by Ray Viola | May 24, 2022 | Selah
The fruit of believing in Jesus and obeying His commandments is joy and hope. If we do not obey God’s word, then we will not experience His promised rest. Studying and knowing God’s word is empty unless we apply what we learn to our lives. Please open your Bible to...
by Ray Viola | May 23, 2022 | Selah
To resolve differences in within the Body of Christ, Paul admonished his readers to bear the infirmities of the weak. In so doing, we edify others, pleasing our neighbors instead of ourselves. Christ exemplified this in many ways, but especially when He died on the...
by Ray Viola | May 20, 2022 | Selah
Today’s passage teaches us the importance of walking in the light and honesty before one another. If something that a brother or sister does really grieves you, and causes you to get tripped up in your walk with Christ, you owe it to them to tell them in a loving,...
by Ray Viola | May 19, 2022 | Selah
Because of God’s grace, Christians have a great deal of liberty. However, if we stubbornly insist on our right to do what a weaker believer regards as sinful, our so-called good will be seen as being evil. What does this kind of behavior or attitude say about our...
by Ray Viola | May 18, 2022 | Selah
Though, through Christ, we live under grace, this does give us a right to neglect God’s moral laws presented in the Old Testament. Lying, stealing, and adultery are just a few examples of actions that are always sinful. In short, Christian liberty does not include the...