I noticed a photograph and short “blurb” in our local
newspaper this past week identifying members of the local Jehovah’s Witness
congregation performing a “dramatization about how Christian parents can
communicate with their children more effectively”. The inference is that JW’s are or belong to a
Christian organization. Historical and orthodox evidence proves this to be not
true. Members of the Jehovah’s Witness
organization are theologically Arian not Christian because of their denial of
the Trinity and belief that the Lord Jesus Christ is not co-equal or “of one
substance” with the Father.
A recent article on the Dogmatic Sarcophagus by Tim Challies
provided insight into Arianism and a reminder of it’s deviation from historical
Christianity and impact today. As he concludes his
article Challies writes,
“The Arian controversy was just one of many controversies that marked the
early church and necessitated both councils and creeds. These creeds protected
the church and its doctrine by their precise statements of biblical theology
and by their strict warnings to those who would deviate from
orthodoxy. Though the Nicene Creed was not the final word on Trinitarian
theology, it remains a remarkably accurate declaration of what the Bible
teaches about the Godhead.
The Dogmatic Sarcophagus has survived the centuries as a visual
representation of those councils and creeds, of one of the unique tasks of the
early church. We may take for granted the long, hard and prayerful labor of
searching the Scriptures to determine what the Bible teaches about the
relationship of Father, Son and Holy Spirit, but this box reminds us that we
owe a large debt of gratitude to our Christian forebears. It calls us to be
grateful for the Lord’s work through the men who labored at those ancient
councils. We build upon their legacy.”
Read the entire article HERE.
