Faith Statement

The staff of Sntjohnny.com (primarily meaning Anthony Horvath) minister from the point of view of the following statement of faith:

• We believe that the Scriptures consist of the Old and New Testaments and that they are inspired and they are in their original autographs without error.
• We believe that the Scriptures are best understood in light of the three ecumenical creeds- the Apostles Creed, the Nicene Creed, and the Athanasian Creed.
• We believe that the church fathers’ can be helpful in understanding our faith, but we believe that the Scriptures themselves are the highest and last authority for Christians on matters of faith and action, and are the primary way that God chooses to reveal himself to us today.
• We believe that salvation is through Christ alone, by grace, through faith.
• And of course, the Trinity. But if you’ve subscribed to the three ecumenical creeds, saying you believe in the Trinity is just being a bit redundant.

We believe that the Scriptures ought to be interpreted as they were intended to be interpreted. If literal, then interpret it literally. If metaphorically, then interpret it metaphorically. We believe that Genesis 1-11 was intended to be interpreted as real events. Consequently, we are believers in a 6 day creation not too long ago (ie, Young Earth Creationism).

While we appreciate Christians that have other viewpoints, we see no threat of rival interpretations demonstrating supremacy over a ‘YEC’ position any time soon. We certainly do not feel obliged to conform our views to the changing whims of secular society. Also, most of us feel no need, usually, to actually defend our ‘YEC’ position because the primary alternative- macroevolution- is absurd on its own merits and can be attacked until the cows come home without ever referencing any belief in creation at all.

That said, Anthony does not feel that a belief in a YEC is necessary for salvation and finds it generally much more productive to focus on a matter that definitely is:  that is, the acceptance that Jesus Christ was God and Man and died and rose from the dead.   The real problem that evolution poses is its latent philosophical naturalism.

• So, Anthony much prefers to speak to the Resurrection and related issues but understands that for many people evolution and its philosophical baggage is an obstacle that must be dealt with and when he feels it is prudent will attempt to do so.