In
the only name given among men by which we must be saved, Messiah Yeshua
“Jesus,” greetings. See Acts 4:12
(NKJV)
“For I have not spoken on My own
authority; but the Father who sent Me gave Me a command, what I
should say and what I should speak. And I know that His command is everlasting
life. Therefore, whatever I speak, just
as the Father has told Me, so I speak.” John 12:49-50 (NKJV)
While listening to the local “Christian” radio station I
heard, “Jesus claimed to speak only the words God the Father told Him to say.” Even though the speaker on the radio didn’t
mention that Jesus Himself said “just as the Father has told Me, so I speak,”
the speaker is 100% correct on this point.
What I find interesting is that unlike the speaker, Jesus
didn’t say “God the Father told Him to say.”
Instead Jesus said, “Just as the Father has told Me, so I speak.” I know the Anthanasian Creed lurks in the
background. Followers of that creed
believe and teach, “The Son is God.”
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)
There’s no harm in the speaker saying “God the Father” told
Jesus what to say. What creates an
absolute mess is saying “God the Father” told “the Son is God” what to say.
The [Bible] could never straighten this out. The [Bible] is clear concerning the matter,
Jesus is the Son of God.
“I am ascending to My Father and your Father, and to My
God and your God.” The Son of God “Jesus” did ascend to
His God and Father, the all-knowing God of the [Bible]. This [Biblical] truth is in jeopardy, if you
believe that Jesus’ teachings support the Anthanasian Creeds way to salvation. If you can’t trust the [Bible] all the time
as is, then you can’t trust it at all.
Privatizing the [Bible], making it what you want it to be,
opens the door for things like the Anthanasian Creeds addition to what the Son of God “Jesus” accomplished in
the first century.
Trust God’s plan for salvation and throw away the
Anthanasian Creeds addition.
God bless.
In His Care… Jim
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