Believing God

Q: What does the Bible say about believing in God?

The Bible states that believing in God means having faith in His mercy and grace as demonstrated through Christ. Belief in God is foundational to the Christian faith. In 1 John 5:13, it is emphasized that those who believe in the name of the Son of God can know they have eternal life. This belief is not merely intellectual assent but involves a deep heart conviction that God has abundant mercy for sinners. Genuine belief leads to confession and results in righteousness, as seen in Romans 10:9-10, where Paul notes that confessing Jesus as Lord and believing in His resurrection is crucial for salvation. Thus, true belief transforms a person’s life and assurance in Christ.

Q: Why is believing in Christ essential for salvation?

Believing in Christ is essential because it is through Him that we receive forgiveness and eternal life. Believing in Christ is vital for salvation because He is the only mediator between God and man. Acts 13:38-39 clarifies that through Jesus, forgiveness of sins is preached and that one cannot attain salvation through the law of Moses. The simplicity of salvation is encapsulated in Acts 16:31, where Paul tells the Philippian jailer, 'Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved.' This highlights the centrality of faith in Christ's redemptive work—the belief that He died for our sins and was raised for our justification (Romans 4:25). Without faith, one cannot receive the grace offered through Christ.

Q: How do we know that salvation is by grace alone?

The Bible teaches that salvation is entirely by grace through faith, not by works, as reiterated in Ephesians 2:8-9. Salvation being by grace alone is a core principle of Reformed theology. Ephesians 2:8-9 clearly states that we are saved by grace through faith, and not by works. This means that salvation is not based on our deeds or merits but is a gift from God, ensuring that no one can boast. Grace is the unmerited favor of God, and Hebrews 12:2 refers to Jesus as the author and finisher of our faith, signifying that both the initiation and completion of salvation are in His hands. This perspective empowers believers to rely wholly on God's mercy rather than their own righteousness.

Q: Why is it important to believe that Jesus came to save sinners?

Believing that Jesus came to save sinners affirms the depth of God's mercy and the necessity of redemption for all people. The importance of believing that Jesus came to save sinners is grounded in understanding humanity's sinful nature and the need for divine intervention. 1 Timothy 1:15 states that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, highlighting that His mission was to provide redemption for all, regardless of their past. This belief reassures us that no sin is too great for God’s grace to overcome. The examples of biblical figures like the apostle Paul, who referred to himself as the chief of sinners, serve to emphasize that even the most wretched individuals can be redeemed. Furthermore, recognizing Jesus as a Savior for sinners instills hope and encourages believers to share the gospel, underscoring the inclusivity of God’s salvific plan.

