by Pastor Ray Viola | Jul 5, 2023 | Devotionals
As we read in Colossians 1:24-29, we see the apostle Paul was devoted to Jesus Christ at any cost and determined to fulfill the call of God upon his life. He was driven by the desire to proclaim the gospel to the lost and see people turned into disciples of Jesus...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Jul 4, 2023 | Devotionals, Names of Jesus
Jesus is the visible image of the Invisible Father (John 1:18; 2 Corinthians 4:4; Philippians 2:6; Hebrews 1:3). According to Strong’s Concordance, the Greek word translated “image” is “eikon”, and it means: “a likeness, i.e. (literally) statue, profile, or...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Jul 3, 2023 | Devotionals
“In whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace; … In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Jul 2, 2023 | Devotionals
‘For I through the law am dead to the law, that I might live unto God.’ (Galatians 2:19) Notice that it isn’t the law that is dead. The law reflects, in its context, the holy heart and character of God. There was nothing wrong with the law. It...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Jul 1, 2023 | Devotionals
Man is forever thinking that he has to do something in order to get right with God. As we move along in this epistle of Paul to the Colossians, we see how some men were making additions to the cross of Christ with things like the observance of holy days, mysticism and...