by Pastor Ray Viola | Jan 8, 2026 | Selah
In chapter one of Romans, Paul described the abominable characteristics of lives lived by pagans. He then shocked his Jewish readers that condemned their pagan neighbors for doing such things by telling them that that they were without excuse, because they were guilty...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Jan 7, 2026 | Selah
If people do not worship the living God, inevitably, they will end up worshiping something else. Often these idols will resemble bird’s, beasts, or people. People will also worship power, wealth, sensual pleasures, or some combination of the above. If someone persists...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Jan 6, 2026 | Selah
God’s wrath is something to be feared. To avoid His wrath, we must be in right standing with Him, that is, we must be righteous. The good news is, that God is willing to impute His righteousness to anyone that is willing to receive this gift by repenting of their sins...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Jan 5, 2026 | Selah
At the time that Paul wrote the letter to the Roman Christians, he had not been to Rome yet, because Satan had hindered him. Satan is our enemy, so we should anticipate opposition when we are doing the Lord’s work. Like Paul, we must pray and ask the Lord to help us...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Jan 2, 2026 | Selah
The Gospel of Jesus Christ is literally good news, and it is the power of God that Paul described for the Christians that were living in Rome in about 57 A.D. Amazingly, our Sovereign Lord had His plan of Salvation in place even before He created the earth. It was not...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Jan 1, 2026 | Selah
Today, we begin our study of Paul’s epistle to the Romans. Theologically, Romans is probably the most important book of the New Testament. Yet, it also contains some very practical passages. Please open your Bible to Romans chapter one, and listen as Pastor Ray Viola...