by Pastor Ray Viola | Nov 1, 2022 | Devotionals
Scripture speaks of the doctrine of baptisms, plural. One of those baptisms is by immersion into water, following one’s profession of faith in Jesus Christ. First believe and then be baptized in water is the sacred order. It’s important to realize that baptism, in and...
by Pastor Ray Viola | May 25, 2022 | Devotionals
Jesus made those awesome “I AM” statements in the gospel of John, each one of them indicating who He is and what He is doing for us. I AM means that Jesus exists in the eternal present, or right now. Of course, from our perspective in the dimension of time we see the...
by Ray Viola | Apr 22, 2022 | Contemporary Issues
If any couple were justified in living together, it certainly would have been Adam and Eve. After all, there were no other options. Also, they didn’t know about adultery or fornication because those sins didn’t exist yet. Thirdly, they were in the truest sense ‘made...
by Ray Viola | Mar 10, 2022 | Devotionals
In Luke’s 13th chapter we find the Lord speaking in parabolic form about how a certain man planted a fig tree in his vineyard and came to it looking for fruit. This parable closely follows our Lord’s teaching about repentance. Genuine repentance toward God...
by Ray Viola | Dec 6, 2021 | Contemporary Christianity
Why pray to Mary when you can go right to Jesus? Sounds pretty simple, doesn’t it? Sadly for some, tradition has made the work of God of no effect. Religious traditions have a way of mesmerizing their adherents. For example, in the Catholic church Mary is...