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What does it mean to BELIEVE? Jesus said “Believe and…

5 years ago • August 5, 2021 • by ourCOG

What does it mean to BELIEVE? Jesus said “Believe and you shall be saved”

For my part, I am a pastor’s daughter and went to Bible college. But I don’t think I really understood what belief in a biblical sense was until recently. I think I was more influenced by our Western culture’s views about belief – that something is objectively true. But even the Devil believes in that sense. And I know a lot of “believers” who think of it in the same way. Curious how many have seen this disconnect as well.
EDIT: the default is often to say belief is trust in Jesus. But I think we could ask the same question here: what is TRUST? And what is REPENTANCE? I think there is a key element missing when we discuss all of this. I’m sure many people know what element it is but, and this is my point in all this, I don’t think Christians (in the West at least) explain this very well. Curious to see your explanations of what REPENTANCE looks like and what TRUST in Jesus entails.

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  1. Andrew Westerhof says:
    April 3, 2020 at 7:08 pm

    In order to be saved one must believe the gospel, that Jesus died and rose again for your sins. The devils believe what Christ did but would have had no actual interest in receiving the free gift had it been offered to them. It’s a receptive faith that is required for salvation.

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  2. Larry Koester says:
    April 3, 2020 at 7:19 pm

    Belief is acknowledgement it is the truth. But the devils also believe and tremble. Belief in this usage is actually to trust and to have faith in as doing what is promised. Consixer crossing a bridge. You know it is there, you believe it, but do you trust it not to colase under you. Bridges have ben known to do that, you know.

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  3. Sam Piazza says:
    April 3, 2020 at 7:26 pm

    Belief that originates in your heart not you brain.

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  4. Christopher Carver says:
    April 3, 2020 at 7:39 pm

    Belief you would die for.

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  5. Greg Alexander says:
    April 3, 2020 at 8:33 pm

    Titus 1:1 Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness;
    Faith and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness.
    What is the truth part?
    Well…
    Psalms 119:151 Thou art near, O LORD; and all thy commandments are truth.
    Psalms 119:160 Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever.
    Psalms 119:142 Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is the truth.

    1 Timothy 6:3 If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness;
    ( notice according to godliness)

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  6. Ernesto Fernandez says:
    April 3, 2020 at 8:42 pm

    The apostle John answers that issue that he starts in John 2:23-25 and explains it in John 3:1-21 on Jesus dialogue with Nick, He explains what it really means to believe, as in John 1:12

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  7. Ernesto Fernandez says:
    April 3, 2020 at 8:44 pm

    Many believers only focus on John 3:16 and don’t pay attention to what the apostle is really saying because they ignore the context.

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  8. Missy Pasquinelli Hinze says:
    April 3, 2020 at 9:42 pm

    True belief isn’t guessing. It’s knowing.

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  9. James Clark says:
    April 3, 2020 at 10:28 pm

    to have faith; to believe; to entrust; to be entrusted with

    Mark 16:16 | The one who believes and is baptized will be saved, but the one who refuses to believe will be condemned.
    John 3:15 | so that everyone who believes in him will have eternal life.”
    John 6:47 | Truly, truly I say to you, the one who believes has eternal life.

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  10. Julie Waschuk says:
    April 4, 2020 at 12:11 am

    The Biblical model is repent and believe. Many are lacking the first part.

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  11. Conie Tungcul says:
    April 4, 2020 at 1:54 am

    There are two definition of the word “believe:”
    1. Believe,. without faith.
    2. Believe, with genuine faith
    Bible references: Mark 1:15; Romans 1:16.

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  12. Yehoshua Marion says:
    April 4, 2020 at 1:26 pm

    Be life.
    Be living in light of this fact.
    Be the thing you trust as true.
    It’s a state of existence not a random hope in something you don’t grasp.

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  13. Dana Salomon says:
    April 4, 2020 at 7:27 pm

    You can’t follow His way until you agree with Him and leave your way.

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  14. Ian Tan says:
    April 5, 2020 at 9:04 am

    ‘Believe’ is like a commitment. Or a stance, if you will.
    For instance – I’m commited to the fact that the Earth is flat. Or, my stance is the Earth is a cube.

    Truths or Lies and logic build my belief system. They are foundation.

    Prophecies fulfilled and historical records led to believe that Jesus is the Messiah. They are solid foundation for my belief in such a Man. This Messiah was about to bring a change to finding righteousness. How?
    Everyone in Israel believed in the Law, for in it they might find life. Righteous Life. Jesus agrees. “But in them you’ll find me!”, he said.

    Jesus said ‘Repent’ – by that, he meant ‘change your mind’. Once you believe you could find righteousness in the Law, now find it in me. The Law was good till the real thing came. The Law was the Old Covenant, Jesus is the New.

    I believe in Jesus for all that in past. In that past He mentions the future. I trust that ‘He is’ and ‘He will’ for my tomorrow.

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