Timeless

There’s no need to get entangled in drawn-out conversations over the validity of the Anthanasian Creed. At the core of the Anthanasian Creed, we are told that if not for the Anthanasian Creed, no one could be saved. If that’s the case, who needs the Bible? In every story told or written since 325-AD, that lifts up the Anthanasian Creed, you won’t find anyone warning you of how it [actually] added onto what Jesus accomplished in the first century. It is impossible to brand the Anthanasian Creeds method of salvation as dependable, because there’s no evidence of anyone having to believe “the Son is God” to be saved in the Bible. In spite of that, the Anthanasian Creed still made its way into the twenty first century. I ask you, 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? When I say “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 would say the person is saved. Nothing could be [more] right than telling others about Jesus as laid out for us in the Bible. The word of God endures forever and what it tells us about Jesus, is timeless.

Salvation Is Not About The Anthanasian Creed

I’ll never take up man’s additions to the Bible, to be God’s plan of salvation. The Anthanasian Creeds, unless one believes “the Son is God” one cannot be saved, for one. The Anthanasian Creeds method might be acceptable for some (here on earth) but when all is said and done, it’ll clash with what one must believe in order to be saved according to the Scriptures. Never lose sight of this [most important] piece of God’s plan of salvation, Jesus is the Son of God. Salvation is not about the Anthanasian Creed.

A Case For One God, The Father

For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as there are many gods and many lords), yet for us there is one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we for Him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, through whom are all things, and through whom we live. 1 Corinthians 8:5-6 (NKJV) “And has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.” Revelation 1:6 (NKJV) In Revelation 1:6 the writer John is referring to believers in Christ Jesus, saying, Jesus “has made us kings and priests to His God and Father.” I would say this proves that Jesus is the Son of God and Anthanasian Creeds “the Son is God” shouldn’t have made its way into the twenty first century. Would you? “Yet for us there is one God, the Father,” refers to Jesus’ God and Father. Jesus “has made us kings and priests to His God and Father.” “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)

As The Father Has Told Me

“He who rejects Me, and does not receive My words, has that which judges him—the word that I have spoken will judge him in the last day. 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 12:48-50 (NKJV) The Anthanasian Creed states, “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.” According to the last sentence of that same creed, “This is the catholic (Christian) faith; which except you believe faithfully and firmly, you cannot be saved.” It will always be easy to say “the Son is God” but [Biblically] impossible to prove that. According to the Anthanasian Creed unless you believe “the Son is God,” “you cannot be saved.” The Anthanasian Creeds proposal (addition to God’s plan of salvation) didn’t work in 325-AD, and nothing has changed since. When it comes to what one must believe in order to be saved according to the Scriptures, “just as the Father has told Me, so I speak,” Jesus’ words make all the difference. We can easily identify the source of them, the all-knowing God of the Bible. I highly recommend concentrating on what Jesus accomplished in the first century, as laid out for us in the Bible, rather than on the creeds and the doctrines of men. Leading one to the Biblical Jesus becomes the easiest thing to do, because the Bible is trustworthy as is. Unlike the creeds and the doctrines of men, I see every reason to look after the Bible. Every day is a test of my faith but there’s one thing I’m not concerned about, the Anthanasian Creed becoming sound doctrine.

Being Educated About Jesus

While listening to the local “Christian” radio station I heard about “a Bible education,” and “a Seminary education.” According to the speaker on the radio “a Bible education,” is reading the Bible and believing it’s trustworthy as is. “A Seminary education” relies on those not mentioned in the Bible, in order to form sound doctrine. I can’t imagine distributing the contents of a creed, something written after the last entry of the New Testament, and calling it “a Bible education.” I believe the Bible is trustworthy as is. I’m not interested in creeds, let alone the doctrines of men. When it comes to my salvation, they just don’t matter. “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 believe “whoever believes in” Jesus, according to the Scriptures, “should not perish but have everlasting life.”

The Bible, Or The Anthanasian Creed?

The Bible is trustworthy as is. It tells us that Jesus is the Son of God and whoever believes in Him will be saved, and yet the Anthanasian Creed came along to say that unless one believes “the Son is God,” “you cannot be saved.” Sadly, many have taken this as truth. This makes the Bible subject to the Anthanasian Creed. I’ve sent this question to many. If I gave you the names of those that I have sent it to over a period of four years, you’d recognize the majority of them. To date I’ve only received one [direct] answer to it “Yes, and no,” which really isn’t an answer at all. Here’s my question: 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? When I say “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 would say the person is saved. Where does the blame lie for believing this person is not saved according to the Scriptures? The Bible, or the Anthanasian Creed? Who’s answerable for one having to believe “the Son is God” to be saved? The Bible, or those responsible for the Anthanasian Creed making its way into the twenty first century? As always with me, I don’t blame any person past or present. The Anthanasian Creed is the problem.

Telling Others About Jesus

I wouldn’t be so quick to call anyone a heretic if they don’t agree with your understanding of who Jesus is. Don’t let your mind wander here, because no one has called me a heretic. For me, telling others about Jesus, as laid out for us in the Bible, is the safe thing to do. I would highly recommend, especially to those believing/confessing Jesus is the Son of God, don’t lean on anyone’s understanding of who Jesus is, let alone your own. The Bible is trustworthy as is. The one believing/confessing Jesus is the Son of God cannot be anymore saved according to the Scriptures, than when they [first] believed Jesus is the Son of God. Calling this individual a heretic, for not endorsing “the Son is God,” is putting the Anthanasian Creed before the Bible. I wouldn’t be so quick to call it the safe thing to do, because “the Son is God” has the fingerprints of men all over it.

I'm Glad For Those Believing Jesus Is The Son Of God

In any discussion I find myself in, no matter what the ending may be, I’m glad for those believing Jesus is the Son of God. When I watch “Christian” programming on the television, because I’m only interested in what’s being said about Jesus and not in who’s saying it, it’s as if I’m listening to the local “Christian” radio station. Whether I can see the individual talking about Jesus, or not, I’m glad for those believing Jesus is the Son of God.

The Doctrines Of Men?

Some have been [falsely] led to believe that they have to go through the doctrines of men, to appreciate who Jesus is. In reality they depreciate what the Bible reveals to us about what Jesus accomplished in the first century. The way I see the doctrines of men, they cannot hold a candle to the truth in the Bible, and thus I have no interest in them. Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God. 1 John 4:15 (NKJV) As one who confesses Jesus is the Son of God, I say, the doctrines of men are senseless.