does the bible teach that God diminishes or demeans women? Why can’t we pray Mother God instead of Our Father? Is the bible...
by Ray Viola | Dec 18, 2015 | Contemporary Issues
Revelation 21.4 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things. I am writing this at 36,000 feet, en route from Pune to Frankfurt, and...
by Ray Viola | Feb 7, 2014 | Contemporary Issues
I promise not to drag this debate topic out after today, but I cannot avoid making a few observations in light of the numerous exchanges between people, both Christian nod non-Christian, on various social media sites. As a Christian, the bible tells me that the...