Seeing
then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus
the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. Hebrews 4:14 (NKJV)
In
the precious and beautiful name of Messiah Yeshua “Jesus,” greetings.
Jesus heard that they had cast him
out; and when He had found him, He said to him, “Do you believe in the Son of God?” He answered and
said; “Who is He, Lord, that I may believe in Him?” And Jesus said to him, “You have both seen Him and it is He who is
talking with you.” John 9:35-37 (NKJV)
“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.
“Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season.
Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all long-suffering and teaching. For the time will come when they will
not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, because
they have itching ears, they will heap up for themselves teachers; and they
will turn their ears away from the truth, and be turned aside to fables. But
you be watchful in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an
evangelist, fulfill your ministry.” 2 Timothy 4:2-5 (NKJV)
If you’re going to “Preach the word,” make sure it’s
in the word. For example, the words “the
Son is God” are in the Anthanasian Creed but are not in the [Bible]. Imagine if the Anthanasian Creed did not
exist at all and there was no
reason to give “the Son is God,” a second thought. It wouldn’t be complicated or confusing. Jesus would be just as the [Bible] says He
is, the Son of God.
In order to make “the Son is God” believable, one
would have to be convinced of it being so [converted] by those not mentioned in the [Bible]. I’m not talking about having to believe “the
Son is God” to become a member of a local church believing “the Son is
God” here. I’m talking about what
one would have to believe to be saved according to the [Scriptures], “Preach
the word!”
The [Bible] doesn’t tell us to believe everything we hear, “For
the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine.”
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?
By saying “rejects the Anthanasian Creed altogether”
I mean, treat the Anthanasian Creed as if it never existed at all. As one who loves Jesus, and who’s not ashamed
to tell others about Him, I say “the person” is saved.
Don’t let your mind wander to far here, because Jesus
Himself settles the matter for us. “Jesus
said to him, “You have both seen Him and it is He who is talking with you.” Jesus is, “the Son of God.”
Whoever confesses that Jesus is the
Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.
1 John 4:15 (NKJV)
Who is he who overcomes the world,
but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God? 1 John 5:5 (NKJV)
There’s one explanation, as to why someone would say “the
person” is not saved. They’ve been
falsely led to believe something that was never mentioned in the [Bible]. They have been led to believe unless one
believes the doctrine of the trinity, one cannot be saved.
If you’re going to “Preach the word,” make sure it’s
in the word.
God bless.
In His Care… Jim
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