L.A.C.E.

Before I dig into the explanation, let  answer the question. Is everyone a "child of God?" Simply put, the answer is no. Now lets go further into this!!! Did God create you? Yes! Colossians 1:16 - For by Him all things were created, in the heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities- all things were created through Him and for Him. Does God love you? Absolutely! John 3:16 - For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life. However, like I said, that doesn't make you a "child of God." Only those who receive Him as the Savior will become His children. Romans 9:8 - This means that it is not the children of the flesh who are the children of God, but the children of the promise that are counted as offspring. So what does all this mean? It means that because of "The Fall" of Adam and Eve (read Genesis 3), we are all b...

How do we know what a false teaching is vs. what the Truth, or God's word truly is? It's simple really, anything that contradicts what the Bible says is false and should therefore be avoided.  Okay easy answer. What about the signs of this? How can you tell if it's a contradiction?  Signs of false teachings will be things such as taking away or adding to the word, misinterpretation of the word, etc. False teachings can also be just when someone is preaching and choosing to omit the parts of the word that don't "sound good" for their own gain. Whether it's to be liked by man, or to continue to receive their big paycheck or their TV deal, etc.  The most common false teaching that fits the above description is that of "prosperity gospel," which is the teaching of using God for your own gain and purpose rather than doing what scripture tells us to do, which is allow God to use us for His purpose.  These teachers that use a prospe...

I've said this before but I think it's time to say it again. I know I share it often but it's so important to get it out there that I will continue to repeat it as many times as I need to so that everyone can hear this important truth. Jesus is coming soon!!! This is typically a Facebook status that I post but figure since I share my blog in places other than Facebook, I should share this here as well. This is also going to be an elevated version of the Facebook post with more information, details, explanation, and most importantly, scripture! So here we go!! Jesus is no joke y'all. Heaven is real. Hell is real. When you die and leave this Earth, you will end up in Heaven or in Hell. You get to decide where you're going because when Jesus died for you on the cross, that was His GIFT to you. You do NOT need to earn it, it's His gift to everyone. All He asked is that you believe Him, you believe and follow His word and you accept him as your Lord and Savior....