What Does It Mean to "BELIEVE" in Jesus? by Bob Wilkin
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- What does "Believe" mean, when used in terms of "believing in Jesus"? Is there a special kind of "belief" or "faith"? What makes "believing in Jesus" saving? Bob Wilkin of the Grace Evangelical Society answers these questions.
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Agree! As Ephesians 2:8-10 says, we are saved by grace through faith and it is not of ourselves. It even says it isn’t of our works, otherwise we could boast about it, so this salvation is a gift that we only have to receive by being persuaded it is for us. Good news.
@Alvin Fen Verse 10 says we’re God’s workmanship, so I wouldn’t boast about God’s decision to work through us. Still, I take your point that our cooperation is important in discipleship.
Discipleship is not works it what we are if we have repented of sin, and believe that Jesus is the son of God, Jesus is our Savior and of course our Lord.
Matthew 10:24-42
The disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his lord. 25It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more shall they call them of his household?
26Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known. 27What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the housetops. 28And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. 29Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. 30But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. 31Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.
32Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven. 33But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.
34Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword. 35For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law. 36And a man's foes shall be they of his own household.
37He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. 38 👉And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me. 39He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.👈
He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me. 41He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward. 42And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only IN THE NAME OF A DISCIPLE, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.
Ephesians 2:8
Paul says Faith is the gift of God.
Repentance is done by an act of faith.
We are saved by grace through repentance which is the consequence of God granted faith.
Pls continue reading The same chapter Ephesians 2:10 says talks about walking in righteousness with God pls read it carefully and do not misinterpret it
@@AndrewAmoateng-kf8xl It says we are God’s workmanship created beforehand to do good works. Yes, God works through us because we are saved by faith in Christ alone, not to be saved. If it’s to be saved, then the cross wasn’t enough and Ephesians 2:8-9 is completely wrong. It would also mean we can boast and that salvation is of ourselves. Paul couldn’t be contradicting himself like this.
The simplicity that is in Christ is awesome. People complicate the Gospel and then it becomes another gospel. Thx Bob!
Yes; It's not: "God loves you (if)" ..It's God loves you (now). Never "if".
You 'know' God love you when you finally believe the fact that God loves you. Salvation is assurance...our knowledge of forgiveness. Forgiveness has already happened: world wide and unlimited.
and then you have people that want to make it so simple so that they can justify their unrepentance and actually obey Jesus when he says "REPENT" and "SIN NO MORE". Free Grace teaches that you can believe and still live live an unchanged life and still think they are saved. You are being misled if you don't think that Repentance and a Change life is not part of being "Born Again" or part of what it means "To Believe".
When others say examine yourself it usually means some commitment, quality, but it’s simply do I believe in Christ to save me. Granted that hurts the pride but there is love with Christ!
Yes. People who reject the gospel are very prideful, and pride is a terrible sin.
Excellent message...I always use the two plus two analogy. That is a relatable way to describe what believing is, being persuaded, as it is described about Abraham in Romans 4. When people tell me something like, "I gave my life to Jesus", "I turned from my sins", I like to ask them, "That's great. Do you believe in Jesus?"....(: You can't pray it or say it, but you must only believe in Jesus, apart from works, not even the hard work of committing your life to Jesus for salvation. Please keep up the great videos.
Believing in Jesus is to finally realize Jesus. Seeing Jesus with our real eyes...in spirit and in truth.....led by the Holy Spirit.
Well said and may God bless you 🙏.
Yes I believe in God and lord jesus
"The gospel isn't easy, its simple."
Thanks Bob!❤🕊
Most Christians complicate
the gospel.
@@James_no_hell agreed. That must be tied to the flesh and culture in some way. I don’t understand we it is so widespread in church culture, but unfortunately it is. I was under bad teaching and a hyper religious culture most of my life. I am thankful I found these people during a time of seeking. The Lord is kind in this way. ❤️🫡
@@starbasemymms2097 Amen; I believe it's the sign of the
times as God cleans up the Church; to let us realize that the pearl of great price isn't the Church; it's the world.
@@starbasemymms2097 Yes; and 'same here'. I was saved as a teen; so most my Church life was hell indoctrination. Time-wise I'm well past those early years. I'm 60 ++ but still a "Baptist". :)
@@James_no_hell haha, im still a baptist too. Not much choice for me in my area. Most people teach “easy worksism.” Whats crazy is that as seeking good works and working for the Lord, the quality and direction I experience has greatly improved. Its probably ties tightly to the certainty I have found in Jesus’s promises of everlasting life. I think of it as abundant life. I dont know how else to explain it i think. A confidence, an assurance that I hadnt experienced the majority of my life where I called myself a Christian. ❤️
Great message thank you god bless🇨🇦❤️
Amen brother, God bless ✝️🕊🙏🏽♥️
God bless you brother Bob.
It's ironic that the simplicity of salvation by faith in Jesus is a stumbling block to so many, and they end up relying on themselves, in the end only to be damned by their unbelief
We are saved by believing in the Gospel of Jesus Christ, by believing in His death, burial, and resurrection, by believing it in our hearts, and not in vain (1 Corinthians 15: 1-4) (Romans 10: 9) (1 Thess 4: 14) (Romans 1: 16,17). We are not saved by just believing in "a" Jesus; we are saved by believing in "the" Jesus that was crucified.
Amen to that
Well said!!
Nailed it !!!
AMEN!
HALLELUJAH! ❤
THANK YOU LOVING HEAVENLY FATHER GOD IN JESUS NAME! ❤❤❤❤
Thank you Bob, I teach and believe the same way, thank You for your wisdom & knowledge of God's Got scriptures.
It's one thing to just believe, & it's another thing to be persuaded or convinced.
In the case of being eternally secure into eternal life, we need to believe the promise of eternal life already persuaded or convinced of who Jesus is, ( the messiah, the Christ)
And what he promised is forever true!
God bless you Bob Wilkins,& EGS! 🙏👍
My bad Bob, (GES)
Free grace is not cheap grace as some accuse those who believe in OSAS.
There must be repentance that leads to a change in conduct to receive grace.
@@2Chronicles714_No, that's works.
@@PinkyToe No that is part of belief.