And again another wrote, and
can it be that I should gain an interest in the Savior's blood? Died he for me, who him to death
pursued amazing love? How can it be that thou, my God,
should die for me? Do you personally Do you really
believe in your heart that Almighty God does have mercy and grace
in Christ for sinners like you and me? Do you believe that?
Do you? I know it's in our creed. I know it's in our confessions
of faith. And I know we preach about it
and our folks sing about it, but
I'm asking you if you really believe it. Do you? If you really
believe, do you really believe that Almighty God, the Living
God, does indeed have abundant mercy for sinners like you and
me? Do you believe that? Well, Paul
said this, if you confess with your mouth Jesus to be Lord and
believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you're
saved, if you really believe that. For with a heart man believeth
unto righteousness. It's not how much you know, it's
whom you know. Do you really believe that? With
the heart man believeth unto righteousness, and with the mouth
confession is made unto salvation. Did you notice that verse Colin
read there a moment ago, verse 13? I saw it again. I saw it again. It impressed my heart again.
1 John 5, 13. These things have I written unto
you. that believe on the name of the
Son of God. Do you? Do you believe Christ? Do you believe that He's the
Savior of sinners? Do you believe that? Well, He
said, I'm writing this to you that believe that, that you may
know you have eternal life. You have eternal life. Not going
to have it, you have eternal life. If you believe that, do
you? That's what I'm asking. See, this is critical. You really
believe that? You really believe Christ died
for sinners? You believe He's the Savior of sinners? You really
believe that God Almighty, the Eternal God, has mercy for folks
like you and me in Christ Jesus? Well, if you do believe that,
you have eternal life. You have eternal life. That's what He says. That's what
this is all about. That's why this is written, that
you may Know that you have eternal life and that you may believe,
that you may believe on the name of the Son of God. Now I'm going to ask you five
questions tonight. I want you to listen carefully
to these five questions. I'm not just asking you, I'm
asking me. Do you really believe these five
things? Honestly, sincerely believe them. examining our heads now to see
how much theology we know. I think sometimes that I know
a little something and then I realize I don't know much. I think I've
learned something. I find out there's much more
to be learned. I don't know so much after all.
I know in part and I preach in part and I see through a glass
dimly. Any man thinks he knows, he knows
not as he ought to know. I'm not asking you to give me
a rundown on your theology. I'm asking you and me tonight
to examine our hearts. Do we believe these things? Do
we believe these five things? I like what the centurion said
to him, don't you? He said, Lord, I believe. Help
thou mine unbelief. I don't believe perfectly, but
I do believe. You know I believe. I like what
Peter said when the Lord kept asking him, do you love me? Lord,
he said, you know I love you. You know everything. You don't
act like it sometimes and other folks don't believe it, but I
love you and you know it. That's all I'm saying. I ask you quite frankly, number
one, number one, do you believe honestly in your heart, do you
believe this? that Jesus Christ, our Lord,
the eternal God, the Son of the living God, very God of very
God, exact express image of his person, brightness of his glory,
wonderful counsel of the mighty God, you believe he actually
came into this world, conceived in the womb of a virgin,
He took on himself the form of a servant, the habit of a servant,
and the likeness of our flesh, and walked this earth for thirty-three
and a half years, and went to the cross of Calvary, and died. And did he did that to save folks
like you and me and bring us to God? Do you believe that? I do. I really do. Honestly, before God and before
me, and I confess, I believe that. The angel came to Joseph and
said, now Mary's with child, but don't you be afraid to take
her to be your wife because that holy thing, that holy thing,
there's never been anything like it. That holy thing which was
born of her, which will be born of her, is the Son of God. God was in Christ. And he said
to Joseph, furthermore, when he's born, when he comes into
this world, you call his name Jesus. According to the Scriptures,
you reach back in the Old Testament, pick up Joshua. Joshua. Jesus. Because he's going to
save his people from their sins. And this is a fulfillment of
what Isaiah wrote His name shall be called Immanuel, God with
us. He came down here to save sinners. And one time he was eating with
some sinners, publicans and sinners and all types of people. And the Pharisees were looking
at it and they saw him eating with these sinners, feasting
with them. And they said to his disciples, they said, why does
your master eat with people like that? Why does he associate with
people like that? Why is he identified with people
like that? And the Lord Jesus knew their
thoughts and knew their words, and He looked up at them and
said, The well do not need a physician, but they that are sick. Now you
go learn what that means. I am come into this world to
call not the righteous, not the good, but sinners to repentance. The Son of Man has come to seek
and to save the lost. Do you believe that? I believe
that. I really do. I can tell you plainly,
I believe that, that the just died for the unjust to bring
