by Pastor Ray Viola | Dec 29, 2025 | Selah
Why would a person—who loves Jesus and seeks to live a life that pleases Him—be reproached or even suffer for His Name’s sake? The answer is simple: The Master’s message is not one that the world wants to hear! The Gospel narrows the idea that...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Dec 26, 2025 | Selah
How can a high and holy God inhabit contrition? Those are two contrasting images. Jesus accomplished this when He went to the cross, and He became sin, Who knew no sin so that, in Him, we might become the righteousness of God. He became what He wants us to become . ....
by Pastor Ray Viola | Dec 25, 2025 | Selah
Though God is high and holy, He chose to come and live among ordinary, sinful people when Jesus was born of Mary. Even more remarkable is that, through Jesus, contrite and lowly people can be lifted up to dwell with God in His eternal kingdom. Please open your Bible...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Dec 24, 2025 | Selah
The bad news is that fornicators, idolaters, adulterers, effeminate, abusers of themselves with mankind, thieves, covetous, drunkards, revilers, and extortioners shall not inherit the kingdom of God. The good news is that such people can be transformed by the Gospel...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Dec 23, 2025 | Selah
By grace through faith in Jesus Christ, people can become sons of God. Remarkably, the Lord makes it possible for people like you and me to become joint heirs with Christ through the Spirit of adoption. If you have not done so already, call upon the name of the Lord...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Dec 22, 2025 | Selah
God says that the fearful, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, whoremongers, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake that burns with fire and brimstone. Becasue of this, people cry, “How can a God of love or a good God send people to...