To believe in Jesus is to (finally) know about Jesus.
Amen
2:52 believing that I have everlasting life simply because I believe in the lord Jesus Christ for that life is every bit as certain, its certain because
Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;
By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.
For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures
1 Corinthians 15: 1-4
@Alvin Fen Paul is reminding the Corinthians what he preached to them in the past tense, “which I preached to you, what I preached unto you”, “”Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;
By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain” 1 Corinthians 15: 1-2
@Alvin Fen amen to that!
2 Timothy 2:13 KJV
"If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself."
Even if we later on in life lose our belief, He remains faithful & will never leave us (the Holy Spirit never leaves our bodies either) nor forsake us... to Hell. OSAS. But a shipwrecked faith is a wasted life, God can't use that person.
@@MrJazzemanExactly!
You got it! Thank you.
It means that you can believe for about 3 seconds and then you are saved, and then you can do whatever you want.........
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You are correct, but this persuasion that occurs is by hearing and reading the scriptures and faith come up by hearing and reading the word of God, so your faith will never come if you don’t hear or read it once you hear it and read it. God gave every man that comes into the world Measure of faith, so it is a gift that God has given us when we come into the world when we’re born the ability to believe truth and that is why we you and me can believe the truth of God and by reading we are then persuaded that it is true and that’s how you became a believer. It was given to you by God, you utilized the measure of faith God gave you to believe the truth. Some people harden, their hearts, and they don’t believe the truth, but they excuse because they themselves have the ability to believe the truth, but why are they going to hell because they hardened their hearts from the truth.
“And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”
John 3:14-16 KJV
2:32 "and the moment you believe on the Lord Jesus Christ for what He promises, everlasting life, your secure forever".So this quote means exactly that I have to believe that Jesus gave me eternal life?
So this quote means exactly that I have to believe that Jesus gave me eternal life?
@notfromthisworld told me:
"My dad always said. Let people have weird hobbies as long as they don’t believe
that an invisible extraterrestrial conjured up our universe out of nothing from the
5th dimension."
But then he had to tell his dad:
“That’s exactly what they believe and they called this alien GOD.”
His dad totally shocked::
"Dealing with religion is dealing with insanity."
How does believing in Jesus for eternal life make a person want to stop doing their old sin nature and become like Christ?
What works correspond with a free gift of Salavtion? For what works confirm that one believes this? For James says faith without works is dead, is James contradicting the simplicity of the Gospel?
Do You Fear a Dead Faith? - James 2:14-26 by Bob Wilkin
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Is the Faith that Saves Ever Alone? - James 2 - Ken Yates
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THERE ARE EVIDENCES IN THE LIFE OF A TRUE CHRISTIAN.
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Well if you really want to take diverse of the context you certainly can't but it's not a good idea!!! Please read (James 2:17 to 21) this will clear up your misunderstanding!!!!! God bless!!!
Do You Fear a Dead Faith? - James 2:14-26 by Bob Wilkin
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Do you fear that a dead faith (faith without works) means that you do not have saving faith? In this video, Bob Wilkin of the Grace Evangelical Society explains what is a dead faith in James 2:14-26.
Is the Faith that Saves Ever Alone? - James 2 - Ken Yates
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A popular slogan for James 2 is "We are saved by faith alone, but the faith that saves is never alone!" Is this a biblical understanding of James 2?
Ken Yates of the Grace Evangelical Society explains why this popular slogan explaining James 2 is wrong, and why a better slogan would be:
"Works do not prove our faith! Works improve our faith!"
@@GESvids ( James 2:14-26 ) this explains it all 100% you can take away words and add words to it so you can change the context but I really don't recommend doing that because you're not going to like the consequences when you meet Jesus!!! So this verse that I gave you is very self-explanatory just read it for what it says and you will get 100% of the truth don't change any words!! You can listen to pastors you can listen to whoever you want it's not going to change what our Lord and savior is saying in this chapter so do you believe man or do you believe the Bible which is inspired by Jesus Christ!! Tell me what you get from this last verse!! For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also!!! So who's right is man the pastor's right? or the word of God the word of Jesus is right? It's impossible to screw this one up because the body without the spirit is dead it's 100% right oh he's showing Works without faith is dead just like the body is dead without the spirit how can anybody not understand this can anybody not get this right!!! The only one that won't get this right is the one that's being deceived by SATAN!!!! And there is more verses in chapters I can give you to back this up if you want more truth and you're willing to accept it I will share it with you!! God bless
Believe in Jesus requires faith and faith needs filling with the mind of Christ the love of God hence God says believe in Jesus and Jesus says believe in the Father. If you don't have the love of the Father in you by doing the 7steps of faith by repentance then you do not have Jesus in you revealing the love of God or the mind of Christ and your belief is empty of faith's knowledge. Knowledge of God's Righteousness and the knowledge of God's Love and if neither is in you then your belief is fake. Belief is only valid if Jesus is in you with the Father in you. Hence believe...in Jesus or believe...in the Father is not possible without the 7steps of faith that you need repentance to find and establish 'in you.'
That statement can be confusing to many but the easiest way to understand it is picture Jesus standing there talking to them and saying, If you believe in Me you will be saved, there's no way you can view that as believing He exist, that would be ridiculous saying that to someone when their standing there looking at you, it's not believing He exists or existed, to them it was obvious He existed, it's the message He preached or the gospel He preached He was telling people to believe in, the bible is pretty clear on what belief in Jesus means, it's keeping His commandments, the one that keeps His commandments are the one's that believe in Him, the bible says, he that says they believe in Jesus but don't keep His commandments are liars, if I had to focus on anything at all, I would be more concerned about keeping His commandments than anything else, the idea of just believing He existed is null and will merit you nothing, as the devils in hell also believe in Jesus, the difference in them and us is they DON'T keep His commandments, they actually oppose them
Is it possible to just believe intellectually that Jesus died for your sins but never want anything to do with him and absolutely hate him till the day you die and still be saved?
"Can Someone Believe John 3:16 But Choose Not to Have Everlasting Life?" by Bob Wilkin
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What I must believe about Jesus so that I might be saved? Is it simply believing that Jesus is the Son of God? Does it includes believing that Jesus died for me and paid my sins? Please help me by answering this question.
