Through The Preaching of God's Word

Grace, mercy, and truth will be with you from God the Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love. 2 John 3 (NKJV)

In the precious and beautiful name of Messiah Yeshua “Jesus,” greetings.

While listening to the local “Christian” radio station I heard a person say as part of their testimony, “Through the preaching of God’s word, my heart was changed drastically.”  The person is a follower of the Anthanasian Creed.  

“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)

The time for preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ in truth, by those confessing to be saved according to the [Scriptures], is now.

What can man do to save themselves?  Salvation can only be found in Jesus Christ, the centerpiece of God’s plan of salvation.  What Jesus accomplished in the first century is available for all to see, in the [Bible].  “Whoever believes in” Jesus “should not perish but have everlasting life.”  When your thoughts are centered on the [Biblical] Jesus, you can trust God is behind it all, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob (Israel).

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 one chooses to treat the Anthanasian Creed, to either believe or reject it altogether, doesn’t change anything in John 20:17.  Jesus “ascending” to “My God” His God and “to My Father” His Father, is a done deal.  Jesus’ God and Father and “My brethren” Jesus’ brethren’s God and Father, are one and the same. 

If you’re using the Anthanasian Creed as the test of one’s salvation, I hope for your sake that you are truly saved, which is to be found on the right side of John 3:16 and 20:17.  The Anthanasian Creed enters into the picture after the fact, and not a single person has been, could be, or ever will be saved by it, nor will they be condemned to hells fire for rejecting it altogether.  Any attempt to link the Anthanasian Creed to that which Jesus accomplished in the first century, will fail.

Don’t get upset when I say the Anthanasian Creed is the high priest of all false doctrines because it is, and it is [Biblically] correct to say so.  Jesus died on a cross, so we can have a relationship with Him.  The Anthanasian Creed is bent on disrupting [corrupting] that relationship. 

A [true] follower of Messiah Yeshua “Jesus,” cannot be separated from God, even by the Anthanasian Creed.  However, believers of the Anthanasian Creed will be saying things about Jesus that just aren’t true.

“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal.  For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” Matthew 6:19-21 (NKJV)

Those looking to silence [Biblical] truths, are “thieves.”  The gospel of Jesus Christ is clear, “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth.”

“For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”  Make sure your treasure is in the truth, the word of God.  For those confessing Jesus is the Son of God, saved according to the [Scriptures], and “treasuring” the Anthanasian Creed, “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth.”  The Anthanasian Creed is nothing more than “moth and rust,” camouflaged as sound doctrine.

“Through the preaching of God’s word my heart was changed drastically,” indicates a true follower of Messiah Yeshua “Jesus.”  The word of God was the change agent.  It had absolutely nothing to do with the Anthanasian Creed.  We all need Jesus, as given to us straight from the [Scriptures].

God bless.

In His Care… Jim

Immediately, If Not Sooner

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

In the precious and beautiful name of Messiah Yeshua “Jesus,” greetings.

Then Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest and asked letters from him to the synagogues of Damascus, so that if he found any who were of the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem. Acts 9:1-2 (NKJV)

Then he fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?” And he said, “Who are You, Lord?” Then the Lord said, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. It is hard for you to kick against the goads.” So he, trembling and astonished, said, “Lord, what do You want me to do?” Then the Lord said to him, “Arise and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.” Acts 9:4-6 (NKJV)

Let me emphasize, prior to his encounter with Jesus “Saul,” who is also called Paul, consented to Stephen’s death (Acts 8:1-3).  Paul, after his encounter with Jesus, then went on to write 12 books of the New Testament.  What Jesus accomplished in the first century is simply, amazing.  It doesn’t matter what you’ve done, there is a road that leads [directly] to the kingdom of God.  I highly recommend getting on it, immediately, if not sooner.

Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.  1 John 4:15 (NKJV)   

Have you had an encounter with the one “you are persecuting,” the [Biblical] Jesus?  If you’re confessing “Jesus is the Son of God” as given to us in the [Scriptures], you have.  You’re on the road that leads [directly] to the kingdom of God.  It may not appear to be so at the moment for you, because even true followers of Jesus fall on hard times, but accepting what Jesus accomplished in the first century guarantees it.  There is no middle ground, you’re either on the path that leads [directly] to the kingdom of God, or you’re not. 

Don’t be fooled by the Anthanasian Creed, because it leads to nowhere.  It only adds onto that which Jesus accomplished in the first century.  Confess “that Jesus is the Son of God,” soon if you haven’t already.

God bless.