us to God. I really believe that God was
in Christ reconciling the world to Himself. I believe He literally
actually took our sin in His body on the tree, and that He
was indeed wounded for my transgression. He was bruised for thy iniquities,
and the chastisement of thy peace was laid on him, and by his stripes
I am healed. I believe that. And I believe
what Paul said in Acts 13, Be it known unto you, men and brethren,
that through this man, through this man is preached unto you
the forgiveness of sins, the redemption of your soul, and
the putting away of all your iniquities, from which you could
not be saved by the law of Moses. That's so. I believe that. Of God are you in Christ Jesus,
our second Adam, our Lord from heaven, who of God, on purpose,
has made unto us wisdom. All I need to know about God,
life, redemption, salvation, is revealed in Christ. All I
need to know. He's my wisdom. He's my righteousness? I have no righteousness. I don't
claim any. Let me ask you a question. This
seems to be being written all over the country, and I want
you, frankly, anybody in here, anybody, I can be honest now,
don't lie, anybody, is there anybody in here that has any
thought or inkling, even the slightest inkling in your mind
that there's anything good in your flesh, would you raise your
hand? I'd like to meet you. Anybody? I mean anybody. I mean
just a smidgen. Just a pause, like we said, a
whisper. Just a whisper of good. You got
just a whisper. Raise your hand. I don't have
any. In fact, I'll tell you the truth,
the reverse is true. My righteousness is a filthy
rage in God's sight. They might be, you know, we brag
on each other and we got a right to. I appreciate you. I drove
by the church today and I said, that yard is so pretty. Old Tom
and Cecil made that church yard so pretty. Isn't the church yard
pretty? Isn't it beautiful? Well, he did it and he did it.
And I'm thankful for them. But that doesn't make them righteous
before God. This offering we received, we
are going to support our missionaries. I thank you. I appreciate you. I thank God for you. You sacrifice
and give. But that doesn't make you righteous
before God. Do you believe it does? I know
you don't. But in my sight, it's good. In
his sight, without Christ, it's no good. But in Christ, it's
good. He makes it good. Understand?
He's my righteousness. Do you believe that? He's my
sanctification. He's my redemption. Christ is
all. And I ask you, do you believe
it? Do you? I do. And you do, don't you? You believe
that, don't you, child? You believe that? I do too. All right, secondly, you've come
with me so far, and you believe that? He's God. He's the Son
of God. He's the God-Man. He's our righteousness,
wisdom, sanctification, and redemption. We have nothing else outside
of Him. Don't claim it. Don't seek it, don't merit it,
don't want it. I'll just be frank with you.
If there's anything outside of Christ, I just don't want it.
Don't bring it to me. He's all I need. Second question. Do you believe that Jesus Christ
came to save the chief of sinners? I mean the chief of sinners.
That's what he said. This is a faithful saying and
worthy of all acceptation that He came into the world, Jesus
Christ came into the world to save sinners, Paul said, of whom
I am the chief. You know, turn to Acts 26 a minute. I want you to see something.
Acts 26. Now turn over there. Acts chapter
26. In our messages, we may be giving the wrong impression of
this man Solitarsis. We preached, and he talked about
what he was before he was saved, the Hebrew of Hebrews and all
the tribe of Benjamin. But Saul of Tarsus was a low-down,
no-count, good-for-nothing murderer. Did you know that? Wrapped in
religious garments. That's exactly right, by his
own testimony. Acts 26, verse 9. This is Saul of Tarsus. This
is Paul talking about what he was. Acts 26, 9. I verily thought with myself
that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus
of Nazareth, which thing I also did in Jerusalem. And many of
the saints did I shut up in prison. Now, he took women and children
and men for no cause except they believed God and put them in
prison. Read on. "...having received authority
from the chief priest, and when they were put to death, I gave my voice against it."
It is on his orders that God's people were murdered. This man
right here, this Saul of Tarsus, he literally gave instructions
and orders to kill these people because they believed God. They'd
done no crime. That's a low-down murder, isn't
it, John? Verse 11, and I punished them. I punished them often in every
synagogue. I wouldn't be as surprised if
God didn't let Paul, even after he came to know Christ, feel
the scourge because of the scourge he laid on the back of many believers. How did he punish people then?
They whipped them. discouraged them. And I punished them often
in the synagogue. And I compelled them to blaspheme. I held them at bay and said,
if you don't curse the name of Christ, I'll kill you. And I
made them blaspheme their Lord. That's as low down as you can
get. Quit bragging on this man. He was a religious murderer.
He was wrapped in the garb of religion, but he was rotten to
the core. And being exceedingly mad, mad
against them, I persecuted them even in places where I had no
authority. I ran them down like a bounty
hunter after the blood of Christians. There he is. But let me tell
you something, my God saved him. That's the reason he said, Christ
came into the world to save sinners of whom I'm the chief. He wasn't
blowing smoke, he believed it. He couldn't. Amazing grace, I
know he knew that tune. How sweet the sound it saved
a wretch like me. I tell you, somehow this I don't
