by Pastor Ray Viola | Sep 7, 2023 | Communion Messages, Devotionals
Today we begin a study of the book of Galatians. We will see in this book how the apostle Paul addresses the issue of legalism. Because the gospel of the grace of God is worth defending, Paul writes this epistle as an apostle of Jesus Christ (Galatians 1:1). He...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Aug 6, 2023 | Devotionals
We see in our study this morning (Ephesians 2:8-10) that when a person is saved by grace, he or she certainly does not stop there! When Paul wrote of grace, he was thinking of a runner who seeks to win a race. Paul wasn’t running to win his salvation, but he was...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Jan 20, 2023 | Devotionals
“And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.” 1 Peter 5:10 I find it so significant that at the conclusion of the letter...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Sep 23, 2022 | Devotionals
Something in our self-righteous flesh convinces us that salvation is earned by good conduct, or by observing religious practices like keeping ‘holy days’ or other rituals. Grace and human effort do not provide forgiveness of sin. Salvation is not the result of the law...
by Ray Viola | Jun 14, 2022 | Devotionals
Jesus, by the grace of God, has tasted death for every man. Jesus Christ, Grace Incarnate, has shed His blood of redemption for us, according to the riches of His grace. Our salvation rests solely upon the grace and purpose of God. Because of God’s grace and by...