Why is believing in Christ essential for eternal life?
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Believing in Christ is essential because He is the only source of eternal life, which is given to those who have faith in Him.
According to John 6:40, Jesus states that the will of Him who sent Him is that everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him shall have eternal life. This belief is more than mere acknowledgment; it involves a deep, reliance on Christ for one's life and salvation. The act of believing signifies that one recognizes their inability to achieve righteousness through their own works and instead relies on Christ's obedience and sacrificial death for salvation. In Galatians 2:16, Paul reaffirms that a person is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, emphasizing that faith in Him is how we receive eternal life.
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