God is Behind These Things

He who does not love does not know God, for God is love. In this the love of God was manifested towards us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him. In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.  1 John 4:8-11 (NKJV)

In the name of Him God sent to be the propitiation for our sins, Messiah Yeshua “Jesus,” greetings.

Then Jesus said to them, “When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He, and that I do nothing of Myself; but as My Father taught Me, I speak these things.” John 8:28 (NKJV)

John 8:28 is straight forward, and easy to understand.  Jesus knew His “Father taught” Him to “speak these things.”  Jesus had to learn “these things,” as they were not His.  God is behind “these things.”

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)

For me, it’s easy to identify followers of the Anthanasian Creed.  Take John 20:17 for example, “I am ascending to My Father and your Father, and to My God and your God.”  “I am ascending to,” Jesus is going to ascend to “My Father” His Father and “My God,” His God.  Jesus wants “My brethren” His disciples to know that His God and Father and their God and Father are one and the same.  In order to keep themselves on the right side of the Anthanasian Creed, the follower of the Anthanasian Creed would have to treat “these things” that Jesus spoke, as hearsay at best.  The follower of that creed won’t see it that way but that’s exactly what they’re doing, in their attempt to keep the Anthanasian Creed up and running.

Ultimately, the Anthanasian Creed is man’s attempt to fill a void that didn’t exist in the first place.  There’s no reason to believe the Anthanasian Creed for anything, let alone the only way to salvation.

In a world bent on silencing [Biblical] truths, in some cases demonstrating an open desire to serve Satan, the truth needs be heard and it can only be found in the [Bible].  We can trust it to be an absolute truth, recorded accurately.  If you’re saying there aren’t any absolute truths to be found, I’d ask is that an absolute truth?

God bless.

In His Care… Jim

It Shouldn't Take Years of Seminary

Who is he who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?  1 John 5:5 (NKJV)

In the name of Him who is risen indeed, Messiah Yeshua “Jesus,” greetings. Luke 24:34 (NKJV)

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)

In the [Bible] we find that born again believers in Jesus have the same God and Father as Jesus Himself.  “I am ascending to My Father and your Father, and to My God and your God.”  There’s no reason to believe that this condition is temporary.

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

The follower of the Anthanasian Creed should be familiar with the words “the Son is God,” even though they aren’t in the [Bible].  “The Son is God” is essential in the defense of Anthanasian Creeds false “method of salvation,” which says unless one believes the doctrine of the trinity one “cannot be saved.”  According to the Anthanasian Creed, it’s the only way to salvation.  The doctrine of the trinity wouldn’t exist, if not for the Anthanasian Creed.

I have asked Bible Scholars to explain why believing the doctrine of the trinity is essential to one’s salvation.  I typically get an answer like “It took years of seminary training to understand it.”  Do you think the [Bible] is so complicated that it should take years of training to understand it?

Just for a moment, consider the possibility of you having to help someone whose car, was rear-ended by another car.  Someone you’ve never met before, who is in great pain.  About a year ago, that was me.  I called 911, and stayed with this individual until the police and ambulance arrived.  I wasn’t called to testify, so I have no idea of what became of it.  I do know this individual and his brother, who showed up later, were very thankful for my stopping to help.  I was sure to let the brother know that it was a God thing that I was there in the first place.

I was thankful that the injured brother would survive, but what if the situation was different?  What if this individual was about to take their final breathe on earth, and wanted to make it right with God.  How much time do you think I would have spent on the Anthanasian Creed?  If you said the thought of it would never have crossed my mind, you’d be in good company.

All someone needs to know as they face death is this:

“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)

With me, it’s all about what Jesus accomplished in the first century.  “Whoever believes in” Jesus Christ will be saved, and the Anthanasian Creed will have absolutely nothing to do with it.

God bless.

In His Care… Jim

I Pray You'll be With Jesus

“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.

Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you. But you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God. 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 (NKJV)

“And such were some of you,” is speaking to born again believers in Messiah Yeshua “Jesus.”  This holds true for when Paul wrote these words in the first century, as well as when we read them in the [Bible], today.

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)

Let’s cut to the chase, God’s plan of salvation has been clearly laid out for us in the [Bible], and is available for all to read.  In the [Bible] we’ll find born again believers in Jesus, have the same God and Father as Jesus Himself.  “I am ascending to My Father and your Father, and to My God and your God.”

As one who loves Jesus, and not ashamed to tell others about Him, I say in order to put the Anthanasian Creed in its proper place, the nearest trash bin, its followers would have to begin teaching that the Anthanasian Creed does demand more than what the [Bible] says.  They must, cease from judging the eternal destiny of one’s soul [by the Anthanasian Creed].

“And such were some of you,” includes me.  Any attempt to prove rejecting the Anthanasian Creed keeps me from being with Jesus when He comes for those that love Him, will fail.  I know the Anthanasian Creed demands more than what the [Bible] says, and I won’t judge the eternal destiny of one’s soul [by the Anthanasian Creed].

