Is believing in Jesus enough to be saved?

[dzheremi]

Biblically, you must only believe and your belief should be visible in your life.

I think we're saying the same thing, more or less. Or rather I don't see how anything you wrote contradicts anything I wrote.

There is no "strive to have works to be saved" or something like this, in the Bible.

Yeah. That's why I didn't write that.

 

[Ilikecats]

Is believing in Jesus enough to be saved?

Yes for it is by God’s grace that which we are saved through faith.

For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith--and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God-- Ephesians 2:8

 

[Jord Simcha]

Short answer is yes, it is enough.

I agree with a few posters in this thread who tried to define it.

It means believing every thing He said, and will say.

 

[renniks]

Simply put no believing in Jesus is not enough to be saved.

Well, there are numerous verses saying it is. If you mean mental belief, then I agree, but what is called belief when the Word says "Believe on the Lord and you shall be saved." is not only mental, it's trusting in him for salvation.

 

[HTacianas]

Is believing in Jesus enough to be saved?

Believing in Jesus is the first step. One hears the gospel and believes, is baptized, then chrismated. Baptism cleanses us from all of our previous sins, and through chrismation we receive the Holy Spirit. Afterwards we are expected to be obedient and to participate in the sacramental life of the Church.

 

[Rawtheran]

Well, there are numerous verses saying it is. If you mean mental belief, then I agree, but what is called belief when the Word says "Believe on the Lord and you shall be saved." is not only mental, it's trusting in him for salvation.

Mental belief is what I was going for my dude

 

[renniks]

Believing in Jesus is the first step. One hears the gospel and believes, is baptized, then chrismated. Baptism cleanses us from all of our previous sins, and through chrismation we receive the Holy Spirit. Afterwards we are expected to be obedient and to participate in the sacramental life of the Church.

Did the disciples get chrismated?
Sacraments don't save anyone.

 

[HTacianas]

Did the disciples get chrismated?
Sacraments don't save anyone.

Of course they did. On the day of Pentecost.

Now if you can find a person in the new testament who became a Christian without chrismation I'm interested in hearing about it.

 

[renniks]

Receiving the spirit isn't a ritual. It's not something you put on your schedule.

Of course they did. On the day of Pentecost.

Now if you can find a person in the new testament who became a Christian without chrismation I'm interested in hearing about it.

 

[renniks]

Receiving the spirit isn't a ritual. It's not something you put on your schedule.

Of course they did. On the day of Pentecost.

Now if you can find a person in the new testament who became a Christian without chrismation I'm interested in hearing about it.

 

[HTacianas]

Receiving the spirit isn't a ritual. It's not something you put on your schedule.

Sure it is. The jailer of Acts, the men and women of Samaria baptized by Philip, Paul the apostle.

 

[Presbyterian Continuist]

The demons believe in Christ and fully know that what He did for mankind is absolutely true. But they have not been given the saving faith to give up their rebellion against Him to put their full trust in Him as Saviour and Lord. They know that Jesus paid the penalty for sin on the cross, but not for their sin and rebellion. All they can look forward to is in fear for the judgment to come because they know that they will be spending eternity in the lake of fire, along with all those who have sided with them in their rejection of Christ.

 

[chilehed]

Is believing in Jesus enough to be saved?

That depends on what you mean by "believing".