The Father and God of Christ

“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.

And the keeper of the prison, awaking from sleep and seeing the prison doors open, supposing the prisoners had fled, drew his sword and was about to kill himself. But Paul called with a loud voice, saying, “Do yourself no harm, for we are all here.”

Then he called for a light, ran in, and fell down trembling before Paul and Silas. And he brought them out and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”

So they said, “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household.” Acts 16:27-31 (NKJV)

If “what must I do to be saved” involves the Anthanasian Creed, “the keeper of the prison” was in the wrong place and at the wrong time, doomed.  The Anthanasian Creed surfaced and became doctrine of the Catholic Church in, 325-AD.  Neither “the keeper of the prison, Paul” or “Silas,” had to believe [or else] the Anthanasian Creeds “the Son is God” to be saved.  The Anthanasian Creed has absolutely nothing to do with God’s plan of salvation, “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved.”

While listening to the local “Christian” radio station I heard, “The handwriting is on the wall, Christians need to teach Christians.”  The speaker on the radio made it perfectly clear, Christians shouldn’t send their children to public schools.  The speaker is a follower of the Anthanasian Creed. 

Followers of that creed need to more open about their system of belief because “the handwriting is on the wall.”  Proving wrong the Anthanasian Creeds having to believe [or else] “the Son is God” to be saved false method of salvation, won’t be a problem. 

If you’re going to teach the Anthanasian Creed, leave it standing on its own.   

If you’ve attended seminary, left it believing the Anthanasian Creed is [Biblically] sound, you’re just one of the many that have chosen to ignore [Biblical] truths.  If it be the case you shouldn’t be encouraging others to believe, it’s the “Christian” thing to do.

What you’re about to read is taken straight from a conversation I had via E-mail, with a follower of the Anthanasian Creed.  The blank space is intentional, the name of the individual I sent it to isn’t the issue here.  The individual does believe “Sacred Scripture” and “Sacred Tradition” which is nothing more than the writings of those not mentioned in the [Bible], not [Scripture] alone.

“We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you.” Colossians 1:3 (NKJV)

“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)

“And has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.” John is speaking of Yeshua “Jesus” here in Revelation 1:6 (NKJV)

_____, using “Sacred Scripture” and/or “Sacred Tradition” alone, please explain how these three verses make the [Biblical] Jesus and the Anthanasian Creeds “the Son is God” one and the same?  The key words are “the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ” and “to His God and Father.”

The follower of the Anthanasian Creeds response:

“I see and accept that there are a multiple of verses which refer to the Father as the Father and God of Christ. I see why at on perspective this might suggest that Christ is not divine. The logic seems to be that to say the Father is the God of Christ suggest Christ is not divine because one wouldn’t say God has a God; otherwise there wouldn’t be God.”

As you can see the follower of the Anthanasian Creed admits, “I see and accept that there are a multiple of verses which refer to the Father as the Father and God of Christ.” 

The follower of the Anthanasian Creed took it one step further, saying, “I see why at on perspective this might suggest that Christ is not divine. The logic seems to be that to say the Father is the God of Christ suggest Christ is not divine because one wouldn’t say God has a God; otherwise there wouldn’t be God.”

Followers of the Anthanasian Creed are good at one thing, clinging to the writings of those not mentioned in the [Bible].  The issue isn’t with“this might suggest that Christ is not divine,” or “The logic seems to be that to say the Father is the God of Christ.”  The Anthanasian Creed forces people to believe that without it they can’t be saved, and that’s a problem. 

God bless.

In His Care… Jim