“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in
Christ.” Ephesians 1:3 (NKJV)
In
the name of Him who gave Himself a ransom for all, Messiah Yeshua “Jesus,”
greetings. See
1 Timothy 2:6 (NKJV)
While listening to the local “Christian” radio station I
heard, “Anything you turn your life over to will destroy you, other than the
person of Jesus Christ.” The speaker on
the radio couldn’t have said it any better, hit the nail right on the head. The speaker is a follower of the Anthanasian
Creed.
“Whosoever will be saved, before
all things, it is necessary that he hold the catholic (i. e. , universal, (Christian)
faith. Which faith except every one do keep whole and undefiled without doubt he
shall perish everlastingly.” - First two sentences of the Anthanasian
Creed.
“This is the catholic (Christian)
faith; which except you believe faithfully and firmly, you cannot be saved.” -
Last sentence of the Anthanasian Creed.
We [absolutely] cannot link the salvation of a single soul
to the Anthanasian Creed but we can blame it for turning people away from
[Biblical] truths to false teachings. According
to the Anthanasian Creed unless one turns their life over to the Anthanasian
Creed, they “shall perish everlastingly.” Its followers will tell you the Anthanasian
Creed is sound doctrine, when nothing could be further from the truth. God’s plan of salvation is trustworthy. Unlike
the Anthanasian Creeds “method of salvation” where unless one believes the
Anthanasian Creed one “cannot be saved.”
“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)
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things
have passed away; behold, all things have become new. 2 Corinthians 5:17 (NKJV)
John 3:16 and 2 Corinthians 5:17 make it [perfectly] clear
that the Anthanasian Creed adds onto God’s plan of salvation. “Whoever believes in” Messiah Yeshua “Jesus,”
“He is a new creation” and doesn’t have to believe the Anthanasian Creed
for anything. It doesn’t matter that some
believe the Anthanasian Creed was birthed in the fourth century and others in the
fifth century. It adds onto God’s plan
of salvation.
Let’s cut to the chase, the Anthanasian Creed has absolutely
nothing to do with the salvation of one’s soul.
If you think there’s more than a 0% chance of the Anthanasian Creed
being sound doctrine, then saying “Anything you turn your life over to will
destroy you, other than the person of Jesus Christ” should be cause for concern
regarding the direction of your life.
Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God
abides in him, and he in God. 1 John
4:15 (NKJV)
The person confessing “Jesus is the Son of God” is
saved according to the [Scriptures]. There
is nothing in this [Scripture] that is unseen or implied. There is no word “unless” or “but” that would
bring in the claim of the Anthanasian Creed that you must believe it in order
to be saved. You’d be taking on the role
of being God when it comes to the word of God by saying the person isn’t saved
until they believe the Anthanasian Creed.
You be the judge.
Does the Anthanasian Creed add onto God’s plan of salvation?
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?
As one who loves Jesus, and who’s not ashamed to tell others
about Him, I say the person is saved. I
find it hard to believe that the one confessing Jesus is the Son of God, saved
according to the [Scriptures], and would say that the Anthanasian Creed does
not add onto God’s plan of salvation.
God bless.
In His Care… Jim
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