“Blessed be
the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of
all comfort,” 2 Corinthians 1:3 (NKJV)
In
the precious and beautiful name of Messiah Yeshua “Jesus,” greetings.
While listening to the local “Christian” radio station I
heard, “I’m so glad I live on this side of the cross, it was so complicated
back then.”
The speaker on the radio is saying being on this side of the
cross has its advantages. That it’s
better not having to deal with the sequence of events leading up to the once a
year sacrifice which included a “scapegoat,” because it was no longer necessary
after Yeshua’s death burial and resurrection. The speaker then went on to sum
it all up by saying, “God is perfectly pleased with the cross.”
I totally agree with “God is perfectly pleased with the
cross,” “it was so complicated back then” is what I have a problem with.
If the inspired word of God seems “complicated” to you,
you’ve probably heard conflicting stories concerning things mentioned in
it. It never ceases to amaze how people speak
of the events that took place during [Biblical] times, as if they were eyewitnesses
to the events themselves. Giving
[precise] detail of everything that happened, that only someone present at the
time could know, when there’s no [Biblical] evidence of it being so.
There’s a problem with having two
people in a crowded room, and giving their own “firsthand account” version of
something mentioned in the [Bible]. The
innocent bystander who just so happens to be in hearing distance of them both,
gets to hear two [totally] different versions of the same [Biblical]
account. Who would you say is
“complicating” matters here? Obviously
it’s these two offering up their [lengthy] version of something mentioned in
the inspired word of God, when it only gives them a [tiny] portion of what
actually took place.
The inspired word of God is sufficient, as is. Leaving the inspired word of God well enough
alone, is the safest thing one can do.
This is the disciple who testifies
of these things, and wrote these things; and we know that his testimony is
true. And there are also many other things that Jesus did, which if they were
written one by one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the
books that would be written. Amen. John 21:24-25 (NKJV)
After reading what is known to us today as John 21:24-25, do
you see any reason to believe John is instructing us to fill in the gaps as we
go? Create those “missing links” that
are often found throughout the inspired word of God, between one [Biblical]
event and the next, and for our benefit?
I don’t.
We need to see the [Bible] for what it is, inspired by
God. An accurate account of the events
that took place during [Biblical] times and, of those yet to come. Absolute truths. When it concerns the salvation of one’s soul,
I’m not looking elsewhere for the answers to those questions. If you should find something on the “difficult”
side to understand in the inspired word of God, look no further than the
teachings of Messiah Yeshua for clarity, let alone peace of mind. Simply put if you’re going to be found guilty
of anything, make it for having confessed to be a sinner, in need of a Savior,
and continuing to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ as is.
I did find “I’m so glad I live on this side of the cross, it
was so complicated back then” to be at the very least, interesting, coming from
a follower of the Anthanasian Creed that is.
Just as followers of the Anthanasian Creed are guilty of it today,
people during [Biblical] times were guilty of trusting in their own understanding
of God’s plan of salvation as well.
The interesting thing here is, even
with the wide gap between the first entries of the New Testament which occurred
midway through the first century, and today, “religious leaders” seem to be the
ones guilty of getting it all wrong, and complicating matters.
The speaker that’s glad about living on [this] side of the
cross here, doesn’t see that the Anthanasian Creeds method of salvation is a
false one, let alone made known to the public in 325-AD which [is] on [this]
side of the cross.
God bless.
In His Care… Jim
As I’ve done in the past, the top ten countries coming onto
this blog in the past thirty days.
United States of America (1), Germany (3), France (4),
United Arab Emirates, Spain, Kenya, Latvia, Poland (6), Russia (2), and Turkmenistan. Overall top ten position in parentheses.
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