by Ray Viola | Aug 8, 2023 | Devotionals
What joy there is in submission to the leading of the Lord. We find in our Scriptures this morning (Phil 2:19-30) three men of God walking in submission to the leading of God’s Spirit. This submissive mind is what the mind of Christ4 is all about. As I prepared this...
by Ray Viola | Feb 5, 2023 | Contemporary Christianity, Contemporary Issues
One powerful principle in the kingdom of God is the principle of submission, which we see throughout Scripture. We see it taught in marriage, as it pertains to government, work, and in the local church. All Christians are called to live a life of submission in the...
by Ray Viola | Jan 7, 2023 | Contemporary Christianity, Contemporary Issues
By a ‘submissive husband’ I mean a husband who is submitted to the Lord Jesus Christ. When a person truly submits to Christ, he or she will be submissive to His Word. Thus, for a Christian couple to be submitted to God requires both husband and wife to be submissive...
by Ray Viola | Jan 6, 2023 | Contemporary Christianity, Contemporary Issues
Marriage, as designed by God and revealed in Scripture, is not a power struggle or the ‘Battle of the Sexes.’ The marriage union is a covenant relationship that is entered into by both a man and a woman in the sight of God. There are distinct role differences in a...
by Ray Viola | Dec 14, 2022 | Devotionals
The last verse in Judges indicates the peril of self rule, which is the demise of mankind.’In those days Israel had no king; everyone did as they saw fit.’ When man is bent on self rule, destruction is sure to follow. A good example of this is found in 1...