It's a Family Matter
“I am the way, the truth, and the life... no one comes to the Father except through Me (John 14:6) “After all, we’re all God’s children,” I overheard a woman say as I passed a group of ladies. If only it were so, I thought to myself. Unfortunately, according to God’s Word, that simply isn’t the case. While it is true that we are all products of His creation, we are not all members of His family kingdom. Lest I sound like a religious elitist who believes that only certain people deserve the privilege of belonging to His family, let me hasten to assure that the exact opposite is true. Membership in God’s family is open to everyone. It is not His will that anyone be left out: The Lord is...not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance (2 Peter 3:9) For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten (born-to-Him) Son that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life (John 3:16) ...