Yes one must believe that He died was buried & rose again on the 3rd day according to the Scriptures is The Gospel of our Salvation.
1st Corinthians 15:1-4
God bless you 🙏🏻🩸❤️
Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ for your salvation! He wanted everyone to believe in the power of that belief! God wanted to give everyone eternal life as a gift! He sacrificed Himself for it!
@Alvin Fen receiving the Kingdom of God as a little child? Does this mean simple belief?
@Alvin Fen Thank you so much for your response! I appreciate it! It helped me!
@@hunterhestekin7420what did he say? I don’t see his comment.
@notfromthisworld told me:
"My dad always said. Let people have weird hobbies as long as they don’t believe
that an invisible extraterrestrial conjured up our universe out of nothing from the
5th dimension."
But then he had to tell his dad:
“That’s exactly what they believe and they called this alien GOD.”
His dad totally shocked::
"Dealing with religion is dealing with insanity."
So believing the record (that Jesus gave us everlasting life) means to believe in Him?
But the devil and all demons believe in Jesus. It's NOT just belief. It's loving Him and giving your life to Him. Following Him and loving his commandments. Though, I will say that the devil and the demons are NOT humans. So was God's law given to them??
No…Jesus died on the cross for humanity, not for demons or angels.
As this CZcamsr points out, it's not what you believe that counts, it's what you believe ABOUT what you believe that counts. As it is written, "The devils also believe, and tremble."
Believing that Jesus was a guy in the Middle East is wonderful, but it has nothing to do with anything. It's like believing (as the CZcamsr said) that George Washington is the father of our country. It's as useful as believing that the sun rises in the east and sets in the west.
What do you believe? Do you believe that Jesus died for your sins, was buried and was raised again on the third day? Now you're getting to where the rubber meets the road. But it's just still information, right?
"Abraham believed God and it was counted to him for righteousness."
Abraham didn't just believe IN God, he believed what God promised him. We're righteous when we believe the promises of God. That's what faith means and has always meant.
The Jews believed that the sacrifices they offered for their sins were effective because they believed in the promise of God laid down in the Torah (the Law of Moses). If they trivialized those sacrifices or just did them because they were "supposta" then their sacrifices were in vain. Our service to God must be in faith (as pointed out in Hebrews 11, in the Cain and Abel illustration) or else we worship God in vain.
Belief in what God promises is more than a mere mental exercise (although it is indeed a mental exercise). The Apostle Paul told us what is happening to us when we were baptized. Most Evangelical religions trivialize baptism as a mere show of our faith that we put on for our friends and family. But does the word of God ever give "show of faith as a reason to be baptized? No.
It's not about what you believe that counts; it's about what you believe ABOUT what you believe that counts.
There are two kinds of believe. James 2.14 - 26 explains that the demons believe in God and even tremble. But the difference between that kind of belief and the one God accepts is that demons don't obey and don't have good works. The kind of belief that God accepts is the kind that has works. Paul said in Galatians 5.6 that the only thing that matters was faith working by love. Faith or belief expresses itself with action/works!
The the saving message is only offered to humans. The faith or lack of faith of demons has nothing to do when the eternal destiny of humans.
Salvation is a free gift apart from works, obedience, behavior, etc. It’s based solely on believing God’s promise of everlasting life.
Eternal rewards are based on our works, obedience, behavior, discipleship, etc. They are not free, and can require great cost.
if you look in spiritual perspective,
what does it mean,... whosoever believes "in" Him....
"Do You Believe in Santa? Jesus?" by Mike Lii
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i believe in the LORD GOD AND FATHER, JESUS CHRIST (YESHUA MESSIAH), for He is Mighty God and everlasting Father
if i believe in HIM, i submit to HIM because i believe what is in HIM (in HIM is HIS Devine Being).
many people believe "that" Jesus died as sacrificial lamb to "take away" the sin of the world. they believe that He is the saviour.
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Well, he made a couple mistakes I believe because believing there’s only one reason to believe in Jesus is because Adam and Eve lost something in the garden of Eden they lost their life. They were going in one point in time they would die and then receive punishment so God sent a savior of the Lord Jesus Christ, and there is a message that Paul preached that’s the message. We believe that God died that Jesus died and that he was buried and that he rose again the third day according to Scriptures That he paid for our sins with his body so his blood cleanses us from all sin when we believe so that right there is what we’re actually supposed to believe and the other part that you messed up on is not dying spiritually but that’s not what it is talking about. It is talking about not dying the second death sohe who is alive and believes shall never die shall never experience experience the second death so that’s what that means and I hope you’ve learned something from me my brother in Christ
In the original Greek that the new testament was written in John 3:16 reads;
" For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son so that everyone believing " into " him should not perish but have everlasting life".
The Greek word eis ( into) means that there is a process between believing and being in Christ.
Salvation is about being born again and just as physical birth is the end result of a process, so is spiritual rebirth.
For example, in Acts ch.19 upon encountering the disciples and determining that something was missing in their salvation experience Paul asked them," Have you recieved the Holy Spirit since you believed "?
If all or anyone recieved the Holy Spirit simply by believing Pauls' question wouldn't have made any sense.
Upon finding out then that the disciples hadn't even heard that there was a Holy Spirit Paul asks them, " How then were you baptized"? Most protestant believers would say to Pauls' question, What difference does that make ?
When they told Paul that they were baptized by John ,Paul said that John John truly baptized with the baptism of repentance ,saying unto the people that they should believe on the one to come after him, Jesus Christ".
The words says ," When they heard this they were baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. No confession that they believed and no asking Jesus into their hearts,, they believed by what they did when they went down in the water to be baptized by Paul. After Paul layed hands on them the recieved the Holy Spirit and spoke in tongues.
There is no salvation until the believer recieves the Holy Spirit. The disciples though they believed didn't recieved the Holy Spirit until after they had been water baptized.
The theif on the cross wasn't water baptized, yet he believed on the Lord & the Lord said, "Today you will be with Me in paradise."
We shouldn't have to know Greek to be saved.
