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Well Bob is stating the way is narrow. The way is by simple belief, but many just simply can not believe receiving God's free gift of Eternal Life salvation can simply be by belief in Jesus.
Now God is a gracious God, so if a person believes Jesus is The Son of God/The Messiah, the resurrection and the life. Like these verses state. But is also thinking they have to be obedient, etc.. to eventually be saved. Notice the addition of eventually being saved. Which goes against John 5:24 which states they have crossed over from death to life and does not say will eventually will cross over. If they live an obedient life and believe in Jesus.
I wonder what is the object of their faith, but again at some moment in their life they may have believed in Jesus, only God knows about these people who are like this in their beliefs.
You search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify of Me. But you are not willing to come to Me that you may have life.
Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?”
And truly Jesus did many other signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name.
Want to know what a person believes about becoming a born again child of God. Ask them how does a person become a born again child of God. If they give any answer besides belief in Jesus. More than likely the object of their faith is not belief in Jesus, but some action they are doing. Like saying a prayer, hey i said the sinners prayer i am saved. Really where does The Bible say this?