I wouldn’t add to, or subtract from, the events leading up to and including Jesus’ death burial and resurrection, and I suggest you don’t either.  We are to learn from the mistakes of the past.  The greatest of these is not trusting the [Bible] to be more than sufficient enough, as is.

There will be a day when the Anthanasian Creed will be no more, I pray you’ll be with Jesus when it comes.                 

God bless.

In His Care… Jim

Don't be Surprised by The Way Others Treat You

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 precious and beautiful name of Messiah Yeshua “Jesus,” greetings.

While watching the news on television I heard, “You’ll know their religion by how they treat others.”  The speaker on the television was standing before a live audience, what I heard was prerecorded. 

I don’t know what the speaker thinks about the [Bible].  I do know “You’ll know their religion by how they treat others” is straight from the pit of hell.  If I told you what was behind this quote, there’d be no question as to what was meant by it.  The speaker’s point was tell us not to quote [Scripture], because you’re being hateful towards others when you do.

If quoting [Scripture] is seen as being hateful towards others, then the true follower of Messiah Yeshua “Jesus” shouldn’t be surprised by the way others treat them.

“If the world hates you, you know that it hated Me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love its own. Yet because you are not of this world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.” John 15:18-19 (NKJV)

“If the world hates you, you know that it hated Me before it hated you” is straight forward, and easy to understand.  True followers of Messiah Yeshua “Jesus” know it’s all about Jesus.  This predicts why “the world” doesn’t “love” those that treat the [Bible] as more than sufficient enough as is.

God bless.

In His Care… Jim

What The Bible Says

“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)

In the precious and beautiful name of Messiah Yeshua “Jesus,” greetings.

While listening to the local “Christian” radio station I heard, “Our answer should come from what the bible says.”  The speaker on the radio doubled down, saying, “Our answer should come from the word of God.”  The speaker on the radio is a follower of the Anthanasian Creed.  

Would you say the person confessing Jesus is the Son of God, the Lord and the Savior of their life, saved according to the [Scriptures], and rejects the Anthanasian Creed altogether, is saved?

As one who loves Jesus, and who’s not ashamed to tell others about Him, I say the person is saved.  I know that what is known of the Anthanasian Creed, today, is an exaggerated story of the events that took place in 325-AD.  Followers of the Anthanasian Creed would agree with the speaker on the radio but just can’t seem to say the person is saved, according to “what the bible says.”  I would say that they do know the person is saved.  It’s the “rejects the Anthanasian Creed altogether” part that is hard for them, to swallow.       

God bless.

In His Care… Jim

From One Generation to The Next

“We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you.” Colossians 1:3 (NKJV)

In the only name given among men by which we must be saved, Messiah Yeshua “Jesus,” greetings.  Acts 4:12 (NKJV)

Then Jesus said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you become fishers of men.” Mark 1:17 (NKJV)

Let me emphasize, Jesus wants us to “follow Me,” follow Him.

While watching television I heard, “The word trinity is not in the bible.  The trinity is the heritage of the Roman Catholic Church.”  The speaker on the television is a follower of the Anthanasian Creed.

“Whosoever will be saved, before all things, it is necessary that he hold the catholic (i. e. , universal, (Christian) faith. Which faith except every one do keep whole and undefiled without doubt he shall perish everlastingly.”  - First two sentences of the Anthanasian Creed.

“You have heard Me say to you, ‘I am going away and coming back to you.’ If you loved Me, you would rejoice because I said, ‘I am going to the Father,’ for My Father is greater than I.” John 14:28 (NKJV)

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)

“And in this Trinity none is before or after other; none is greater or less than another; But the whole persons are coeternal together, and coequal:” -Anthanasian Creed

Of the many verses of [Scripture] available to me, to prove Jesus did not “keep” the Anthanasian Creed “whole and undefiled,” I chose John 14:28.  Jesus wants His followers to “rejoice because” He “said, I am going to the Father,’ for My Father is greater than I.”  When Jesus “ascended” to “My Father is greater than I,” His Father, He “ascended” to “My God,” His God. 

The Anthanasian Creed “none is greater or less than another” doesn’t agree with these things Jesus said.  It explicitly contradicts “My Father is greater than I.”

“So the Father is God, the Son is God, and the Holy Ghost is God. And yet they are not three Gods, but one God.”  - Anthanasian Creed.

The speaker was correct, saying, “the word trinity is not in the bible.”  The speaker failed to mention that the words “the Son is God” aren’t in the [Bible] either.  “The Son is God” only exists, and thus the doctrine of “trinity,” because man created the Anthanasian Creed.

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

The speaker is correct when saying “The trinity is the heritage of the Roman Catholic Church.”  With this heritage came the shift forcing that one must believe the doctrine of the “trinity,” without which one “cannot be saved.”  In the [Bible], there’s not a single mentioning of anyone having to believe [or else] the doctrine of the “trinity” to be saved.

When Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, saying, “Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?” So they said, “Some say John the Baptist, some Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Simon Peter answered and said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” Jesus answered and said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in heaven.”  Matthew 16:13-17 (NKJV)

When I heard the speaker say “The trinity is the heritage of the Roman Catholic Church,” I thought about those responsible for the Anthanasian Creed making its way into the twenty first century.  How if they would have taken what Jesus accomplished in the first century more seriously, rather than tampering with God’s plan of salvation, everyone would know the answer to the question “Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?”  Jesus is “the Christ, the Son of the living God.”

“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)

If the Anthanasian Creed had never been brought into existence, people would still have to believe in Jesus to be saved, but there’d be no doubt as to who Jesus is.  “Whoever believes in” “the Christ, the Son of the living God,” Jesus, will be saved.

Here’s some sound advice for the follower of the Anthanasian Creed, accept the fact that Jesus did not “keep” the Anthanasian Creed “whole and undefiled.”  True followers of Messiah Yeshua “Jesus” won’t “perish everlastingly,” for rejecting the Anthanasian Creed altogether.

If you’re interested in passing something down, from one generation to the next, let it be faith in what Jesus accomplished in the first century, and keep that whole and undefiled.

God bless.

In His Care…Jim

The Greatest Mistake One Could Make

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 precious and beautiful name of Messiah Yeshua “Jesus,” greetings.

During the 2016 presidential debate season, the only news station that I watch on television was seeking questions to ask the candidates.  When the final 2016 presidential debate was over, I had one regret, I didn’t send one.  Not that I didn’t have any questions needing to be asked, I just considered sending them to be a waste of time.  

After listening to some of the “potential” 2020 presidential candidates and how they believe that they’re the ones looking out for everyone’s best interest, I’m not waiting to be asked for questions this time around.  When the opportunity presents itself, I’m prepared for those candidates that come to speak locally.

I’ve had my question ready to send to the news channel, for quite some time now.  After a recent conversation with an individual that is not a presidential candidate in 2020, I’m getting it out there for all to see.  I will send the question to the news channel if they should happen to ask for them.

Here’s my question, just as it was written for the news station.

My name is Jim Masterson.  I live in the state of New Hampshire.

This is my question to all the 2020 presidential candidates.

I say turning ones back to God’s plan of salvation is the greatest mistake one could make, and the second is just like it, adding to or subtracting from what has been clearly laid out for us in the [Bible].  What would you say is the greatest mistake one could make?

Thanks for taking my question.

God bless.

In His Care… Jim

This individual and I agreed on some things, and had our differences with others.  The conversation, which centered on mistakes made in the past concerning equality for all peoples here in the United States of America alone, was moving along smoothly.  I certainly agreed with mistakes being made in the past but the conversation came to a screeching halt when I included all peoples of the world, and put the blame on “sin nature.”  This individual was not happy with my shifting the blame from a specific “group” of people from the past and to the source of the problem, which can [easily] be traced back to the Garden of Eden.   

The conversation ended without incident.  I’m sure those within hearing distance of it left with something to think about.  I left trusting the all-knowing God of the [Bible], that a good seed was planted that day.

Allowing people to say/believe whatever they like, is the correct thing to do.  For me to confess to believing in Jesus and give no reason for others to believe the same, is the wrong thing to do.  I don’t need to wave the [Bible] in the air, to let others know that it is [really] best for them.

The way I see it we can say/believe whatever we like about the way things are, but God’s plan of salvation is the key.  Has to whose [really] interested in looking out for everyone’s best interest, or not.  As one who loves Jesus, and who’s not ashamed to tell others about Him, I say preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ is the safest thing one could do.  People need to know why Jesus had to die on a cross for the sin of the world.  This is the centerpiece of God’s plan of salvation.  Believing in Jesus, according to the [Scriptures], keeps one from having to be concerned about the cares of this world. 

“What would you say is the greatest mistake one could make?”

God bless.

In His Care… Jim

Stay Clear of The Anthanasian Creed

“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, “It is possible to teach the bible without teaching Christ.”

“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)

I wholly trust John 3:16.  I believe God “gave His only begotten Son,” because He “so loved the world.”  I trust my eternity to, “whoever believes in” Jesus “should not perish but have everlasting life.”  I rejoice in knowing that same God was thinking of me, when Jesus died on a cross for the sin of the world.  I pray that same God was thinking of you, too.

I agree, “It is possible to teach the bible without teaching Christ.”  Taking it one step further, I say, it is easy to recognize those who “teach the bible without teaching Christ.”  They’ll be the ones saying Jesus died on a cross for your sins, yet teach unless one believes the Anthanasian Creed one cannot be saved.  This however, is ultimately wrong.  To teach the Bible requires that you teach God’s plan of salvation, which is Christ.  The speaker on the radio is a follower of the Anthanasian Creed.

Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.  1 John 4:15 (NKJV)  

Here’s some sound advice for all peoples of the world, stay clear of the Anthanasian Creed.  You can’t change the fact that “the Son is God” wouldn’t exist, and thus the doctrine of the “Trinity,” if not for the Anthanasian Creed.  There’s no reason to rely on, unless one believes the doctrine of the “Trinity” one cannot be saved.  “Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.”

God bless.

In His Care… Jim