Joe Ayala

  • Can a true Christian backslide?

    Can a true Christian backslide? Certainly true Christians can backslide, if by that you mean they can regress into a period of spiritual dullness or disobedience. Those who do so will bring God's discipline…

    Created over 3 years ago

    Matthew 7:21 (ASV)

  • Living "Under the infuence"

    All people like to be happy — to be exhilarated with joy, to feel good, and to be on top of everything. There’s nothing wrong with that. God wants joyous, excited, happy, and uplifted people. The problem…

    Created over 3 years ago

    Ephesians 5:18 (ASV)

  • The Vital Importance of Biblical Discernment

    In its simplest definition, discernment is nothing more than the ability to decide between truth and error, right and wrong. Discernment is the process of making careful distinctions in our thinking about…

    Created over 3 years ago

    1 Thessalonians 5:21 (ASV), 1 Thessalonians 5:22 (ASV)

  • Ways Parents Provoke

    Ways Parents Provoke John MacArthur 8 Ways Parents ProvokeIn Ephesians 6:4, Paul writes, “Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.”…

    Created over 3 years ago

    Ephesians 6:4 (ASV)

  • The Law is useful to the Unsaved

    The law reveals the divine standard, and as believers compare themselves against the standard, they can accurately identify sin, which is the failure to meet the standard. Paul uses the personal pronoun…

    Created over 3 years ago

    Romans 7:7 (ASV)