by Pastor Ray Viola | Jan 24, 2023 | Contemporary Christianity
When Paul and Silas taught in the synagogue in Berea, the Scriptures tell us that the listeners received the word with all readiness of mind, but then they searched the Scriptures daily to see whether the things that were taught them were Biblically correct (Acts...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Jan 23, 2023 | Devotionals
When we open our Bibles today, we are not reading the opinions of men, but just what it claims to be – the word of God. God’s word is incorruptible; it is alive and piercing, like a two-edged sword. In a world that is dark, God’s word shines like a light unto my...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Jan 22, 2023 | Devotionals
“And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.” 2 Peter...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Jan 21, 2023 | Devotionals
“Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord” 2 Peter 1:2 When we speak about knowledge, it is important to differentiate between head knowledge, which is information, and heart knowledge, which is revelation....
by Pastor Ray Viola | Jan 20, 2023 | Devotionals
“And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.” 1 Peter 5:10 I find it so significant that at the conclusion of the letter...