The Son of the Living God

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

When Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, saying, “Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?” So they said, some say John the Baptist, some Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?”  Simon Peter answered and said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” Jesus answered and said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in heaven.”  Matthew 16:13-17 (NKJV)

Let me emphasize, Jesus asked His disciples, saying, “Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?”  Simon Peter answered and said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”  Jesus answered and said to Peter, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in heaven.”

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) 

Jesus saying “but My Father who is in heaven” to Peter and “I am ascending to My Father and your Father, and to My God and your God” in John 20:17, guarantees one thing, Peter and Jesus’ God was behind Peter’s, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”  It wasn’t a “lucky guess” on Peter’s part.

Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when He had found Him, He said to him, “Do you believe in the Son of God?” He answered and said; “Who is He, Lord, that I may believe in Him?” And Jesus said to him, “You have both seen Him and it is He who is talking with you.” John 9:35-37 (NKJV)

Jesus was talking to a man born blind but had his sight restored by Jesus.  Jesus said to him, “Do you believe in the Son of God?”  He answered and said; “Who is He, Lord, that I may believe in Him?” and Jesus said to him, “You have both seen Him and it is He who is talking with you.”

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

The [Bible] is crystal clear.  Jesus is “the Son of God.”  “Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.”

And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” that is, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” Matthew 27:46 (NKJV)

Jesus said, while nailed to the cross, to His God, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”

Let’s cut to the chase.  Some people say God died on a cross.  Stop reading and imagine for a moment, a world without God, because He died.  The mere thought of it is terrifying to me, as it should for those confessing “Jesus is the Son of God.”  It was “the Son of God” Jesus who died on a cross for the sin of the world while God lives.

The Anthanasian Creed would have you believe that “God died on a cross.”  In fact it mandates you believe it in order to be saved, forcing people to believe the unimaginable. This is not what the [Bible] tells us.  The truth straight from the [Bible], is Jesus is “the Christ, the Son of the living God.”

God bless.

In His Care… Jim

The top ten Countries coming onto this blog in the past thirty days.  Overall top ten position in parentheses.

United States of America (1), France (3), United Arab Emirates (tied for sixth), Germany (4), Poland (5), Unknown Region, Colombia, Russia (2), Brazil, and Indonesia.

Top ten for the past week.

United States of America, United Arab Emirates, Germany, Brazil, Colombia, France, Singapore, Bulgaria, United Kingdom (tied for sixth), and Indonesia.

The Anthanasian Creed Proves One Thing

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

“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.

“So the Father is God, the Son is God, and the Holy Ghost is God. And yet they are not three Gods, but one God.” - 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.

After reading “except you believe faithfully and firmly, before all things, the Son is God, you cannot be saved,” I hope you’d see that it’s a false method of salvation, and not in the [Bible].  The words “the Son is God” aren’t in the [Bible]. 

“Except you believe faithfully and firmly, before all things, the Son is God, you cannot be saved,” the Anthanasian Creeds false method of salvation in a nut shell, proves one thing.  This false method of salvation wouldn’t exist at all, if not for the writings of those not mentioned in the [Bible].

“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)

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.” John 14:6 (NKJV)

The [Bible] is crystal clear.  Believe in Jesus Christ and you will be saved (John 3:16).  Jesus is “the way, the truth, and the life.”  The [Bible] is full of wonderful truths.  Telling others it’s more than sufficient enough as is, is the safest thing one could do. 

If you’re teaching the Anthanasian Creed is sound doctrine, consider this, the words “Jesus said” aren’t in the Anthanasian Creed.  I hope that causes you to think twice about the Anthanasian Creed.

God bless.

In His Care… Jim

Trust God for the Results

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

While listening to the local “Christian” radio station I heard, “Christians should read the Bible, and trust God for the results.”  The speaker on the radio is a follower of the Anthanasian Creed.

Reading the Bible and trusting God for the results leaves no room for misinterpretations of the [Scriptures], thus eliminates the Anthanasian Creed altogether.

God bless.

In His Care… Jim

The Interview

What you’re about read, is a letter I sent to someone I heard on the radio.  The blank spaces are names, dates and times that I have intentionally omitted for their privacy.

The letter:

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

Dear ______,

My name is Jim Masterson.  I live in the state of New Hampshire, and listen to your program on______.

