by Ray Viola | Feb 15, 2025 | Devotionals, Marriage
“For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.” Ephesians 5:31 Now you may be wondering, ‘How is marriage like cake?’ It is in the sense that when we have all the proper ingredients and follow...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Jan 7, 2023 | Contemporary Christianity, Contemporary Issues
By a ‘submissive husband’ I mean a husband who is submitted to the Lord Jesus Christ. When a person truly submits to Christ, he or she will be submissive to His Word. Thus, for a Christian couple to be submitted to God requires both husband and wife to be submissive...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Jan 6, 2023 | Contemporary Christianity, Contemporary Issues
Marriage, as designed by God and revealed in Scripture, is not a power struggle or the ‘Battle of the Sexes.’ The marriage union is a covenant relationship that is entered into by both a man and a woman in the sight of God. There are distinct role differences in a...
by Ray Viola | Oct 13, 2022 | Contemporary Issues, Marriage
‘ – And a three-fold cord is not quickly broken’ (Ecclesiastes 4:12) In Ephesians 5, we find a beautiful picture of a Christian marriage. One man and one woman, filled with the Holy Spirit, ‘submitting to one another in the fear of God.’ Thus, if we are...
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...