by Ray Viola | Nov 5, 2021 | Devotionals
Romans 2:1-3 Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou thatjudgest doest the same things. But we are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth against them...
by Ray Viola | Oct 25, 2021 | Contemporary Christianity
Christianity is not a religion of convenience by any means. And yet, as indicated in the Scriptures, human nature finds it so easy to excuse itself from doing the Lord’s work., I’m amazed at the excuses that keep people from regular Sunday services, mid-week studies,...
by Ray Viola | Sep 21, 2021 | Devotionals
2 Timothy 2:4 No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier. No one serving as a soldier gets entangled in civilian affairs, but rather tries to please his commanding officer. (NIV)...
by Pastor Ray Viola | Sep 4, 2021 | Devotionals
Colossians 3:3 For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. The union between Jesus Christ and the believer is a heavenly union. Our life, our identity, our value system are now hidden with Christ in God. Since we have been raised with Christ, our...
by Ray Viola | Aug 23, 2021 | Devotionals
Just because some Christians have become extremists with the “name-it/claim-it” group doesn’t mean that there isn’t a thread of truth to it. Now I’m not an advocate of “positive confession”, but I am an advocate of Biblical confession. Did you ever notice in the Book...