“You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the
demons believe and tremble!” James 2:19 (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)
For there are many insubordinate,
both idle talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision, whose
mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole households, teaching things which
they ought not, for the sake of dishonest gain. Titus 1:10-11 (NKJV)
While listening to the local “Christian” radio station I
heard a follower of the Anthanasian Creed say, referring to Titus 1:10-11, “I
don’t know if you know this but corruption is a big business.” I agree with the speaker on this point. However, the speaker then went on to quote
someone that’s not mentioned in the bible, targeting false teachers, saying, “They
add to the word of God. Subtract from
the works of Jesus Christ.”
At its birth in 325-AD, which is to
say well after the last entry of the New Testament, the Anthanasian Creed became
doctrine of the Catholic Church. Those
that have chosen to believe it since, have become comfortable with saying ‘unless
one believes the Anthanasian Creed, and thus the doctrine of the trinity, one
cannot be saved.’
I don’t know about you but other than having it expose one
as a follower of the Anthanasian Creed, telling me unless I believe the Anthanasian
Creed I cannot be saved is an absolute waste of time. There is no such thing in the [Bible] as ‘unless
one believes the doctrine of the trinity one cannot be saved.’ In their attempt to make sense of the
Anthanasian Creed, don’t followers of that creed add to the word of God? Subtract from the works of Jesus Christ? The answer is “Yes,” on both counts.
Before what had to be at least two
hundred people, I sought forgiveness for my sins. Having understood [by the grace of God] the
significance of what Jesus accomplished in the first century, especially His
death on the cross, I surrendered my life to Jesus that day. I confess and believe that Messiah Yeshua “Jesus,”
is the Son of God. Praise God and thank
God, that my sins are forgiven.
The speaker on the radio is asking the listening audience to
trust, what those not mentioned in the [Bible] believe. I can only “assume,” because followers of the
Anthanasian Creed typically agree with other followers “They add to the word of
God. Subtract from the works of Jesus
Christ,” is linked to one that also believes the Anthanasian Creed.
As one who loves Jesus, and who’s not ashamed to tell others
about Him, I’m listening to what’s
[actually] being said, and not concerned one bit with who’s saying it. Do I have to believe what someone else
believes to be saved, in a world that clearly has lost its way? If it’s lifting up the Anthanasian Creed in
any way, shape or form, I know it had [absolutely] nothing to do with my
salvation [according to the Scriptures].
Nothing has caused more people to turn from [Biblical]
truths to false teachings, than the Anthanasian Creed.
God bless.
In His Care… Jim
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