by Ray Viola | Sep 30, 2022 | Contemporary Issues, Marriage
Every age of the Church has characteristics that reflect the influence of the world instead of, or in place of, the influence of God’s Word. Our age is the age of secularizing, or redefining, Biblical terminology. A prime example of this is the redefining of the...
by Ray Viola | Sep 7, 2021 | Marriage
2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. Whenever a person repents and turns to Jesus Christ for forgiveness of sin, he or she becomes a new creature (2 Corinthians...
by Ray Viola | Jun 12, 2021 | Marriage
Today we move on in our marriage study to the role of the husband (Ephesians 5:25-33; Colossians 3:19; 1 Peter 3:7). Due to the spiritual declension that has gripped our nation over the past 50 years, we are living at a time when the biblical role model for a...
by Ray Viola | Mar 3, 2021 | Marriage
Our marriage is designed to be prototypical of the relationship between Jesus Christ and His bride the church (Ephesians 5:22-32). It is both a mystery and a miracle. When Jesus miraculously turned the water into wine at the wedding feast of Cana, the Bible says that...
by Ray Viola | Mar 2, 2021 | Marriage
I get the idea from listening to some couples that they really believe that a good marriage “just happens.” Say your vows, go on a honeymoon, and then “poof!”, out comes this fruitful marriage without any work or effort at all. According to Scripture, nothing could be...
by Ray Viola | Jan 28, 2021 | Devotionals, Marriage
In an age of ever changing mores and methods, it is comforting to know that we Christians have an unchanging God (Malachi 3:6), Who has left us His unchanging word (Isaiah 40:8) as a guide for life (Psalm 119:105). In light of the persistent wave of attacks on...