by Ray Viola | Dec 6, 2021 | Contemporary Christianity
Why pray to Mary when you can go right to Jesus? Sounds pretty simple, doesn’t it? Sadly for some, tradition has made the work of God of no effect. Religious traditions have a way of mesmerizing their adherents. For example, in the Catholic church Mary is...
by Ray Viola | Nov 20, 2021 | Devotionals
Job 42:7 And it was [so], that after the LORD had spoken these words unto Job, the LORD said to Eliphaz the Temanite, My wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends: for ye have not spoken of me [the thing that is] right, as my servant Job [hath]. Have...
by Ray Viola | Nov 19, 2021 | Devotionals
Ephesians 5:20 Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. (KJV) Ephesians 5:20 And give thanks for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. (NLT) God notices a thankful heart. Consider...
by Ray Viola | Nov 10, 2021 | Devotionals
Confession of your faith in Jesus Christ is both edifying and fruitful. When we confess Jesus before men (saved and unsaved), He confesses us before our heavenly Father. There is what is called the confessional aspect of salvation, and our testimony is a vital part...
by Ray Viola | Nov 8, 2021 | Devotionals
That none should perish but have everlasting life is the perfect will of God. Of course, this does not mean that none will perish for the twentieth chapter of Revelation tells us otherwise. There we read that “anyone not found written in the Book of Life was...