In brief and in detail, the reason to believe is that only Jesus possesses eternal life.
“And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life.” John 3:14–15
Acts 16:31
They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved—you and your household.”
Believing in Christ is not an option. It is a condition to become a true Christian.
Hebrew 11:6
“And without faith, it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.
God has revealed himself to us because he wants us to trust him. We have everything around us as examples of his love and presence. So believing in Him is acknowledging he is the only God.
Isaiah 43:10
“You are my witnesses,” declares the LORD, “and my servant whom I have chosen, so that you may know and believe me and understand that I am he. Before me no god was formed, nor will there be one after me.
It is God’s will and desire for everyone to go to heaven and spend eternity with him. However, he wants us to choose. That is the sole reason why he gave us willpower. We can decide if we want to go to heaven or hell. Our belief is the only determinant. That is easy, right?
John 3:18
“Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.
What should you believe in?
Whoever believes. That is all you need to do to step into the inheritance that was purchased for you with the blood of the Son of God. (2 Cor. 5:21).
Believe in the divine exchange, His love, and that all your sins have been punished on the cross, and that through Jesus you have received the gifts of righteousness and eternal life.
Look at John 3:15 again. Tell me, who qualifies for salvation? The Word of God doesn’t say, “Whoever obeys Him perfectly and keeps all His commandments.” It doesn’t say, “Whoever never fails again.” It simply says, “Whoever believes in Him.” Whoever believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life. The only action needed on your part is to believe!
John 10:38
But if I do them, even though you do not believe me, believe the works, that you may know and understand that the Father is in me, and I in the Father.”
What happens when you believe in God?
1 Thessalonians 2:13
And we also thank God continually because, when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as a human word, but as it actually is, the word of God, which is indeed at work in you who believe.
1 Timothy 4:10
That is why we labor and strive, because we have put our hope in the living God, who is the Savior of all people, and especially of those who believe.
Is believe personal?
John 4:42
They said to the woman, “We no longer believe just because of what you said; now we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man really is the Savior of the world.”
No matter how close you are to Christians or consider yourself a churchgoer, it doesn’t mean anything if you don’t personally believe in Christ.
“Sitting in a garage doesn’t make a person a car, so going to church doesn’t make you a Christian. Until you have that firm conviction in your heart who Jesus Christ is, nothing will matter in God’s eyes.”Joyce Meyer (paraphrased)
God doesn’t mind if we have doubts. He is unhappy if we refuse to deny the facts of the things he has said in the Bible and we refuse to accept them. He is willing and ready to assist us to get out of the doubt but we need to surrender to him completely.
John 20:27
Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe.”
Now we have no excuse. Heaven and God are waiting for us to act. Today is not late.
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