@Jewels' Genius For Jesus: Pinky Toe Body Of Christ You're are right. We shouldn't have to know Greek to be saved, but I have found that to know just basic words pertaining to salvation makes the meanings behind scriptures clearer. All I made use of was the Strongs Exhaustive Concordance Of The New Testament. The Word does say that we are to" study ourselves to be approved workmen that need not be ashamed" ( 2Tim.2:15).
I found like that the Greek word for " recieve" means to " take hold of". It just doesn't mean that something is offered to us and we have it, but that we must take steps of obedience for It to be ours.
As far as the thief on the cross. He was under the old covenant to where water baptism wasn't necessary in order to be saved. Plus, look who he was talking to.
@@robertnieten7259 Our obedience is our works, our discipleship. Discipleship cannot save us. Discipleship is costly, salvation is free. They are not the same. We are saved by the obedience of One... & we're not that One, Jesus is - obedient even to death on the cross. Relying on Jesus' work on the cross is believing on Him. That is the only Way to be saved (the Way is a Person, Jesus). You're rejecting the FREE GIFT of salvation by trying to earn it through your works. Are you listening?
@Jewels' Genius For Jesus: Pinky Toe Body Of Christ Thanks for your comments.
According to the words of the noted protestant author Tozier concerning protestantism, " In our zeal to escape the saved by works of the catholics we have committed the opposite error of faith without obedience".
And the Christian martyr Dietrich Bonhoeffer, " Only he who believes obeys and only he who obeys believes".
When we first hear the Word ,and recieve its " seed" into our hearts, we believe. Not because we chose to but because the Word itself revealed to our hearts that it is true.
" Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God"( Rom.10:17)
Now we must make a decision. Do we remain in our sinful disobedient state or do we turn to God willing to obey Him? This, of course ,is repentance.
Repentance is not something we automatically do because we now believe, it's an act of obedience, after we believe that we choose to either do or not do.
Just because we believe doesn't mean that we have no choice of whether to turn to God or not.
Mentally deciding to repent isn't enough though. Just as we demonstrated our unwillingness to obey God we now must now demonstate our willingness to obey Him by being water baptized.
Imagine how John would have reacted while he stood in the Jordan rivers if those on its' banks verbally repenting wouldn't get water baptized ? He said at one point," Bring forth fruit meet for repentance"( Matt.3:8).
The Word " meet" means that which accompanies. He would have concluded that their repentance wasn't genuine because they wouldn't complete it by being baptized.
God has always required a demonstration of your faith by an act of obedience to confirm that it's authentic.
Remember Jesus and the man that came to him having been born blind. He said Lord please help me.
Jesus spit on the ground, combined it with dirt and rubbed it on his eyelids and then told him to go wash in the pool of Saloam. The blind man obeyed Jesus and came away seeing.( John 9:7).
Acts 2:38 is the plan of salvation. Just as is necessary to put what we now have come to believe through the Word in order to be saved, salvation is about being " born again" as just as physical birth is the end result of a process so is spiritual rebirth.
I like using 1 John 5:10-11 to show people what believing on the Son of God means.
1 John 5:10 - He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son.
1 John 5:11 - And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
So he has given eternal life to everyone?
@@christiandam6803 No, because if someone has not believed the record that God gave of his Son, then they don't believe on the Son of God; therefore, they don't have eternal life.
John 3:36 - He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.
John 6:40 - And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.
@@michaelc7418 This scripture says that the record is that God has given us eternal life and that life is in his son. So this means that whoever believes the record is believing that (according to what this scripture says) Jesus has given us eternal life. Then this means that according to the record Jesus has given us eternal life, and everyone that believes that Jesus has given them eternal life (according to the scripture that God has given us eternal life) does indeed receive it (everlasting life). Is what I wrote here correct? Please answer "Yes , the scripture says that Jesus has given everlasting life to us if we believe the record, that is that He has given us eternal life. So he gives eternal life to those that believe that He has given them eternal life(that believe the record which is that Jesus has given us eternal life)." or "No"
@@christiandam6803 *Whoever believes that they have eternal life through the grace of Jesus Christ has eternal life.*
It's important to mention grace, because in Acts 20:24 Paul refers to the gospel as "the gospel of the grace of God", and Acts 15:11 says: "But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they." No one can add works to believing in Jesus, otherwise they nullify grace (Romans 11:6), and therefore don't get saved. All the people online that say one must "turn from their sin + believe in Jesus" are preaching a message that cannot save anyone, because they are adding works of righteousness (Titus 3:5-7).
@@michaelc7418 Why the scripture which says that God has given us everlasting life(1John 5:11) is not mentioned when it is the reason to believe in the first place that Jesus has given me everlasting life which is necessary to fulfill the condition of evangelistic verses which state "believing in Him" as the condition for eternal life? In the sense that believing in Jesus for everlasting life means believing that He has given me everlasting life and this requires the 1 John 5:11 scripture to be known in the first place ( because it says that Jesus has given us eternal life).
Who believe in God and lord jesus Christ Going to heaven
But what about the faith that Jesus is the Christ, the son of God? Is that not necessary to believe?
Yes, it's a package deal.
@@BelieveontheLordJesusChrist You've got to believe on the right Jesus to be saved.
Hogan's Heroes
Yes, simply believe in Jesus of the Bible.
@@defenderjack349 Exactly brother.
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70 % of Americans say they believe in Jesus but how many have a changed life through repentance? It is the number one requirement for salvation
My brain hurts from trying to make sense of what I have to do to be saved. The way you describe it in your videos is so confusing I just don't get it. I think I"m just gonna believe in ultra-universalism.. truly something simple that a common person like me can believe. I don't know why God would make this so confusing so that only a few theologians can be saved
What Must I Do to be Saved? - Bob Wilkin
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Have you ever wondered what you must do to be saved or have everlasting life? Throughout time and in the Bible, people have asked this important question. Bob Wilkin of the Grace Evangelical Society shares what the Bible has to say about this question, and what you should do if you want to know the answer.