know what to call my generation. I guess you'd call it the people
who cover sin so well. Somehow we have the idea that
the mercy of God is for the not-so-bad folks, or the ones who put forth
some effort. And our Lord's minister, when
he came to this earth, when he went down in Samaria, what kind
of person did he contact? Remember the woman? When he went
down into the land of the Gadarenes now, do you know when our Lord
visited the shores of that country, he didn't save but one person?
One lone person. And when he touched that man's
life and saved him, they told him to get out of their country
and not to come back. You remember? That's what they
told him. They said, leave our shores and don't come back. But
who was the one man? He was the crazy fellow that
they couldn't bind with fetters and chains, who cut himself,
who lived in the graveyard, who was demon-possessed. That's the
one the Lord went after. So see, there's mercy for me
and you too. When he went to Jericho, he was
surrounded by Jews. Whom did he call? Zacchaeus? Come down. He was the triflinest
little fellow you've ever met. He was a publican. He was a traitor
to his own nation. He was a Jew who collected taxes
for the Romans. That's like the quislings and
pranks, Ronnie, that sided with the Knoxys. That's what Zacchaeus
was. You remember those people in
France after World War II when they shaved their head and all
that for collaborating with the Knoxes? That's Zacchaeus. He
was a Roman collaborator, collected taxes for the Romans. But my
Lord, don't you know when my Lord walked out of that tree
and said, I'm going to eat dinner with you? Those Pharisees, that's
the guy that collaborates with the enemy! He's gone to be the
guest of a man that's a wicked man. What on earth is wrong with
this man, Jesus? It's not what's wrong with this
man, Jesus, it's what's right with this man, Jesus. He came
to save soaps like us. You believe that? That's what
the Word teaches. When He went to the cross, now
everybody was at the cross. The chief priests, the Sadducees,
the Pharisees, the Sanhedrin, everybody was at the cross from
countries all around. He saved one man, and that was
a thief hanging on across the side. Oh, I tell you, if anything
ought to lift the spirit and lift the heart of every person
here It's the great, exceedingly great mercy of God to the chief
of sinners. I believe that. You see, such a death as my Lord
died was not for trifling sins. We're not talking here about
stealing watermelons. That ain't the issue. That's not the issue. We're not
talking about them. Why don't you quit worrying about
these little trifling things, you know? That's not the issue.
We're talking about eternal issues. We're talking about this thing
of what a man thinks about God. That's what we're talking about.
The issue between you and God is not that you stole a watermelon,
but you tried to throw God off His throne. That's the issue. You said, I will. I will, I will. Well, I tell you the greatest
sin of all is the sin of unbelief. If you want to catalog sin, if
you really want to catalog sin, if you want, what is the greatest
sin? Unbelief. That's right. Alright, the third question.
I really believe those two. I believe Christ came into the
world to save sinners, and I believe He came to save the greatest
sinner. There is no sin. There are no
sins. There is no past. There is nothing
that my Lord is not able to save to the uttermost. That's right. Thirdly, you believe this, those
whom the Lord Jesus Christ called and saved whose stories are recorded
in this book. We read about these men, David
and Abraham and Isaiah and Joseph and Jacob and Matthew and Mark
and Luke and John. We read about these men, Peter.
But these men whom the Lord called and saved, whose stories are
recorded in this book, do you believe that they were people
just like you and me? And you made reference to that,
just plain men like you and me, women like you and me. Do you
believe that? See, we pick up our Bibles, first thing we look
at the gospel according to Saint Matthew. I wish they hadn't have
done that. The gospel according to Saint
Luke, the gospel according to Saint John. Well, you're hearing
the gospel tonight according to Saint Henry. That's exactly right. I'm just
as much a saint as Peter is, or James or John. That's exactly
right. And you just pick out the least
believer sitting in this congregation right here, the least believer,
the most unassuming one, the most laid-back one, the one that
has the least to say, the youngest one. And they're just as much a saint
as Paul the Apostle. and just as loved. And I'll tell
you this, when our Lord stood one day, He said, there's never
been a man born a woman greater than John the Baptist, but he
that's least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. That's
right. There's people like you and me.
People. You know, that's the reason I
don't read most of these biographies. We've got them in the bookstore
and they're fine. You know, it's like a donkey eating hay. You eat the hay and spit out
the briars. That's what you have to do when you read those biographies
because you get to reading these biographies and you'll get depressed
if you believe them. That's why you read Whitefield's
journals and Out of the Depths and all these St. Baptiste fellows
and you'll get depressed. You know why? Because when you
read it, all they ever did was pray and preach and read the
Bible. I don't know when they ate or
slept or played baseball. You know they fished horseshoes.
They did something, but these guys are always getting up at
two o'clock in the morning and praying, and they crack between,
