Belief Or Faith

Do you believe that there is a God? Good! Even the Demons believe and shudder.

To say say you have faith in God, and to say that you believe in God are not the same thing. Atheists even believe God is real or they would not constantly try to disprove him, and yet they do not put their faith in God. To have faith in God is to not only accept His son, Christ Jesus in your heart, but to also put your trust in Him. ... but to simplify it so that it does not sound like a cliche: trust Jesus that he will always be there to help you.

There will be a time when many will say, 'Lord, Lord, did we not cast out demons in your name', and Jesus will say, 'Depart from me. I never new you'. Cain, Able's brother, had too believed. He knew God was real. Not only did he give insufficient offerings to God, but the two physically and personally spoke together. Nevertheless, because Cain was a faithless man, it was his faithlessness that had eventually led him to kill his brother, Able, which then eventually led him to being cut off from God. Just as the demons believe, they too are cut off from God.

If you were to ask an agnostic if he believes in God, he would say that he does believe in a higher power. Yet, if you ask him if he has faith in God, he would say, 'No'.

To be in Heaven, one must not only believe. More importantly, one must have salvation, and put their faith in Jesus Christ. He is the way, the truth, and the light. No one goes to the Father except through Him. There are no exceptions. Judging from the world's views, I would say that alot more people than one may think believes that God is real. There are only a small handful however who actually put their faith in Christ Jesus as their Lord and Savior.

In conclusion, believing is simply not the same thing as having faith. To recieve salvation, one must believe that God and His son is real, and that He died on the cross for our sins, and that he rose again three days later. Yet, to have and keep the faith one must have salvation.