Follow Jesus' Lead

Grace, mercy, and truth will be with you from God the Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love. 2 John 3 (NKJV)

In the name of Him who was given all authority in heaven and on earth, Messiah Yeshua “Jesus,” greetings. Matthew 28:18 (NKJV)

Jesus spoke these words, lifting up His eyes to heaven, and said: “Father, the hour has come. Glorify Your Son, that Your Son also may glorify You, as You have given Him authority over all flesh, that He should give eternal life to as many as You have given Him.” John 17:2 (NKJV)

Let me emphasize, Jesus’ “Father” gave Jesus “authority over all flesh.”

Then He called His twelve disciples together and gave them power and authority over all demons, and to cure diseases. He sent them to preach the kingdom of God and to heal the sick. Luke 9:1-2 (NKJV)

Jesus did not give “His twelve disciples” “authority over all flesh.”  He gave them “power and authority over all demons, and to cure diseases.”

So they departed and went through the towns, preaching the gospel and healing everywhere. Luke 9:6 (NKJV)

The “twelve disciples” preached “the kingdom of God and” healed “the sick,” doing exactly what Jesus “sent” them to do.

“This is the catholic (Christian) faith; which except you believe faithfully and firmly, you cannot be saved.”  - Last sentence of the Anthanasian Creed.

Who sent people to “preach” the Anthanasian Creed?  The Anthanasian Creed wasn’t “preached” prior to 325-AD.  It has no “you cannot be saved,” “authority over all flesh.”  “The Son is God” wouldn’t exist, if not for the Anthanasian Creed.

As one who loves Jesus, and who’s not ashamed to tell others about Him, I say trust Jesus who “sent” the “twelve disciples” “to preach the kingdom of God,” “the gospel.”  The Anthanasian Creeds “method of salvation” is flat out wrong, but you have to trust Jesus to see it. 

Follow Jesus’ lead.

“For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.”  John 3:16 (NKJV)

“Whoever believes in” Jesus, will be saved.

God bless.

In His Care… Jim