“That the God
of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the spirit of
wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him,” Ephesians 1:17 (NKJV)
In
the precious and beautiful name of Messiah Yeshua “Jesus,” greetings.
While listening to the local “Christian” radio station I
heard something I already knew, but was surprised to hear it coming from a
follower of the Anthanasian Creed. These
two men, both followers of the Anthanasian Creed, were discussing the significance
of creeds. That’s when I heard one of
them say, “The Apostles mentioned in the [Bible] didn’t actually write the
Apostles Creed. What we’re believing
actually agrees with God’s word.”
My first thought after hearing it was, “I wonder if he knows
the inspired word of God includes the writings of Peter, Paul and John who happen
to be apostles of Jesus Christ.”
The problem here isn’t with who is, isn’t, responsible for writing
the Apostles Creed. A quick study
concerning the matter will show it surfaced well after the last entry of the
New Testament which occurred near the end of the first century. The problem is with the follower of the
Anthanasian Creed saying “What we’re believing actually agrees with God’s word.” If the speaker had said “What we’re believing
actually agrees with man’s interpretation of God’s word,” instead, he would
have been 100% correct because that’s exactly what the Anthanasian Creed
[forces] its followers to do.
Jesus said to her, “Do not cling to Me, for I
have not yet ascended to My Father; but go to My brethren and say to them, ‘I
am ascending to My Father and your
Father, and to My God and
your God.’” John 20:17
(NKJV)
“Blessed be the
God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every
spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ.” Ephesians 1:3 (NKJV)
“Blessed be the
God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant
mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus
Christ from the dead,” 1 Peter 1:3 (NKJV)
As you can
see, proving the God and Father of Peter, Paul, John and Messiah Yeshua are one
and the same isn’t a problem.
Jesus said to her… “My Father and your Father” and
“My God and your God,” is
found in John’s writings.
Peter and Paul’s, “The God and Father of our Lord
Jesus Christ”.
It’ll be safe to say these three verses of [Scripture],
John 20:17, Ephesians 1:3 and 1 Peter 1:3, agree.
For a
follower of the Anthanasian Creed to say Peter, Paul, and John didn’t write the
Apostles Creed, is the [Biblically] correct thing for them to do. Neither of these three men wrote it, nor
anyone else mentioned in the inspired word of God for that matter. This in itself proves that the “Apostles
Creed” is based on man’s understanding/interpretation of the [Scriptures].
When the
speaker said “What we’re believing actually agrees with God’s word,” he’s
placing himself in the position of having to explain the [source] existence of
the Anthanasian Creeds [false] method of salvation, without the use of anything
else but “God’s word”.
Is the
Anthanasian Creeds method of salvation [actually] found in the inspired word of
God or, something surfacing after the fact which like the “Apostles Creed” would
be hearsay at best? It is the speaker’s
responsibility to prove the Anthanasian Creed agrees with actual
scripture. The speaker has a 0% chance
of accomplishing the task for obvious reasons. All the evidence he has is from outside the
inspired word of God, which makes it hearsay at best.
After reading
what’s [actually] written in the inspired word of God, specifically the words
found in John 20:17, Ephesians 1:3 and 1 Peter 1:3, would you give the speaker
anything more than a 0% chance?
God bless.
In His Care…
Jim
jimmasterson.blogspot.com
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