In His Care… Jim

By and Through Man's Understanding of the Scriptures

“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 name of Him who makes us kings and priests to His God and Father, Messiah Yeshua “Jesus,” greetings.  See Revelation 1:6 (NKJV)

If becoming a member of a local church requires that one must believe the teachings of said church, make sure the Anthanasian Creed isn’t being taught as sound doctrine.  Jesus’ teachings are true while man’s interpretation in them may not.  Such is the case with the Anthanasian Creed.  It is acceptable only to those believing that it is sound doctrine, which certainly doesn’t make it so.  Giving the final say to the [Bible] where God’s plan of salvation has been clearly laid out for us, avoids what the Anthanasian Creed has added to what Jesus accomplished in the first century.

“This is the catholic (Christian) faith; which except you believe faithfully and firmly, you cannot be saved.”  - Last sentence of the Anthanasian Creed.

You be the judge.  According to the Anthanasian Creed unless one believes it “faithfully and firmly,” one “cannot be saved.”  Does that not say unless the Anthanasian Creeds way is added onto that which Jesus accomplished in the first century, all is lost?  Believe in the [Biblical] Jesus.  The Anthanasian Creed has [absolutely] nothing to do with Messiah Yeshua “Jesus.”

The Anthanasian Creed should never have made its way into the twenty first century.  It is nothing more than a way of turning people away from [Biblical] truths.  The Anthanasian Creeds way, camouflaged as sound doctrine, is [entirely] supported by and through man’s understanding of the [Scriptures].

Some would say I’m [totally] missing the mark here.  I wonder if these same people would take the time to answer one [simple] question.  One that if answered correctly, which is to say according to the [Scriptures], has the Anthanasian Creeds way on the wrong side of truth, all day long.

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 rejecting 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.  It is, according to the [Scriptures], impossible to prove otherwise.

God bless.

In His Care… Jim

A Godless Society

Who is he who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?  1 John 5:5 (NKJV)

In the name of Him who was given all authority in heaven and on earth, Messiah Yeshua “Jesus,” greetings. See Matthew 28:18 (NKJV)

Up until just a few days ago, it has been quite some time since I [intentionally] went to the local coffee house with hopes of having a conversation with a total stranger.  It doesn’t matter the color of their skin, the type of clothes they choose to wear or the topic of their choice.  I look forward to each conversation.  I leave it up to them to reveal the role the [Bible] plays in their life, if any, knowing that some could care less about it.  Although it won’t take much for me see [exactly] where they stand with it.  Nevertheless, I’m willing to listen to what people have to say.  For those of you that don’t know me I ask a lot of questions, for the sake of both of us leaving the better for it.

I will not remain silent, or agree to disagree, with anything linked to the Anthanasian Creed.  Everything else, I’m interested in finding out what’s behind it all.

I find people are leaning more towards a Godless society, to the point of being blind to what they’re actually getting themselves into.  For example, the person that’ll never be satisfied until everyone is [totally] depending on them to provide hope and prosperity and not God.  People are willing to support such a person.

It is my obligation to tell you that to reject God’s way, is the [absolute] worst decision one could make.  Trusting the person that’s rejecting God’s way, is running a close second.  People can change their ways but taking advantage of others for personal gain, contradicts the teachings of Messiah Yeshua “Jesus.”  The [Bible] is clear concerning the matter.  Don’t look outside the [Bible] for what’s best for you.

God bless.

In His Care… Jim

The Ultimate Act of Kindness

Living out the gospel of Jesus Christ in truth, is the ultimate act of kindness.  We must become masters, of the acts of kindness.

To Walk With Jesus

“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)

In the precious and beautiful name of Messiah Yeshua “Jesus,” greetings.

“You have a few names even in Sardis who have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with Me in white, for they are worthy. He who overcomes shall be clothed in white garments, and I will not blot out his name from the Book of Life, but I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels.” Revelation 3:4-5 (NKJV)

Let me emphasize, those believing in Messiah Yeshua “Jesus,” that either have passed, or are living and choose to believe sometime to taking their last breathe on earth, “shall walk with” Jesus.  One can take a walk with as many people as they like while on earth, and they may come from many different cultures and belief systems.  There’s no middle ground here though, as there is only one way to “walk with” Jesus.

“For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe in Him is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.” John 3:17-18 (NKJV)

Then they said to Him, “What shall we do, that we may work the works of God?” Jesus answered and said to them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He sent.” John 6:28-29 (NKJV) 

If one wants to truly walk with Jesus, “You believe in Him whom” God “sent,” Messiah Yeshua “Jesus.”  “He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe in Him is condemned already.” 

