by Ray Viola | Jul 1, 2023 | Devotionals
Man is forever thinking that he has to do something in order to get right with God. As we move along in this epistle of Paul to the Colossians, we see how some men were making additions to the cross of Christ with things like the observance of holy days, mysticism and...
by Ray Viola | Jan 8, 2023 | Devotionals
Whenever we do something repeatedly, it can become just a routine. As Resurrection Sunday approaches, have we forgotten, not the words, but the meaning of the cross? We know that the cross is the place where Jesus died for our sins, according to the Scriptures. To...
by Ray Viola | Nov 21, 2020 | Devotionals
According to the apostle Peter, the cross of Jesus Christ was the only answer for man’s sin problem (1 Peter 3:18). That is indeed what the Bible teaches (2 Corinthians 5:19-21). However, you and I are living in an “enlightened age” when the message of the cross is...
by Ray Viola | Jun 19, 2020 | Devotionals
One of the most loved hymns of the church is the old rugged cross. The chorus says, “So I’ll cherish the old rugged cross, til my trophies at last I lay down. I will cling to the old rugged cross, and exchange it someday for a crown.” Oh how true!...
by Ray Viola | Jul 16, 2019 | Contemporary Christianity
Luke 14.26,27 If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple. And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple. Let me...