Just see if this will help. Jesus said most assuredly I say to you he who believes in me has eternal life. Read it like this -most assuredly I say to you he who believes that I am the giver of eternal life has eternal life. To believe in Jesus is to believe that he is the Giver of eternal life. After all he said I am come that they may have life
John 3:16 isn't our gospel for today. 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 KJV when truly belived
John 3:16 actually says SHOULD NOT perish in the KJV, which indicates that the person MAY or that they MAY NOT perish.
What you stated in the video was that they WILL NOT perish, which means you stated it wrong accidently or perhaps you were quoting from a different version other than the KJV.
Either way the verse clearly says SHOULD NOT perish and the word "should" is conditional, meaning that the person may or may not perish.
@alvinfen4511 .. listen brother, I believe in the "eternal security" of the believer, which means that whosoever believes on the Lord Jesus Christ will never be separated from God for all of eternity which means throughout the ages of the ages.
Please NOTE that I have copied and pasted a short excerpt on John 3:16 and 1 Tim 6 written by Lyn Mize of First Fruits Ministry. Please read it carefully and meditate on what he has to say. God bless!
(John 3:16 KJV) For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
It is very important in this verse to understand that the transliterated Greek word for the word “world” in this verse is kosmos and the meaning of this word in the context is the one shown below in Thayer’s Greek Lexicon as 8. b).
The word kosmos must get its meaning from the context, and in this context, the word is defined as “whosoever believeth in him”. Thus, the word kosmos in this verse and verse 17 is a reference to the Church, for the Church is a collection or group of people with one thing in common.
They have believed in the atoning sacrifice of Jesus Cross. Thus, they are the elect of God and have been saved spiritually. Since God loves them, and since they have believed in the atonement, God desires that none of them perish at the Judgment Seat of Christ.
Instead, He desires that they be sanctified in this life by dying to self, crucifying the self, killing the old man and putting on the new man, so they can realize soul salvation at the Judgment Seat of Christ and lay hold on to eternal life.
2889 kosmos-
1) an apt and harmonious arrangement or constitution, order, government
2) ornament, decoration, adornment, that is, the arrangement of the stars, `the heavenly hosts', as the ornament of the heavens. 1 Pet. 3:3
3) the world, the universe
4) the circle of the earth, the earth
5) the inhabitants of the earth, men, the human race
6) the ungodly multitude; the whole mass of men alienated from God, and therefore hostile to the cause of Christ
7) world affairs, the aggregate of things earthly, the whole circle of earthly goods, endowments riches, advantages, pleasures, etc., which although hollow and frail and fleeting, stir desire, seduce from God and are obstacles to the cause of Christ
8) any aggregate or general collection of particulars of any sort
a) the Gentiles as contrasted to the Jews (Rom. 11:12 etc)
b) used of believers only, John 1:29; 3:16; 3:17; 6:33; 12:47 1 Cor. 4:9; 2 Cor. 5:19.
God loves the Church and gave his only begotten son to these believers in order that they SHOULD NOT PERISH, BUT HAVE EVERLASTING LIFE.
The Greek word for perish is NEVER USED IN CONNECTION WITH THE SPIRIT IN THE BIBLE.
The believer’s spirit is alive forevermore, so it is ludicrous to say that it can perish, die or be destroyed. Neither can the unbeliever’s spirit perish or die, since it is already dead.
Thus, the word for perish and the words for everlasting life (i.e., eternal life) refer to the soul of the believer, and not the spirit of the believer-nor the spirit of the unbeliever.
How does the Only Begotten Son of God save our souls, as well as our spirits? Our spirits are saved by believing in the death of Christ. Our souls are saved by dying to self and appropriating the life of Christ.
The Christian’s spirit is saved by faith in the death of Christ, but the soul is saved by faith in the life of Christ.
(1 Tim 6:11-19 KJV)
This whole passage in Timothy is about doing good works, so that the Christian MAY LAY HOLD ON ETERNAL LIFE.
Eternal life is definitely a gift from God, but in this instance it is a conditional gift from God. The Christian must do something to receive it. Realizing soul salvation and realizing eternal life are one and the same.
Both can only be laid hold on by crucifying self and appropriating the life of Christ.
Our spirits are saved unconditionally by the death of Christ, but our souls are saved upon the condition that we die to self and allow Christ to live his life in us. Simply stated, our spirits are saved by the death of Christ, but our souls are saved by the life of Christ.
@alvinfen4511 . . It seems that you did not take the time to carefully read what was written.
First of all Lyn Mize is a he, which I distinctly made known, not a she.
Second of all, whether or not Lyn Mize is a Calivinst is not a concern of mine. That is something that the Lord Jesus Christ will judge at the JSOC.
But, that which is a concern of mine is what I posted for you to read. But did you take the time to carefully consider what was written?
It doesn't appear to me that you did because instead of responding back with something Christ-like, you responded back in a judgmental way as if you have all the correct answers and those who don't agree with you are all wrong and don't know what they are talking about.
Take care
Islam, Jehovah's witness, INC... etc, they also believe Jesus the Christ, so, they shall not perish but have eternal life?
What Does It Mean to "Believe that Jesus is the Christ"? by Zane C. Hodges
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you just believe "that" Jesus is the Christ, period.
to believe "in" the Lord Jesus Christ is different. Believing in Jesus is surrending yourself to Jesus to be under HIS authority.
Is "Saving Faith" More Than "Mental Assent"? - Bob Wilkin
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This message completely ignores a requirement that Jesus gave all man at Luke 13:3&5. "You must repent or you will die". A saving faith in Jesus requires us to acknowledge all that He said is true and without error. Remember. even the demons believe and know that Jesus is the Messiah. Yet they desire not to repent and follow the ways of Christ. Repentance is not their desire and therefore hell awaits. Repentance is not a work. Repentance is a change of mind, a change of heart, that no longer desires to follow my sinful ways but to follow the ways and teachings of Jesus. Jesus is "the way, the truth, and the life". (John 14:6) "No one comes to the Father but through Him." And He says you must repent or you will die. (Luke 13:3-5) Meaning a separation from God for all eternity when our bodies cease to function. Confess your sin with Godly sorrow. ( 2 Corinthians 7:10-11) knowing that worldly sorrow leads to destruction, and believe that Jesus is the only one that can save you from the penalty of the sin in your life. Acts 16:31
Turn or Burn? - Do I Need to Repent of My Sins to Be Saved? - Bob Wilkin
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Have you ever been told that you need to turn from your sins or you will burn in hell? Have you ever been told that you need to repent of your sins for salvation? Bob Wilkin looks at what one needs to do in order to receive everlasting life, and whether repentance is needed in in addition to believing in Jesus for everlasting life.
