For
as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. Romans 8:13 (NKJV)
In
the name of Him who gave Himself a ransom for all, Messiah Yeshua “Jesus,”
greetings. See
1 Timothy 2:6 (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)
Just as the Anthanasian Creed has been doing since its birth
what you’re about to read is something I heard and found quite
discouraging. A non-believer declared
that someone else had gone thru a “true conversion,” meaning they were born
again.
If one accepts as true that a
[self-confessing] non-believer is able to recognize a true conversion,
which is to say the one rejecting Jesus discerns that a certain person has been
[saved] born again, the [Bible] is no longer a safe place to learn about God’s
plan of salvation.
Statements like this will turn people away from [Biblical]
truths to false teachings, if they choose to use it as a means to determine
whether or not a person is saved according to the [Scriptures].
I never thought I would encounter anything that could rival
the damage done by the Anthanasian Creed but apparently I was wrong. Keep in mind that the Anthanasian Creed was
birthed in 325-AD and it claims, falsely I might add, the way to
salvation.
Unlike today where news travels [instantly] fast, one could have
lived a long life in 325-AD and not known anything about the Anthanasian Creed. “Whoever believes in” Jesus “should
not perish but have everlasting life.” What is known to us today as John 3:16 was
true when Jesus spoke it, when John was led by the Holy Spirit to write it in
the first century, and nothing has changed since.
People should respect the word of God, rather than treat it
as something that can’t be trusted. The
Anthanasian Creed wouldn’t exist if not for the writings of those not mentioned
in the [Bible], and it contradicts what’s in the [Bible]. It adds onto that which Jesus accomplished in
the first century. To say unless one
believes the Anthanasian Creed, and thus the doctrine of the trinity, one
cannot be saved, is to say the [Bible] is useless without the writings
of those not mentioned in the [Bible].
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?
Most people have no idea of what God has done for me, a
sinner saved by grace, but let me make this one thing clear, it is impossible
to prove that by rejecting the Anthanasian Creed one cannot be saved. As one who loves Jesus, and who’s not ashamed
to tell others about Him, I say “the person” is saved.
Giving the [Bible] the final say, which is to say stay clear
of things like the Anthanasian Creed, is the safe thing to do.
Did you know that Jesus died on a cross for the sin of world
and “whoever believes in Him” enters into an [everlasting] relationship
with God? If your first thought after
reading this was, only a fool would believe such a thing, or for some other
reason reject John 3:16, don’t abandon the possibility of it being true. It is my prayer that God will use even the
slightest possibility in your mind to someday change your mind and you will
accept Jesus Christ as your Savior.
Whether you’re a believer in Messiah Yeshua “Jesus,” which
is to say saved according to the [Scriptures], or not, know that the [Bible] is
something that can be trusted. If you’ve
chosen to reject what Jesus accomplished in the first century, I hope you’d
take the time to read about it in the [Bible] for yourself. If you do, you’ll find it’s not forcing
anyone to believe in Jesus. “Whoever
believes in” Jesus, is a personal choice and is yours to make.
God bless.
In His Care… Jim
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