“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)

“Whoever believes in” Messiah Yeshua “Jesus” will be saved, which is to say they’ll “walk” with Jesus.  For me, to “walk with” Jesus, means the end of all pain and sorrow.  What a [wonderful] joy filled time that will be.

I hope your joy stems from that which Jesus accomplished in the first century, as well.  It’s available to all, those having the opportunity to do so.  Don’t be fooled by the cares of this world things that’ll distract you from the truth, because there’s only one way to “walk with” Jesus. 

God bless.

In His Care… Jim

The Eternal Destiny of Your Soul is at Stake Here

Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. Hebrews 4:14 (NKJV)

In the only name given among men by which we must be saved, Messiah Yeshua “Jesus,” greetings.  See Acts 4:12 (NKJV)

What then? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is preached; and in this I rejoice, yes, and will rejoice.  Philippians 1:18 (NKJV)

“Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is preached.”  Recently I heard something on the news channel that caused me to ask God to help me to “rejoice,” even when Jesus’ name is used by those having turned their backs to [Biblical] truths.  I’m not going to give the speaker’s name, because the battle is not against flesh and blood.  I will say that the speaker mentioned Jesus’ name but at the same time wasn’t trying to preach the gospel.

“A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.” John 13:34-35 (NKJV)

You’re either one of Jesus’ “disciples,” which is to say saved according to the [Scriptures], or you are not.

Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it. For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?” Matthew 16:24-26 (NKJV)

“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) 

This may be hard for some to receive but it is an [absolute] truth, “what will a man give in exchange for his soul,” we can’t save ourselves from hells fire.   “Whoever believes in” Jesus “should not perish but have everlasting life,” which is to say [absolutely] heaven bound.

The person looking to further their own career, [abusing] silencing [Biblical] truths, fails to see the significance of leaning on one’s own understanding of all things.  “For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul?”

The person using Jesus’ name for personal gains, is a double minded one.  The [Bible] points us to having to believe in the centerpiece of God’s plan of salvation to be saved, Messiah Yeshua “Jesus.”  If you’re not interested in preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ in truth, be forewarned.  The eternal destiny of your soul is at stake here.  I pray you choose to believe in the [Biblical] Jesus, and continue to do so according to the [Scriptures].  Everything one needs to know about Jesus, is available for all to see in the [Bible].

God bless.

In His Care… Jim

The Person is Either Saved or They're Not

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

In the precious and beautiful name of the Faithful and True Witness, Messiah Yeshua “Jesus,” greetings.  See Revelation 3:14 (NKJV)

If one is confessing Jesus is the Son of God, which to say is saved according to the [Scriptures], it doesn’t matter where one stands with the Anthanasian Creed.

I’ve sent the question below to many.  If I gave you the names of those that I have sent it to over the last three years, you’d recognize the majority of them.  To date I’ve only received one [direct] answer to it.  That answer was “Yes, and no,” which really isn’t an answer at all.

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 rejecting the Anthanasian Creed altogether, is saved?

This question pits the Anthanasian Creed against the inspired word of God, [Biblical] truths. The Anthanasian Creed guarantees that the person rejecting it is not saved, when nothing could be further from the truth.  Don’t over think this.  There’s nothing more to the question than meets the eye. Simply, the person is either saved, or they’re not.  I say what Jesus accomplished in the first century matters and the Anthanasian Creed does not.  The person is saved. 

God bless.

In His Care… Jim

The top ten countries coming onto this blog the past thirty days.  Over all top ten position in parentheses.

United States of America (1), France (3), Unknown Region (9), Ireland, Russia (2), Belgium, Brazil, Germany (4), New Zealand, and Poland (6).

Total number of post: 934.

Available for all to read: 364.

A Ray of Hope

Until one sees them self as going against the flow, they won’t find a ray of hope in a Godless society.

Mark 16:16

“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 only name given among men by which we must be saved, Messiah Yeshua “Jesus,” greetings.  See Acts 4:12 (NKJV)

“He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned.” Mark 16:16 (NKJV)

I was channel surfing when I came upon a conversation between, a follower of the Anthanasian Creed and another caller who claimed one must believe “and” be [water] “baptized” to be saved.  I joined the program already in progress.

After a few minutes of going back and forth with this caller the follower of the Anthanasian Creed said, “If your faith is in that water, you’re not saved.”  My first thought after hearing it was, if your faith is in the Anthanasian Creed you’re not saved.  Their conversation ended, with neither side giving in. 

Who is he who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?  1 John 5:5 (NKJV)

Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.  1 John 4:15 (NKJV)

There’s no [Biblical] evidence, even in Mark 16:16, that the person that’s not “baptized” in [water] “will be condemned.”  Similarly there is no [Biblical] evidence of having to believe the Anthanasian Creed to be saved.  There’s plenty of evidence in the [Bible], to the contrary such as, “he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God will be saved,” and “Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.”