Do Demons Believe the Gospel? - James 2:19 - Bob Wilkin
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Does James 2:19 say that demons believe the gospel? Bob Wilkin of the Grace Evangelical Society looks at what demons believe. Is the faith of demons some how different from faith in other parts of the Bible?
Why Aren't Demons Saved If They Believe the Gospel? - Zane C. Hodges
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Can anyone stop believing? Possibly as John 6:66?
@Alvin Fen agreed... Judas was a "disciple." Believers can indeed stop believing "2 Tim 2:13 KJV" "If we believe not..."
@Alvin Fen what are you talking about? I said I agreed with you. I'm not going to torture myself with doubt of "Did I really believe" and question myself daily. I rest in God's promise, because I believed on His Son. I don't need to do anything else in regards to eternal life. I have it already. I can't lose it or even give it back if I was that stupid. I'm a child of God permanently. Thankfully.. I'm stuck! ( :
@Alvin Fen
You misunderstand who Jesus will stay faithful to.
2 Timothy 2:12
If we endure,
we will also reign with him.
If we disown him,
he will also disown us;
If we deny Him he will deny us. If you walk away from the Savior rejecting Him you are damned.
He will renounce you.
Matthew 10:33 But whoever disowns me before others, I will disown before my Father in heaven. You do NOT want to hear these words I never knew you. You were never mine.
2 Timothy 2:13
If we are faithless,
he remains faithful,
for he cannot disown himself. It does not mean He will remain faithful to you otherwise deny in v-12 would mean nothing. If you are faithless and throw it away, you're not a believer. He is faithful to Himself. The way he vindicated Himself is by throwing you out. God values His trustworthiness and if you decide I'm going to go my own way to a life of sin you no longer trust in Him. He's faithful to the worth of His name.The way God vindicates His trustworthiness to those who reject it, its called hell.
Don't fool yourself with your unbelief by thinking God's still faithful to me. He is faithful, He cannot deny Himself, that's who He is faithful to.
If you hold to Jesus saying you are trustworthy you are everything to me, acknowledge you're just a hopeless sinner He cannot deny you. Your security is as firm as His allegiance is to His name.
If you stop believing, still saved. It goes with His promises to NEVER leave you or forsake you.
2 Timothy 2:13 KJV "If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself."
He cannot be unfaithful to His promises or to you who would still have the Holy Spirit in you, but He would be grieved.
But doesn’t scripture say that even demons believe? Why aren’t they saved?
demons are not humans and they already had their judgement day
Demons believe that God and Christ existed, but they don't believe in Christ for salvation.
@@beautifulllstars not sure even why, you'd give the word, "Demons" a capital, "D".
Anyway, you obviously too, believe the name God and Christ are nahes used over two thousand years ago. Here we go again, another soul that thinks 🤔💬 Jesus Christ is the name? Let me tell you something. All these CZcams channels that stay up and DO NOT get terminated not shutdown because they don't provide enough truth! Get it? Remember that movie 🎥🍿 "You can't handle the Truth" that is so very accurate why? Because Google owns CZcams. They'll make you think and believe the new testament is in koine Greek when it's not, haven't you realised the devil turned everything upside down since the Son of the Creator, left dry land, earth? satan or baphomet is laughing at all these people casting out, healing etc using Jesus Christ name? Why because Jesus is an, "anglo-greek-latin" word derived from Zeus
There's so much pagan origin
God is another term
You need to understand, the name in Hebrew is Yahushua. That name is, "YAH which means salvation"
Come with me in reality because nothing is physical in this world we live in - it's just a HUGE spiritual warfare battle - come with me and test the spirits? Put on your plate and armour like Our Master says in Ephesians?
What are you waiting for? Scared??
Doesn't the scriptures teach that I
Our Master doesn't give us a spirit of fear??
SALVATION 101...I hate Religion, but I LOVE JESUS!...What part of BELIEVE can't you BELIEVE?
I'm tired of all the Religious BS that divides the church and the world!
God told Moses that Whoever will LOOK at the Snake will LIVE. What Saved them is "they Obeyed and "Did God's Will" and Accepted His Contractual Offer they would Live, by "LOOKING at the SNAKE." The SAME contractual terms apply to Salvation in the Gospel Below.
God did Not say to, Gaze at and have Faith in the Snake...God said to "LOOK at the Snake!"
and Jesus did Not say to, have Faith in HIM...Jesus said to "BELIEVE in HIM!"
They did NOTHING More but LOOK, and like the thief on the cross, we must do NOTHING More but BELIEVE.
We Don't BELIEVE with our Hearts...We BELIEVE with our BRAINS!
We are not Faithers, we are BELIEVERS.
We must first Believe in God and Jesus, before we can have Faith in Them!
You can Believe in Something/ someone and not have Faith in it, but you cannot have Faith in something without believing in it.
We must first Believe a bridge is safe to walk on, before we can walk in Faith and cross it.
Believing in Jesus Christ as your Savior, is the onetime Event of Justification.
Faith is the continual Process of Believing where we are sanctified as evidenced by our obedience
and Good Works.
I don't care if Paul or the Pope said it, because our SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST DID NOT!
God's Name is not Grace and Jesus' Name is Not Faith...and We are not "Saved by Grace through Faith"...
❤We are "Saved by a Gracious GOD, by Doing His Will, and BELIEVING in His Faithful SON!
❤They were SAVED by GOD, by "Doing His WILL, and LOOKING at the SNAKE."
❤We are SAVED by GOD, by "Doing His WILL, and "BELIEVING In His SON."
❤Our SAVIOR, JESUS CHRIST, told us How we are SAVED in Matt 7:21, John 6:40, John 3:16.
❤Matthew 7:21 Not everyone who says to me, Lord, Lord, will enter the kingdom of heaven, But the one who Does the
WILL of My FATHER, who is in heaven.