I was listening to the program on ________ @ _____ AM, when I heard you say “We need to be ready to answer questions.”  I joined the program near the tail end of it with roughly 8 minutes remaining.  A conversation that took place between _____ ________ and someone else whose name eludes me, on how people that have been “trained” in the Bible should set the example.  

Your response to something _____ said while being interviewed by this person was, _____, “should have been better prepared to answer the question.”  This has led me to ask you a question.

If I was to give the names of those I have sent the question to, you’d recognize the majority of them. One individual did attempt to answer the question.  I say “attempt” because this individual’s answer wasn’t really an answer, “Yes, and no.”  Others offered advice, as to things I should read.

Here’s my question.

Would you say the person confessing Jesus is the Son of God, the Lord and the Savior of their life, and rejects the Anthanasian Creed altogether, is saved?

As one who loves Jesus, and not ashamed to tell others about Him, I say the person is saved.

Thanks for taking my question.

I’m very much looking forward to hearing from you.

God bless.

In His Care… Jim

In Christ, a New Creation

“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 the only begotten Son of God, Messiah Yeshua “Jesus,” greetings. John 3:18 (NKJV)

Unlike the inspired word of God, the Anthanasian Creed doesn’t endure forever.  This makes it all the easier to expose the Anthanasian Creed for what it is, false doctrine.  Without those that have chosen to believe it, the Anthanasian Creed wouldn’t have made its way into the twenty first century.  If you believe the Anthanasian Creed is sound doctrine, allow the word of God to correct you.

“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)

The Anthanasian Creed was birthed well after “the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,” 325-AD to be exact.  Its followers are the ones, saying, unless one believes “the Son is God” which is to say the doctrine of the “Trinity,” one cannot be saved.  If this having to believe [or else] “the Son is God” to be saved method of salvation is true, and obviously it’s not, those mentioned in the [Bible] (by default) would be eternally separated from the all-knowing God of the [Bible].  “The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,” is the all-knowing God of the [Bible].

“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)

“Whoever believes in” Jesus “is in Christ, a new creation.”  Saying the Anthanasian Creed had something to do with it, is beyond comprehension.

God bless.

In His Care… Jim

In the Bible

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

In the name of Him who was given authority over all flesh, Messiah Yeshua “Jesus,” greetings. John 17:2 (NKJV)

And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples (although the number of the names was about a hundred and twenty), and said, “Men and brethren, this Scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke before by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus; for he was numbered with us and obtained a part in this ministry.” Acts 1:15-17 (NKJV)

While listening to the local “Christian” radio station I heard, “Bible scholars can’t understand how after 3 ½ years there was only 120 followers of Jesus.”  The speaker on the radio is a follower of the Anthanasian Creed.  The speaker went on to say, about the 120, “That’s hardly a mega church.” 

We know the 3 ½ years is referring to the length of Jesus’ earthly ministry.  The “about a hundred and twenty,” the number of those with “Peter.” 

These so called “Bible scholars,” seem to have interviewed every single person that witnessed Jesus’ earthly ministry for themselves in order to know the exact count of followers.  What are we to make of their assumption?  I “can’t understand” why anyone would say “after 3 ½ years there was only 120 followers of Jesus,” as that is not what the [Bible] says.  Saying things are in the [Bible] when they’re not, leads people to believe things that are not actually said in the [Bible].

God bless.

In His Care… Jim

Do You Believe in Jesus?

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

“Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”  Acts 4:12 (NKJV)

Don’t confuse “membership” of a local church for being saved according to the [Scriptures].  The name “by which” one “must be saved” will differ from one “church” building to the next.  Additionally, don’t mistake earthly institutions called “church” for the Body of Jesus Christ, because nothing could be further from the truth.  It is safe to say that if we have to believe the teachings of every “church” denomination known to us today to be saved, we’d all be eternally separated from God.  The [Bible] is crystal clear concerning the matter, believe in Jesus and you will be saved.

The false teachings spread by all the different denominations do not have eternal implications.  They solely create misbelief here on earth.  The moment the one believing them takes their last breathe here on earth truth will set in.  What you’re about to read will expose these false teachings as something that separates us from the truth.  These denominations “churches” have set themselves apart from the others, condemning those that don’t believe the same.  They have based their teachings on the writings of those not mentioned in the [Bible] and not the [Bible]. 

What you have on this earth expires the moment you take your last breath.  The only thing that matters in that exact moment is do you believe in Jesus.  If you do, you will be saved.  The word of God endures forever, and I would take that very seriously if I were you.

God bless.

In His Care… Jim