“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, “If we want to understand the bible we must keep our eyes on Jesus.” I agree with the speaker on this point. The speaker on the radio is a follower of the
Anthanasian Creed.
Those confessing Jesus is the Son of God, saved according to
the [Scriptures], should treat everyone confessing the same as brothers/sisters
in Christ. They [must] keep their eyes
on Jesus, His life, His actions, and most importantly what He did for us on the
cross.
“Therefore I said to you that you
will die in your sins; for if you do not believe I am He, you will die in your
sins.” Then they said to Him, “Who are You?” And Jesus said to them, “Just as I
have been saying to you from the beginning. I have many things to say and to
judge concerning you, but He who sent Me is true; and I speak to the world
those things which I heard from Him.” They did not understand that He spoke to
them of the Father. 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 8:24-28 (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)
“Jesus said to her,” “go to My brethren and say to
them, ‘I am ascending to My Father and your Father, and to My God and your God.’” Even with it being [plainly] laid out for us
in John 20:17, Jesus’ God and Father and Jesus’ brethren’s God and Father are
one and the same. I would
recommend that you keep your eyes [entirely] off the [Anthanasian
Creed]. I hope you can see that the
Anthanasian Creed only adds on to what Jesus accomplished in the first century.
As one who’s not ashamed to tell others about the [Biblical]
Jesus, and who rejects the Anthanasian Creed altogether, I say Jesus clearly
establishes His God and Father, who “taught” Jesus to “speak these
things,” when He said “I am ascending to My Father and your Father, and
to My God and your God.” To teach
the Anthanasian Creed is true, is to belittle everything Jesus
accomplished in the first century.
Simply said, the Anthanasian Creed is replacement theology.
Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God,
God abides in him, and he in God. 1 John
4:15 (NKJV)
I [absolutely] believe in freedom of speech, but it may come
with repercussions. Belittling what
Jesus accomplished in the first century is risky business. If the one confessing “Jesus is the Son of
God” isn’t saved according to the [Scriptures] because they reject the Anthanasian
Creed altogether, it’s time to stop appreciating, better yet looking forward
to, the second coming of Messiah Yeshua “Jesus.” Of all the silly things being preached today that
you have to believe to be saved, the Anthanasian Creed, birthed well after all of
the New Testament, is the silliest of them all.
Those confessing “that Jesus is the Son of God”
should be able to walk into any workplace, grocery store or [local] church and
be welcomed by those confessing the same.
They shouldn’t be alienated for rejecting false doctrines/teachings,
such as the Anthanasian Creed that adds onto what Jesus accomplished in the
first century. The [Bible] is more than
sufficient enough as is, and should be taught as such.
“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)
It’s time to preach the truths found in the teachings of
Messiah Yeshua “Jesus,” which is to say [Scripture] alone. Telling people the way to salvation includes
the writings of those not mentioned in the [Bible], is not an option, because
nothing could be further from the truth.
As you can see in John 3:16 “Whoever believes in” Jesus “should
not perish but have everlasting life,” is saved.
A person can’t be any more saved, than the moment they [confess]
to the all-knowing God of the [Bible] that [here and now] they believe Jesus is
the Son of God. My simple prayer is that
you keep your eyes on Jesus.
God bless.
In His Care… Jim
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