❤John 6:40 MY FATHER’S WILL is that everyone who looks to the Son and BELIEVES in HIM shall have eternal life.
❤John 3:16: For GOD so Loved the World that HE Gave (Sacrificed to Die) HIS only SON so that Whoever
BELIEVES in HIM, shall not perish, but have ever lasting Life.
1 John 5:15 These things have I written unto you that BELIEVE on the Name of the Son of God; that you may Know that you have eternal life, and that you may Believe on the Name of the Son of God.
John 3:15 “That whosoever BELIEVES in HIM should not perish, but have eternal life.”
John 3:18 “He that BELIEVES on HIM is not Condemned: But he that does Not *BELIEVE is
Already Condemned, because he did not *BELIEVE in the Name of the only SON Of GOD.”
John 3:36 “He that BELIEVES on the SON hath everlasting life: and he that *BELIEVES not the SON shall not see life; but the Wrath of GOD abides on him.”
John 5 24 Verily verily I say unto you, he that hears my word and BELIEVES on HIM that sent me hath everlasting life.
Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only. James 2:24
Justified before MEN = James 2.
Putting your faith in Jesus Christ who is the son of God, both fully man and fully God in one person who went to the Cross to pay not only for the sins of the whole world but for your sins personally is the greatest news of all. Eternal life is a result of that faith. You may not completely understand all of the doctrines related to what happened to you at the moment of faith there just a result of God’s grace.
@Alvin Fen eternal life is the result
@Alvin Fen We must believe "into" Jesus....not "in" Jesus.
The Greek word EIS has two different meanings. #1. Eis can mean "in,",or #2 Eis can mean "into."
The Recovery bible version corrects these. John 3 16 is..."whosoever believeth"INTO" Him should not perish..." Why did the early translators use "in" instead of "into" in many bible verses? Maybe because they weren't Born Again?
Here's an example, one person believes "in" the ocean and observes it from the shoreline, while another believed "into" the ocean and became immersed with it. See the difference. Believing "in" Jesus is being on the right track but that doesn't give you LIFE. We need to believe "INTO" the Living Christ for life because Jesus is the bread of LIFE.
Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in them. John 6 56
Put your TRUST INTO Jesus and INTO Him Alone with the WEIGHT of your ENTIRE EXISTENCE, without holding anything back.
@@Europeangardens
Makes no sense .
Your proposition converts His doubtless Guarantee of Everlasting Life , into a lifelong subjective introspection .
One could never actually believe in Him for what He Promises (John 3:16,4:10-14,5:24,6:28-47,11:23-27 ; 1 Timothy 1:16 ; 1 John 5:10-13 .
You've turned "Whosoever believes in Him" , into "Whosoever behaves in Him might possibly if their behavioral performance is maybe good enough".
Ephesians 2:8-9 ; Romans 3:20-5:11 ; Titus 3:5 ; Galatians - all resoundingly refute your attempt to smuggle in works righteousness .
We are Saved by grace through repentance which is the consequence of faith.
There is no other way
@@Ydarg09 who's talking about works? It's a leaning into Jesus.
Let's say there's an electrical panel box with exposed live wires...and let's liken that to the living Christ. Most people will believe in that electrical panel box and assume they're saved. But only few will lean into it. Though they die, they shall live. We need to receive His life by leaning into, resting into, trusting into Him.
Pls u have it all wrong I am a Christian but being I Christian means to live like Christ not only by just accepting him pls read Mathew 7:21-23 and Romans 8:1 downwards and Romans 6:1 becareful of the way u preach its very dangerous and God's anger might be upon u
Tough about the billions of people in the world who have lived & died over the past 2000 years who were brought up in different religions & cultures , many of whom never even aware of who Jesus was. Very sad that you feel you have to have the exact right beliefs to be saved !
Perrhaps you should read Matthew chapter 25 v 31-46 to see what Jesus said about salvation rather than what St Paul said.
@notfromthisworld told me:
"My dad always said. Let people have weird hobbies as long as they don’t believe
that an invisible extraterrestrial conjured up our universe out of nothing from the
5th dimension."
But then he had to tell his dad:
“That’s exactly what they believe and they called this alien GOD.”
His dad totally shocked::
"Dealing with religion is dealing with insanity."
FACTS ABOUT THE APOSTLE PAUL:
- Paul wrote more books of the bible than any other writer
- Paul wrote more words in the NT than any other writer except Luke. But 25% of Luke’s Writings (half of Acts) were about Paul.
- Paul talks about Jesus Christ more than any other writer.
- Paul talks about grace more than all the other bible authors put together.
- To belittle Paul and his writings is to belittle “The Word” Jesus Christ.
- Paul was the only person ever sent by Jesus Christ to go to Gentiles
- Paul was the last person to see and speak to Christ I Cor 15:8, II Cor 12:1
- Paul was the one who completed the word of God. Col 1:25
- Paul is the first one in the body of Christ - the mystery hid in God. 1Tim 1:16
- It is Paul alone that said we are saved by the “faith of Christ”
- It is Paul alone who said we are not under the law Rom 6:14
- It is Paul alone who speaks of Jews and Gentiles as one Gal 3:28
- It is Paul alone who speaks of the “body of Christ”
- Paul said: 2 Tim 2:7 Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things.
- Paul’s writings are the only place we find the gospel message that can save a person today.
- Paul is the only writer to talk this way: Rom 16:25, I Tim 1:16, I Cor 3:10, I Cor 11:1, Gal 6:14
- To ignore Paul is to ignore Jesus Christ
If you take Paul’s writings out of the bible: You will be under the law and not under grace, you will be under God’s wrath for not keeping the law and not have the peace of God. Rom 6:14, Rom 5:1
We need to rightly divide God's word to get a good understanding of terms and their interpretation just as God commanded in 2Tim 2:15.
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So, my little kindergarten children who don't want to grow up.
I have a few tips for all of you on how you can get rid of your
demons. I admit, everday frightening about demons is very
entertaining, but by doing you're destroying your brain. If there
is still such a thing.
I can give you some health education. Religion is just a disease
caused by lack of oxygen. I have healing tips for you. And please,
no more religious drugs and stay away from your big scary book.
