by Ray Viola | May 12, 2021 | Selah
Jesus came to destroy the works of the devil—even on the Sabbath. He also came to set people free from man-made rules and regulations that exalt themselves against the true knowledge of God. Forms of godliness are no substitute for walking in the life and power of the...
by Ray Viola | May 11, 2021 | Selah
Jesus performed seven miracles on the Sabbath. He did them, not to prove a point to the Pharisees, but to reveal God’s heart towards us. That is, God values the meeting of basic human needs more than keeping a bunch of man-made rules. Please open your Bible to Mark...
by Ray Viola | May 10, 2021 | Selah
Jesus declared that when a person truly comes to Him in faith, everything becomes new. Our motives for prayer, fasting, and everything else that we do changes. A born-again believer no longer does these things, as a religionist might, to earn favor with God....
by Ray Viola | May 7, 2021 | Selah
Deeply imbedded religious traditions are hard to break, and many of Jesus’ actions deviated from their man-made traditions. For example, fasting, which should be for the purpose of drawing closer to God, had been changed into a sign of one’s supposed spirituality....
by Ray Viola | May 6, 2021 | Selah
As Christians, our destiny is to live in heaven with Jesus forever. However, while we are here on the earth, we have an assignment from our Master to be His ambassadors to a lost and dying world. This means, among other things, putting the needs of others ahead of our...