by Ray Viola | Dec 10, 2020 | Devotionals
There are times when our hunger and thirst for understanding God’s truth can lead us further away from the actual meaning of Scripture. For example, the lawyer in Luke 10:25 – 37 gave Jesus the correct answer about what the great commandment of the law was, but...
by Ray Viola | Dec 9, 2020 | Devotionals
This morning we are going to look at the theological term “propitiation” (1 John 2:2). This is one of many words we find in Scripture to describe the work that Jesus Christ was sent to accomplish on the cross. To “propitiate” means to appease, placate, or make amends...
by Ray Viola | Dec 8, 2020 | Devotionals
One of the contrasts that we discover in Scripture is that which refers to light and darkness. Among the many identity statements that Scripture makes about God is that He is light, “and in Him is no darkness at all” (1 John 1:5). God is called “The Father of lights”...
by Ray Viola | Dec 7, 2020 | Christmas
Luke 12.15 And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth. The advent season is that time of year when Christians are to focus on the meaning of the birth of Jesus...
by Ray Viola | Dec 5, 2020 | Devotionals
Nahum 1.7 The Lord is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him. But with an overrunning flood he will make an utter end of the place thereof, and darkness shall pursue his enemies. Connect the dots, beloved. The Lord being good...