A walk in fresh air a day takes all demons away.
If that's not enough for you, I have an invisible toy car for the
boys and an invisible doll for the girls.
And now throw yourself into the seat, take a deep breath
of fresh air to calm down and the perfect day can begin.
Only BELIEVE!!! (“For God so loved the world He gave His only begotten Son that whosoever would BELIEVE in Him would not perish but have eternal life.” John 3:16) “Verily, Verily I say unto you, he who BELIEVES in Me has eternal life.” John 6:47) BELIEVE that the Eternally Existing Son of God, God The Son, Jesus Christ died for ALL Your Sins past, present & future, was buried and rose again on the 3rd day for your justification (1st Corinthians 15:1-4) and that by BELIEVING He did it for you, you receive forgiveness for all your sins and eternal life the NANOSECOND you BELIEVE, which you can never lose for any reason! (John 10:28-30)!
How do you know if you TRULY believe
If you accept that it is the truth.
I love you and the simple truth grace message. That little part through me a bit about where you mentioned 2+2 and believing George Washington was the first US president. Just to be clear nobody can be saved simply by Believing Jesus existed or that he was a historical religious figure or that he had some supernatural powers. Saving belief is believing him at his word that he is the promised messiah that his sinless perfection death burial resurrection his shed blood is what is his power/ promise to save all who belie in him for it. Just wanna be super duper clear. Only one way that is through him Jesus the son and not of our law keeping our good fruits our anything we could do or abstain from. Knowing he has the power to save us and holding to that faith since faith is not a work and its his gift his inheritance to give all who believe in him for eternal life.
Even if we lose our belief, He won't forsake us into Hell. 2 Timothy 2:13 KJV "If we are unbelieving, He remains faithful for He cannot deny Himself."
What is Repentance?
What is Faith?
Jesus said in Luke 24:46-47 He told them, “This is what is written: The Messiah will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, 47and repentance for the forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
What does the Bible say about repentance?
It means a recognition of my sin which involves Godly sorrow and a commitment in my part to change the direction of my life. Repentance is not an emotion.Its more than being grieved or feeling sorry about my sin and even having remorse.
It is making a genuine 180° change of heart recognizing that sin(s) is against God.
God wants there to be a genuine change of life because living in sin is disobedience and rebellion against God and the end result will be destruction of the soul in hell. There must be a change in conduct and how you live.
First John the Baptist came preach ing repentance then Jesus's first command was to Repent. Paul said that all men everywhere must repent.
Jesus said I have not come to call the righteous but SINNERS TO REPENTANCE. Why didn't He say for salvation or for faith?
Because they used those terms interchangeably. Jesus is calling for a change of life salvation for the forgiveness of sins.
What about the scriptures that say we are saved by faith? John's gospel doesn't mention repentance why? Because they understood faith and repentance go hand in hand. If you have genuine faith you will have genuine repentance.
Paul said to the philippian jailer believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved. Nothing about repentance Go to Acts 17:30 In the past God overlooked such ignorance but now commandeth all men every where to repent.
Nothing about believing in this one. Go to Acts 20 :21 I have declared to both Jews and Greeks that they must turn to God in repentance and have faith in our Lord Jesus.
Repent and believe. Then in Acts 26:20 (b) I preached that they should repent and turn to God and demonstrate their
repentance by their deeds.
Paul is saying repent and show your repentance by your works.
Faith and repentance go hand in hand.
What is Jesus saving us from? Matthew 1:21 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins. Salvation is salvation from sin that why Jesus's first command was Repent You can't truly believe without repentance and you can't repent without believing.
Let's say a man is an adulterer a serial rapist who steals from his job to support his drug habit, He says Jesus I don't want to go to hell so forgive me so I won't go to hell and bless me and continues to live the same way. That's not salvation. It's not about stopping your sins first it's making the decision of your will to make a 180° turn around in your life with Jesus's help.It must be a salvation from sin it's forgiveness of sin, being saved from sin.Where we fall short we are continually cleansed and washed in the blood of Jesus.
Look at your long explanation. Why do you insist on making the free gift of eternal life so hard? If you "fall short" on your commitment, then it wasn't a commitment in the first place. "Falling short" at any point wouldn't be 180 degree turn around.
What you are really trying to say is that we just have to get better everyday which is the same as saying your goods must outweigh your bads. What if I use to rob 3 banks a week now I'm only robbing 1 bank a week. Is that good enough to know I'm saved?
Your assurance is subjective. My guess is you feel you haven't fallen "too short" to think you are saved. You think you've been "good enough."
@B
I simply showed with scripture the error of believe only which will not save anyone.
There are many more especially from Jesus that say we must repent.
We are saved by grace through repentance which is the consequence of faith.
Yes a 180° turn is required, that's a decision of the heart and mind (will) that's not saying sinless perfection, but there must be a change of lifestyle
2 Corinthians 5:17
Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
@@2Chronicles714_ If it's not "sinless perfection" in your repentance, then it's subjective. What you believe is a subjective mess. You showed nothing with scripture... you only tried to show what you think scripture means. You are wrong. If "All things become new" according to your faulty view of scripture, then you wouldn't ever sin again. There wouldn't be part of you that wouldn't be "New". So, is the sin that you STILL do when you "fall short" of sinless perfection part of the "ALL that is new" as well? Or, does ALL not really mean ALL? Again, it's a subjective mess. Remember... Jesus died for sins people don't repent of as well, because unrepentant sins can be forgiven. Otherwise, He would have died for unrepentant sins in vain. Repent in regard to eternal life simply means to "Turn" to Jesus for it from anything that is keeping you from believing like your faulty theology. Blessings.
@@TheOnlyWayIsJesus
Not saying sinless perfection.
That's a strawman argument.
Back up your claim with scripture rather than attack what they clearly say
@@2Chronicles714_ I didn't say you said sinless perfection... and that's just it! "Semi" perfection doesn't cut it either, but apparently, you feel you meet the semi-perfected standard for eternal life. Have fun explaining that to God on judgment day when He says "I never knew you." Stop backloading your false "good works" of semi-perfection. Repent and believe the gospel.
These people do not teach the full gospel.