The Creed, the Cross and Jesus. Josimar Salum

The Creed, the Cross and Jesus.

Josimar Salum

I was added to a theology type group on Facebook! I don't even know who did. I decided to stay and I am enjoying, specially posts like the one of the greek word (adjective) for "double minded".

Everything it was going well until I decided to post a "little comment."

"Let's go back to the postulation of the Protestant Reformation. Sola Scriptura. Rend therefore your confessions of faith!" (JSalum)

Wow! Hell and even heaven broke loose! Usually 2 or 3 people liked the others posts. None practically were commenting, but these words got a lot of attention! Some comments were very professional and polite, especially from a theologian, PhD brother, I don't know him, I do think he is my brother in Christ. But one or two were very disdainful among dozens of discussions that took place!

I thought! What a hell is going on? Oops! I should not say things like that even If they came to my mind!

"Let's go back to the postulation of the Protestant Reformation. Sola Scriptura. Rend therefore your confessions of faith!" is just a provocative opinion. It is just a start point for a dialogue. We are all accustomed to creeds that a statement like that may become a dividing issue. 

"Sola Scriptura is a doctrine directly speaking to the Roman Catholic belief that church tradition is infallible and authoritative." And for many Protestants, evangelicals, too! Not really infallible but authoritative! Creeds are part of Church tradition! As MacArthur puts it, Sola Scrptura "has to do with the sufficiency of Scripture as our supreme authority in all spiritual matters." But I do not believe that Scripture is our supreme authority in all spiritual matters." At least it was not for so many believers in history, even for Abraham, David, the prophets, the apostles, etc. Jesus is the supreme authority in all matters, not His Scriptures!

Yes, we must have the same creeds to be true Christians. Is that right? Sola Scriptura concept can't be argued! Are the Reformation pillars so sacred? It is written in stone! Which stone?

My statement was just a mere opinion of a participant, yes, definitely, it is just an opinion. I just posted an opinion. It is not even a creed neither a confession of faith. 

Yes, we have opinions, creeds and confessions of faith. And yes, I was just trolling around my controversial opinion! 

It is amazing how an opinion like that can get a lot of attention! But believe me, I will not die for an opinion as much as I would die to be in communion with my brothers! 

I love the Scriptures, and I read the "creeds". They are only creeds! And I find interesting how many Christians does have just a creed and a cross!

We all may agree that the Bible is the Scriptures of God written by mere men and the creeds are just mere statements and scriptures of mere men even if they are biblical. However I don't need to be believe the same creed you believe to be your brother in Christ! Do I?

"John, Peter, James! Do you want to eat fish at the beach with Me!", may have said the Lord that morning!

We have Jesus! What a wonderful friend. Is it not enough?

Josimar Salum