Not What I Think

When it comes to people discussing the Bible, I’m not awe-struck by the many different meanings a single word can have in the Greek language, or any other language for that matter. I’m interested in where one stands with Jesus today, just shy of two thousand years after Jesus’ death burial and resurrection. As much as incorrect teachings defend “the Son is God,” because the word of God doesn’t endorse the Anthanasian Creeds [lone] way to salvation, salvation and believing in Jesus according to the Scriptures go hand-in-hand. I can tell others about how I came to believe Jesus is the Son of God, and not stray one iota from what has been clearly laid out for us in the Bible. Not what I think it says, or someone else’s interpretation of it, but what is written. 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 any language John 20:17, would have Jesus’ God and Father and my God and Father being one and the same. Jesus said, “I am ascending to My Father and your Father, and to My God and your God.” It would be no different today, when you believe that Jesus is the Son of God. Who is he who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God? 1 John 5:5 (NKJV)

Utter Nonsense

“You are of your father the devil, and the desire of your father you want to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it.” John 8:44 (NKJV) While listening to the local “Christian” radio station I heard, “Satan tells 99 truths so that when he tells the lie you’ll believe it.” Satan “does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him.” Satan “is a liar and the father of it.” “Satan tells 99 truths so that when he tells the lie you’ll believe it” is utter nonsense.

Don't Tie Them To The Biblical Jesus

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) How do we know that the Anthanasian Creeds “the Son is God” is not dependable? Do not be deceived, believing it is. “I am ascending to My Father and your Father, and to My God and your God.” Jesus knew His God and Father and His brethren’s God and Father are one and the same. Saying, “the Son is God” doesn’t agree with what Jesus spoke in the first century. I will also align myself with Jesus and call Jesus’ God and Father my God and Father as well. What Jesus spoke in the first century is no less relevant to me, today. Any effort to dilute what Jesus spoke in the first century will fail, because it can’t be done. Words lifting up the Anthanasian Creeds “the Son is God,” doesn’t tie them to the Biblical Jesus. You won’t find, unless one believes “the Son is God” one “cannot be saved” in the Bible. “The Son is God,” solely belongs to the Anthanasian Creed. Whether you believe the Anthanasian Creed or not, I cannot sanction its false method of salvation. I will always keep “the Son is God” as far away from the Biblical Jesus, because I love Jesus’ teachings, as the east is from the west. The Bible is trustworthy as is and Jesus saying His God and Father and His brethren’s God and Father are one and the same is available for all to see, in John 20:17.

It Safeguards Us From False Doctrines

Two people believe Jesus is the Son of God and everything is fine until one of them says to the other, unless you believe “the Son is God” “you cannot be saved.” It’s Sunday. A man enters the local church. He’s in town on business and hasn’t been seen inside a church for over fifty years, except for weddings and funerals. If you kew this man you’d say, he’s not interested in hearing about the [Bible]. He’s greeted by many, but remains a stranger to them. The message he heard that day was taken straight from the [Bible], believe in Jesus Christ and you will be saved. Unbeknownst to those present that day the man wasn’t saved when he entered the church. Praise God, before the entire congregation, the man confessed to being a sinner, thanked Jesus for dying on a cross for him, and now believes in Jesus Christ. If I was present that day, I’d say this man is saved. After church the man was invited to lunch, an opportunity to celebrate the moment. During this time he mentioned that he was in town for another week, and would like to get together again. “There’s a [Bible] study on Wednesday night,” they said. With great joy, he accepts the invitation. It’s Wednesday. For the first time this born again believer in Jesus Christ heard, unless one believes the doctrine of the “Trinity” they cannot be saved. Confused, the man says, “Am I saved? Sunday’s message opened my eyes as to who Jesus is, what He did for me. It changed my life. All I want to do now is tell people about Jesus. What is this doctrine of the trinity?” The last sentence of the Anthanasian Creed reads like this, “This is the catholic (Christian) faith; which except you believe faithfully and firmly, you cannot be saved.” When you say, unless one believes “the Son is God” [the doctrine of the trinity] one “cannot be saved,” you’re safeguarding the high priest of all false doctrines. Nothing has caused more people to turn away from Biblical truths to false teachings, than the Anthanasian Creed. If you should find yourself doubting your salvation, because something threatening your position in Christ has crossed your path, stand on Scripture alone. Believers in Christ Jesus aren’t subject to the cares of this world, things contradicting God’s plan of salvation. When you believe in the purpose for Jesus’ shed blood on a cross [death], that He is risen indeed [resurrection], that is God’s plan of salvation in nutshell, and it safeguards us from false doctrines. Who is he who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God? 1 John 5:5 (NKJV)

Pick One

Jesus’ name has been mishandled in so many ways, since the last entry of the New Testament was penned. In general, books, doctrines, creeds and conversations, just to name a few, in which can be found man’s impression of who Jesus is. Thus demonstrating that the mere mentioning of Jesus’ name doesn’t guarantee everything being said about Him is true. The Anthanasian Creed goes beyond suggesting “the Son is God,” it affirms that one’s salvation is subject to believing “the Son is God.” The question becomes, since 325-AD, is there Biblical evidence of the Son of God Jesus and the Anthanasian Creeds “the Son is God” being one and the same. John 20:17, Romans 15:6, 2 Corinthians 1:3, 2 Corinthians 11:31, Ephesians 1:17, Colossians 1:3, 1 Peter 1:3, Revelation 1:6, Revelation 3:12, or Matthew 27:46 (NKJV), pick one of these to read. I would say it is clear from these verses that Jesus’ God is God. Taking it one step further, because the Bible is trustworthy as is, it proves the Son of God is all you need to believe in. I’m prepared to handle whatever may come my way, when pointing out the mishandling of Jesus' name. For those confessing Jesus is the Son of God, that is saved according to the Scriptures, I’ll reinforce how pointless the Anthanasian Creeds system really is.

They Are Saved

The Bible is clear concerning the matter, there’s no such thing as a hell bound believer in Christ Jesus. With its additions to what Jesus accomplished in the first century however, the Anthanasian Creed [clearly] tells a different story. According to the Anthanasian Creed, there’s every reason to believe that, the individual who believes Jesus is the Son of God isn’t saved at all. It tells us this born again believer in Christ Jesus “he shall perish everlastingly,” is hell bound. Unless he believes “the Son is God,” he “cannot be saved.” It is obvious, the one believing Jesus is the Son of God is saved according to the Scriptures. Trying to attach the Anthanasian Creeds “he shall perish everlastingly,” to those believing Jesus is the Son of God is not going to change their salvation status. They are saved.

Scripturally Speaking

Salvation is not what we conjure up. Scripturally speaking, you’ll find that nothing works when the Anthanasian Creed is tied to one’s salvation. Who is he who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God? 1 John 5:5 (NKJV) We can’t be more right with the all-knowing God of the Bible, than when we first believed Jesus is the Son of God.