cracks between the windows and blowing snow all over them. They
don't even know it's on there, you know, and they pray three
or four hours. I don't believe that stuff. I
don't believe it. I really don't. It's exaggerated. And they're bragging on the flesh.
That's exactly right. And the old Puritans didn't do
us any service by intimating that they were holier than anybody
else. They were not. They were men. And when preachers
elevate themselves and writers elevate themselves and people
elevate themselves, they discourage the lowly believer. That's right. God didn't do that. Boy, he took
old David and showed him just like he was, didn't he? He took
Abraham and showed him just like he was. He took a lot. Isn't a lot an enigma? He took
Job and had Job bragging on his righteousness. That's what he
was. Then God had to cut him down. Look at the Apostle Peter. He stayed in trouble. He stayed
in trouble. Let me show you something. Turn
to Acts 15. I bet you never read this before
out here. You read it, but you went over
it and didn't pay attention to it. Did you know that the Apostle
Paul and Barnabas, two brothers now, two preachers, two missionaries,
had a falling out, and one went one way and one went the other.
Paul was wrong and Barnabas was wrong. But they wouldn't, they're
pride. That's exactly right, I'll show it to you. Just like
us, you say, well preachers ought never fall out, Christians ought
never fall out. Paul did. He wasn't right, but
he did it. He was a man. Look at Acts 15
verse 7. Verse 36, now here you are. Acts 15, 36. And some days after,
Paul said to Barnabas, now let's go again, visit our brethren
in every city where we preach the Word of the Lord and see
how they're getting along. And Barnabas said, well, I'm
going to take John Mark with us. Barnabas determined to take
John Mark, that was his nephew, wasn't it? He'd been with them
before, but Paul, verse 38, thought not good to take John Mark with
them, who departed from them from Pamphylia, and went not
with them to the work. And the contention was so sharp
between Paul and Barnabas, they departed asunder one from the
other. And Barnabas took Mark and said,
All right, Mr. Smart Alec, I'll take Mark with
me and you can go your way. These are godly men. Godly me. So Paul chose Silas
and took off the opposite direction. That kind of helps you, doesn't
it? It does me. It kind of helps you to know
that they were just like you and me. They're people. That's
all. Just people. Just people. We're told to mortify the flesh.
Why? Because we have to mortify the
flesh. If thy, O Lord, shouldest mark
iniquity, who would stand? People just like us. And if you
can, I don't know how to say this, flesh is flesh, and men
are men, and people are people, and when our sin is observed
in the light of God's holiness, wherever one may decry, God be
merciful to me, the sinner. So don't, please, don't get some
body's converged in you, I'd say now, that person's really
saved, but I'm, I'm just, I'm not up to what they are, I'm
not, I'm not as spiritual, I'm not as, I don't have as much
faith, I don't know as much." You may not know that fellow
like you think you do. He just might not be near as
high as you think he is. Remember, he's just flesh, that's
all, just like you. Isn't that right? Let me show you a verse of Scripture.
2 Corinthians. 2 Corinthians. 2 Corinthians
10. Now you listen to this. 2 Corinthians
10, verse 12. 2 Corinthians 10, 12. This is interesting. Paul is
speaking here in 2 Corinthians 10, 12, and he says, All right,
follow me as I read. For we dare not make ourselves
of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves. They brag on themselves and commend
themselves. But they, measuring themselves
by themselves and comparing themselves among themselves, are not smart. That's not smart at all. Comparing
yourself with others? This one's a little higher, this
one's a little more spiritual. That's one worm comparing himself
to another worm. But when we all look at ourselves
in the light of God's immaculate, infinite holiness, we're none
of us got anything to brag about. Isn't that right? So, I believe
that. I believe salvation's for sinners.
I believe salvation in Christ is for the chief of sinners.
And I believe salvation in Christ is for folks just like you and
me. Ordinary, common, everyday people who have these ordinary,
common, everyday problems. We're just people. We're not elevated or canonized. We're just people. I believe
that. I believe that. Do you believe that salvation,
this thing of salvation, redemption, is all of grace, pre-grace, from
start to finish? It's all by the grace of God,
from Alpha to Omega, from beginning to end. He's the author and finisher
of our faith. You don't start in the spirit
and wind up in the flesh. You don't start resting in Christ
and wind up resting in your righteousness. Oh, no. You don't start in the
Spirit and are made perfect by the flesh. I'm telling you this,
God doesn't save anyone because they deserve to be saved, and
He doesn't keep anyone because they deserve to be kept. We're
saved by His grace and kept by His grace, sustained by His grace
and raised by His grace. It's all grace. And I'll tell
you this, If I come to the, I believe this, I believe this so strongly, if I come all the way through
life and finally at the end of life come to the very threshold
of glory with my hand on the doorknob of heaven, that last step will be by the
grace of God. I believe that. solely undeserved,
unmerited by Him and Him alone. I believe that. Do you believe
that? Free grace. Free grace. When I stand, Bridget sings this,
