by Ray Viola | Dec 24, 2021 | Contemporary Christianity
I was reading Colossians 3:2 and, as is so often the case when I study the Scriptures, I ran across an interesting translation of this verse. The King James Version reads, Set your affection on things above. However, the Greek meaning in a literal sense is to interest...
by Ray Viola | Oct 17, 2021 | Special Occasions
ACTS 2:14-41 The people to whom Peter is preaching in Acts 2 are attending The Jewish Feast of Pentecost. This was one of the 3 required major Jewish Festivals along with the feasts of Passover/Unleavened Bread and Tabernacles. They are observing a religious tradition...
by Ray Viola | Mar 30, 2021 | Devotionals
We pause in our study of Revelation to celebrate The Lord’s Supper. We have learned that this ordinance of God was portrayed in the Old Testament story of the children of Israel being delivered by the blood of the lamb applied to the doorposts of their homes (Exodus...
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 | Jan 14, 2021 | Devotionals, Prophecy
This morning we are introduced to the 3rd person of the Satanic trinity, and he is identified in Scripture as the beast that comes out of the earth, but he is most commonly known in theological circles as the false prophet. The Bible speaks of false prophets in both...