Do you truly believe in Jesus?
People think John 3:16 is all they need in order to be saved. John 3:16 is one of the most misunderstood
verses in the bible, because people do not understand what it means to believe. I can tell you that almost
everyone who you talk to will tell you that they believe in Jesus. Are they all going to heaven? Even Satan
worshipers believe in Jesus, are they going to heaven? That verse does not mean to just believe that Jesus
exists. If it were that simple than almost everyone would make it to heaven and we know that’s not going to
happen because Jesus said few shall find the way to life. So what does it mean to believe in Jesus? You believe
in doctors, but you’re not going to be like one unless you follow what they do. You believe in teachers, but you’
re not going to teach unless you want to learn. How do you expect yourself to become more like Jesus if you’re
not following in His footsteps? You cannot believe that you’re saved if you are still living like the world.
Jesus said in John 12:46 “I have come as a light into the world, that whoever believes in Me should not abide
in darkness.”
To truly believe in Jesus means to abide in His commands. You cannot think that somehow you can get your
way around following God’s laws by simply asking Jesus into your heart and asking Him to forgive you. If the
word of God does not abide in you than you do not truly believe in Jesus.
Jesus said in John 5:38 “But you do not have His word abiding in you, because whom He sent, Him you do
not believe.”
You might say that Romans 10:13 says, “Whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.” Yes, but look
at the next verse. Romans 10:14 “How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed?” You must
truly put your belief in Jesus in order to be saved.
If you do not have the word of God abiding in you than you have not truly believed. You must repent and follow
Christ.
verses in the bible, because people do not understand what it means to believe. I can tell you that almost
everyone who you talk to will tell you that they believe in Jesus. Are they all going to heaven? Even Satan
worshipers believe in Jesus, are they going to heaven? That verse does not mean to just believe that Jesus
exists. If it were that simple than almost everyone would make it to heaven and we know that’s not going to
happen because Jesus said few shall find the way to life. So what does it mean to believe in Jesus? You believe
in doctors, but you’re not going to be like one unless you follow what they do. You believe in teachers, but you’
re not going to teach unless you want to learn. How do you expect yourself to become more like Jesus if you’re
not following in His footsteps? You cannot believe that you’re saved if you are still living like the world.
Jesus said in John 12:46 “I have come as a light into the world, that whoever believes in Me should not abide
in darkness.”
To truly believe in Jesus means to abide in His commands. You cannot think that somehow you can get your
way around following God’s laws by simply asking Jesus into your heart and asking Him to forgive you. If the
word of God does not abide in you than you do not truly believe in Jesus.
Jesus said in John 5:38 “But you do not have His word abiding in you, because whom He sent, Him you do
not believe.”
You might say that Romans 10:13 says, “Whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.” Yes, but look
at the next verse. Romans 10:14 “How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed?” You must
truly put your belief in Jesus in order to be saved.
If you do not have the word of God abiding in you than you have not truly believed. You must repent and follow
Christ.
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