by Ray Viola | Nov 18, 2020 | Devotionals
As we study the biblical record of creation, we realize that we are living in a culture that has deified science and man’s theories over the revelation in Scripture of an Almighty God, Who is Creator (Genesis 1:1) and Lord over heaven and earth (Acts 17:24). In fact,...
by Ray Viola | Nov 17, 2020 | Devotionals
The very nature of love is that it is unselfish. How do I know that? Because God is love (1 John 4:8), and The Almighty is not selfish (John 3:16). I find it interesting that after spending three years on earth as one of Christ’s disciples, John ends his earthly...
by Ray Viola | Nov 16, 2020 | Devotionals
It is unfortunate that the biblical term “born again” (John 3:3-7) has come to mean anybody who calls themselves a Christian. We are living in a day and age where this term has been both misused and abused (Jude 4). Even secular society has picked up on the phrase of...
by Ray Viola | Nov 14, 2020 | Devotionals, Prophecy
John tells us in his first epistle that a lively awareness of The Lord’s soon appearance will cause us to walk in purity (1 John 3:3). A careful reading of the New Testament leaves us with an undeniable fact that they believed The Lord could come at any moment. Paul...
by Ray Viola | Nov 13, 2020 | Devotionals, Prophecy
Some of the doctrines in Scripture concern demons and the kingdom of darkness. One of the prominent characters in the study of the powers of darkness is the Antichrist. John the apostle is the only writer of Scripture who uses the term “antichrist” (1 John 2:18,22,...