"Believe in Jesus"-Is Belief in Jesus Enough for Salvation?

 The Bible's answer

Christians believe that Jesus died for the sins of humankind.  (1 Peter 3:18)  However, salvation requires more than believing in Jesus as Savior.  The demons know that Jesus is "the Son of God," But they face destruction, not salvation. - LUKE 4:41: JUDE 6. 

What must I do to be saved?

* You must beleive that Jesus sacrificed his life for our sins.  (Acts 16:30, 31; 1 John 2:2)  This includes believing that Jesus was a real person and that all of what the Bible's account says about him is accurate. 

* Learn what the Bible really teaches.  (2 Timothy 3:15)  The Bible says that the apostle Paul  and Silas told a jailer: "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will get saved." Then after that, they began to teach "the word of Jehovah" to the jailer. (Acts 16:31, 32)  This indicates that the jailer could not truly believe in Jesus unless he had a basic understanding of God's Word.  He needed accurate knowledge  based on the Scriptures. - 1 TIMOTHY 2:3, 4.

* Repent. (Acts 3:19)  You must also repent, or feel deep sorrow, over precious wrong attitudes and conduct.  Your repentance will be obvious to others as you stop practices that offend God and do "works that befit repentance." - ACTS 26:20.

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