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Why did terminology have to be invented? Why is the terminology contained in the Bible (OT and NT) not sufficient?

My wife’s family is Roman Catholic. Southern Baptist’s aren’t creedal. They don’t use creeds. They don’t recite creeds. I grew up in the Church without knowing anything about creeds - I didn’t even know they existed, until one day I attended a Bible study where our pastor told us about them...

I’d like to start with this. If you were to ask me who I believe the creator of heaven and earth is, this is precisely what I would tell you. The creation is the work of my God and Father. No one else.

For a number of reasons (which I won’t go into here), I don’t communicate with others on forums by private messages. It’s nothing personal. You mentioned earlier that you agree with the post-biblical creeds, with one exception. I was thinking about that yesterday and about how discussing them...

Disciples of Jesus are living in a limited way the future in advance.

“If you believed Moses, you would believe me, because he wrote about me. But if you do not believe what Moses wrote, how will you believe my words?” (John 5:46-47, NET) Jesus didn’t question the authenticity of Moses being the author of the Torah / Pentateuch.

The assertion stands upon the Bible being found to be reliable.

“The Bible grows more beautiful, as we grow in our understanding of it.” - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

* I don’t go to bars but now I’m wondering if those who do take the book with them? Or does the barkeeper have a copy on hand? *

In what way is he related to Jews of those times and before? In what way is he not related to Jews of today? What is the significance of 500 AD?

From my X / Twitter “For You” feed an hour ago: “The ‘Jesus wasn’t a Jew’ crowd is playing with fire.” - Gabriel Hughes https://x.com/pastor_gabe/status/1852783967864500441?s=61 X / Twitter knows me well. Maybe too well.

“I don’t think you guys have thought about it. What qualifies as evidence?”