More Common Than You'd Think

Then Jesus said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you become fishers of men (Mark 1:17 NKJV).” Don’t mistake the words “Follow Me” in Mark 1:17 for, feel free to make up things about Jesus as you go. I wouldn’t recommend it but unfortunately making things up about Jesus is more common than you’d think, particularly after the last entry of the New Testament was recorded. The Anthanasian Creed is a perfect example. The last sentence of the Anthanasian Creed states, “This is the catholic (Christian) faith; which except you believe faithfully and firmly, you cannot be saved.” What it’s [really] saying is, “Except you believe faithfully and firmly” [“the Son is God”] “you cannot be saved.” Although it is possible to be saved according to the Scriptures while clinging to some false doctrines, believing the doctrine of the trinity is misguided, I wouldn’t want to be found believing such a thing. The Bible has a way of exposing falsehoods, and warns us to stay clear of them. It also speaks well of [true] believers in Christ Jesus, “fishers of men.” “Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God” (1 John 4:15 NKJV). “Who is he who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?” (1 John 5:5 NKJV). 1 John 4:15 and 1 John 5:5 are just two of the many verses concerning the matter. The Bible speaks well about those [Biblically correct] rightfully calling themselves “fishers of men.” “Then Jesus said to them,” “I will make you become fishers of men.” Let go of the Anthanasian Creed, if it be the case, and allow Jesus, the Son of God, to “make you become fishers of men.”