Gaylord Diaz

Hello there, maranatha, and praise the Lord! My name is Gaylord Diaz. I was born and raised on the tiny island of Guam, America's westernmost territorial frontier in the Pacific Ocean. Educationally, I have a B.A. in General Science from the University of Guam and an M.A. Religion in Biblical Studies from the Anderson School of Theology located in Anderson, Indiana. Religiously, I was saved as a young boy in Junior High School and was almost immediately aware of God's call to serve Him and His church as a minister of the Gospel. I attended the First Church of God, located in Barrigada, Guam (a.k.a. Pacific Ocean Mission), an affiliate of the Church of God denomination, Holiness Movement, headquartered in Anderson, Indiana. Ministerially, I am a Spirit-filled Pastor/Teacher by calling, entrusted with a whole counsel, life-changing Bible ministry. It has been my great honor and privilege to serve the Lord for forty years in various church leadership and ministerial capacities. At present, I am ministering in a Full Gospel church in Warsaw, Indiana. Very happily married to the former Carma Snavely and blest with six wonderful children—Edgar James, Ana Marie, Melissa Victoria, Elijah Ben, Laura Nicole, and Abigail Rose; we currently reside in Ligonier, Indiana.

What do I believe? I guess I can go down the line and tell you everything I believe. But do you know how long that would take? I'm on a schedule. So to simplify things quite a bit, let me say that everything I believe stems from my approach to Scripture. Namely, God said what He meant and He meant what He said. I take God at His Word. What's figurative is figurative. And it's meant to be understood figuratively. But, in the main, the Scriptures are literal. And they need to be interpreted literally, linguistically, culturally, dispensationally, and contextually. I let Scripture interpret Scripture. So if the Scriptures say it or teach it, then that, in a nutshell, is what I believe. I know that may not be entirely to your liking because it just isn't specific enough. But if it really bothers you, drop me an email and ask me where I stand on a particular verse or doctrine and I'll do my very best to get back to you in a timely manner.