THIS is Critical!🤯Do You REALLY Believe, according to the BIBLE’s Definition?

The world’s definition and the biblical definition of “Believe” are very different. To truly Believe, as defined by the Bible, includes repentance (a true change of heart) and making Jesus the Lord of your life (commitment to following Him). It’s not mere credence, as the world’s definition of “believe” so insistently asserts. “Webster’s Pocket Dictionary” actually defines “Believe” as: 1. Take as true, 2. have faith (in), 3. Suppose; guess.

In this example using Webster’s, there are 3 definitions to choose from, which causes confusion, right from the start. I hope you’d agree that someone can’t be saved by supposing in Jesus… Well “suppose” is definition #3. How about IF you know that Jesus is Lord, but you don’t make Him the Lord of your life? In other words, you’ve never prayed that prayer. You’ve never made a commitment to Jesus and put your faith and trust in Jesus. You just “Believe”…, because your understanding of “Believe” is that you know, but you just don’t care that Jesus is Lord. Well… That’s definition #1. Do you get my point?

True biblical belief is saving faith and, besides just knowing something is true, includes to trust in and to adhere to, which is NOT the contemporary understanding of the word “believe”… These days, when most people say they “believe” in Jesus, they mean that they know that He is Lord, or they think that He was a great spiritual leader and teacher. You don’t actually know exactly what people are thinking. However, we can assume that most people’s definition of “believe” does not include adhering to and relying on Jesus for their saving faith, because Webster’s current definition of the word “believe” tells us so. Furthermore, the Bible tells us that most will be in error and take the easy path to destruction (see Matthew 7:13-14), as evidenced by many people being taught the “Seeker-friendly” watered-down gospel that does not include true repentance and the importance that we truly humble our hearts to turn from our sins so that we may actually make Jesus the Lord of our life (by doing what he says). See the parable of the sower, Matthew 13:18-23.

Jesus spoke a LOT about repentance (see my Playlist below). In Matthew 9:13, Jesus said that He came to call “sinners to repentance” and in Luke 13:3 and 5, Jesus said two times in a row, “…unless you repent you will all likewise perish”.

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_CJz_aWKaMfacWiyOi4mL4D0EOgZ6Avd

When we are truly saved, we have an enduring and endearing love for Jesus Christ, our Savior. We have a change of heart where we love the things that He loves and we pattern our lives in a way to please Him. Not in order to make it to heaven, but because we love Him. We love Him so much that we put Him first in every decision that we make. We love Him so much that we want Him to lead, guide, and direct us, according to His Word, and if we don’t… there’s something wrong. If we don’t bear good fruit, then we are to examine our hearts and find out why (see 2 Corinthians 13:5).

God has a plan for our lives and when we bear good fruit, as a result of acting out our love for Him, that’s not “works," but outward evidence that we belong to our Heavenly Father and are redeemed and transformed by the blood of our Lord Jesus Christ (see Ephesians 2:10, as well as Ephesians 2:8-9).

There's nothing you can do to make it to Heaven, but Jesus loves you so much that He ransomed His life for you, so that your sins could be forgiven and washed away, forever, when you truly believe in Jesus. Repent means to be truly sorry for your sins and to try your best not to do them, out of love for the Lord. Then, since nobody is perfect, Jesus will help you with the rest so that you can be with Him in Heaven.

We really can't be good on our own. In Romans 3:10-12, the Bible actually says that no one is good. I know it's hard, because nobody is perfect, but God will help you. How do you get help? Jesus said that He and our Heavenly Father would send us the Holy Spirit to help us and so that we would not be all alone, like orphans (see Luke 11:13, John 14:16-26, and John 16:13-14). Then, make Jesus the Lord of your life by reading your Bible (I recommend that you start in John) and try your best to do what the Bible says. It's hard, but ask for God to send His Holy Spirit to help you and remember that the Bible says in Philippians 4:13, "I can do all things through Christ, who strengths me" (WEB).

My God bless you and draw you closer to Him, in Jesus' name... Amen.
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