when I stand before the throne dressed in beauty not my own,
when I see thee as thou art and love thee with unsinning heart,
then Lord, shall I know, and not till then, how much I owe. All of grace. Do you believe
that? I believe that. All of grace,
by the grace of God, the gift of God. I believe that Christ is our
reward, and He's sufficient reward. And He's the exceeding great
reward. I do. I believe that. Now finally,
Do you believe this? That Philippian jailer, trembling,
came into the cell with the door hanging off the hinges and Paul
and Silas still sitting there. Convicted and broken and scared
to death, he fell on his face before these two men of God and
looked up at Paul and he said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? Now it takes some men a week
to tell a sinner how to be saved. The Apostle Paul told that man
in one sentence, believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt
be saved. Do you believe that? I do. I do. I believe it. Believing on Christ. This is not by works of righteousness
which we've done, but according to his mercy. I believe our Lord
said to that woman, thy faith hath saved thee, go in peace.
He said to that leper, thy faith hath made thee whole. He that believeth on the Son
hath life. He that believeth not the Son
shall not see life. Why should it take us a week
to tell a man how to be saved when Paul said, just believe
on Christ? It took the Pharisees hours to
relate their righteousness. Lord, I thank you I'm not like
other men. You see, I tithe, and I fast,
and I twice a week, and I give alms to the poor, and I'm not
an adulteress, I'm not extortioner, I'm not unjust and unfair, and
I'm a man of integrity and honesty. Here he is relating his righteousness.
It took God three words to relate the righteousness of the greatest
man that ever lived, Abraham. He believed God. That's it. That's his whole righteousness. That's his whole recommendation. That's it. This guy's standing
there telling all these different... And Abraham, his whole acceptance
with God lay in three words. He believed God. That's it. I tell you, it took thousands
of priests and thousands of lambs and rivers of blood to typify
the atonement of the old covenant. It took this man one offering
to perfect forever them that believe. Do you believe that? I do. I do. I sincerely do. Dost thou believe?
That's what I'm asking. Well, these things I have written
unto you that believe, that you may know you have eternal life. And I know when we go to examining
our lives and examining our thoughts and examining our minds and examining
our this, that, and the other, examining our experience, don't
look there. Feelings come and feelings go
and feelings are deceiving. Trust the living Christ. Nothing
else worth believing. Do you believe? Lord, I do believe. Help my unbelief. I want to read one other scripture.
Turn to the book of Acts, chapter 22. I'm going to ask you, I'm
going to say to you what Anna and I said to Paul. It doesn't
matter how old you are, how young you are. I don't care. I do not care how old you are,
how young you are, how long you've been sitting here. Acts 22 verse
12, now listen. And one Ananias, a devout man
according to the law, having a good report of all the Jews
which dwelt there, he came to me and he said to me, Brother
Saul, receive your sight. And the same hour I looked up
upon him, and he said, The God of our fathers hath chosen thee,
that thou shouldest know his will, and see the just one, that's
Christ, and hear the voice of his mouth. And thou shalt be
his witness unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard." Now,
why do you tarry? Why do you sit there? Arise and
be baptized and wash away your sins, calling on the name of
the Lord. That's what I'm saying. Do you
believe? Do you? Do you believe that Jesus Christ,
like that Ethiopian eunuch, in your heart is the Son of God?
Do you believe that He saved sinners, that He's the only Savior?
Do you believe that? How long are you going to wait?
Confess Christ if you believe it. If you don't believe it,
don't confess it, but if you do, confess Christ. Rise and
be baptized, calling on the name of the Lord. Rest in Him. Confess
Him. If thou shalt believe in thine
heart that Jesus is Lord, and confess with thine mouth, thou
shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth.
I don't know, my faith is just not strong enough. How strong
your faith is, is how strong Him in whom you trust is. That's
how strong. My redemption is as strong as
my Lord. That's right. And He's able to save. Let me
hear from you. Do you want to follow the Lord
in baptism? Confess Him. Let me know. That's all I ask. I ask, do you believe? Do you
believe? Our Father, we look to Thee and
wait upon Thee. Bless this message, this Word
tonight, Thy Word, the good news, the glad tidings to the hearts
of these who have listened. So, we wait upon Thee. We look to
Thee. Lord, I believe that Jesus Christ
is the Son of God. I believe He's my righteousness,
wisdom, sanctification, and my redemption. I look to no other. I rest in no other. I claim no
other. I believe He's the Son of God,
our only Mediator. And I boldly, confidently, rest
in Him, confessing Him to be my Lord and Savior. I use this word for whatever
it pleases Thee. For each of us, I pray in His
name, Amen.

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What does the Bible say about believing in God?

Why is believing in Christ essential for salvation?

How do we know that salvation is by grace alone?

Why is it important to believe that Jesus came to save sinners?

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