If you’re making it impossible for the person to be saved, having confessed to being a sinner and now believing in Jesus Christ, just prior to them taking their last breathe on earth, you’re not preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ in truth.

God bless.

In His Care… Jim

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A Clear Conscience

Grace, mercy, and truth will be with you from God the Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love. 2 John 3 (NKJV)

In the precious and beautiful name of Messiah Yeshua “Jesus,” greetings.

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 rejecting the Anthanasian Creed altogether, is saved?

I was listening to “Christian” radio as one show ended and the next began.  I recognized the musical intro immediately as one belonging to a popular apologist.  With the music playing, my mind imagined having a 1 on 1 conversation with this apologist and asking this question.  I then imagined being in the same room with 100 theologians.  By the time I finalized this post I settled on a hypothetical situation where I had what man believes to be the “top” five theologians in the world are gathered together in the same room.  They’re asked to answer this question I have presented above.  How many would leave the room believing the person is not saved and having a clear conscience.

As one who loves Jesus, and who’s not ashamed to tell others about Him, I believe the person is saved, and the only theologians leaving the room with a clear conscience would be those coming to the same conclusion.  The [Biblical] evidence of the person being saved is overwhelmingly convincing.

God bless.

In His Care… Jim

The Doctrine of The Trinity in The Old Testament

Grace, mercy, and truth will be with you from God the Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love. 2 John 3 (NKJV)

In the name of Him who God sent to be the propitiation for our sins, Messiah Yeshua “Jesus,” greetings.  See 1 John 4:8-11 (NKJV)

While listening to the local “Christian” radio station where a show was, targeting evidence of the doctrine of the trinity in the Old Testament.  In defense of the speaker’s evidence of the trinity, the speaker stated, “You might say how do I know that.  There’s only one way I could know anything, it is in the bible.”  The speaker on the radio is a follower of the Anthanasian Creed.  The speaker’s so called “evidence” demonstrated one contradiction after another and wasn’t convincing at all. 

Here’s one example from the book of Exodus.

Moses was tending to the flock of Jethro his father-in-law when all of a sudden:

And the Angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire from the midst of the bush. So he looked, and behold, the bush was burning with fire, but the bush was no consumed. Exodus 3:2 (NKJV)

In the speaker’s attempt to establish evidence of the doctrine of the trinity in the Old Testament, the speaker [clearly] showed that Jesus was an “Angel.”  The implication was that Jesus was the “Angel” in the burning bush.  The speaker then went onto say “Some people do believe Jesus is an angel.  I don’t.”  The speaker followed up with “You might say how do I know that.  There’s only one way I could know anything, it is in the bible,” and then asked the listening audience, “Do you believe Jesus is an angel?”

There are several problems here.  First, there is no [Biblical] evidence that this “Angel of the Lord” is in fact Jesus incarnate.  The speaker first tells us that Jesus is this “Angel” and then contradicts this by stating a disbelief that Jesus is an angel.  As a believer of the Anthanasian Creed that portrays Jesus as “the Son is God” how could they also agree to Jesus being an angel.  While we demonstrate man’s imperfections daily, we can trust God’s word to be perfect and true.  There is only one way to know God’s plan for us and it is not up to man’s interpretation.

Here’s some sound advice.  Don’t tell anyone they’re not saved unless they believe the doctrine of the trinity.  You’ll never be able to prove “it is in the [Bible].” 

God bless.

In His Care… Jim

Forceful Deceiving And Dangerous

“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 name of the Son of the living God, Messiah Yeshua “Jesus,” greetings. See John 6:69 (NKJV)

“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)

John 3:16 is extraordinary, and easy to understand.  “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son.”  The [Biblical] Jesus is the centerpiece of God’s plan of salvation.  “Whoever believes in” Messiah Yeshua “Jesus” will be saved.  God’s plan of salvation isn’t forcing anyone to believe in Messiah Yeshua “Jesus.”  It is available to “Whoever believes in Him.”

The Anthanasian Creeds having to believe [or else] “the Son is God” to be saved false “method of salvation,” is the [exact] opposite.  The Anthanasian Creed is forceful, deceiving, and dangerous.  Some might say that I’m a fool for saying such a thing, and call it blasphemy.

I have one question for followers of the Anthanasian Creed:

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 rejecting 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.  Forcing people to believe anything, let alone the Anthanasian Creed, is deceiving and dangerous.    

God bless.

In His Care… Jim