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“ Lord, Save Me” “By Larry Yarber Belief through which God, before the creation of the world, ordained to save man, “And all that By Avery Hackney dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world” (Revelation 13:8). It was He, who was It has been stated that faith is a “blind leap into the dark” however, that could not ordained of God, to be the means of salvation for all men, “For therefore we both labour be further from the truth. With such a false definition, it leaves us asking the and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, question, “Do we really understand what it means to have faith and believe?” With especially of those that believe” (1st Timothy 4:10). a form of the word believe appearing 249 times in the King James Version of the

Bible, it is obviously an important topic. Therefore, it is imperative we understand But no one can be saved without believing and obeying God’s plan of salvation, “And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. belief and to do so, there are a few questions we must ask. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved: but he that believeth not shall be damned” (Mark 16:15-16). This faith, or belief, is the product of hearkening to the gospel • The first question we need to ask is: “What does belief consist of?” message, God’s word, “So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God” The scriptures teach us that faith (belief) is based upon FACTS. (Romans 10:17). One must also believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, and as such, (Hebrews 11:1) “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the means, through which salvation can be obtained, “I said therefore unto you, that ye the evidence of things not seen.” The key words in this text are shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins” (John 8:24). At this point, we must be ready and willing to turn away from our sins. The Bible “substance” and evidence” — not a blind leap into the dark. We calls this action, repentance, “And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now believe because we KNOW. Furthermore, belief also consists of love. commandeth all men every where to repent:” (Acts 17:30). Then the name of Jesus must Some religions, like Islam, are based primarily upon fear. be confessed before men, “That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and Muhammad’s motto was “Convert, pay tribute, or die by the sword.” shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved” This was a religion started and fueled by fear and force as eluded to (Romans 10:9). After having done all of the above, one is now a candidate for baptism in the Quran (S ūrah 9:5-29). Biblical faith is founded in love and free where his/her sin will be washed away and he/she will be saved and added unto the family will. We love God, not because we are forced to, but because He first of God, “Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost” loved us. (1 John 4:19) We are also told in (John 14:15) “ If ye love (Acts 2:38). This gift is eternal life (Romans 6:23). me, keep my commandments.” We should love God and keep His commandments; however, He allows us to choose to do so or not. In If one falls back into sin after having obeyed the gospel message, he/she can be choosing to believe God you are showing your love for Him. restored unto Christ through confession, repentance, and prayer. John penned to fellow Christians, “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to • The second question we must ask concerning belief is: “What does cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (1st John 1:9). And, Peter told Simon the Sorcerer, (“Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thy true belief look like when practiced?” It is important to note the heart may be forgiven thee” (Acts 8:22). This is God’s second law of pardon. Scriptures teach that even demons believe in the power of God. (James 2:19) “Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest May we, like Peter in the long ago, recognize our need for salvation, the source well: the devils also believe, and tremble.” What differentiates a of our salvation, and then accept and obey the means whereby God has chosen to save Christian’s belief from the belief of devils? One is active while the us? other is dormant. So many people within the denominational realm

oppose baptism because they claim it is a work and you “cannot work STUDY - BUT HOW? your way into Heaven.” While it is true we cannot work our way into By Dan Winkler Heaven, we must realize that without works, we cannot get to Heaven! Those who oppose the “work” of baptism need to realize “Did you behave in worship?’ asked a mother. “Yes ma’am,’ answnswered her boy, “I belief, in and of itself, is a work. Christ said so Himself in (John 6:28- even hearard the lady behind me say, “I’ve never seen a child behahave like that in all 29) “Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might my life!” work the works of God? (Vs.29) Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he We need to be careful how we interpret the wor d of another. SuchS is especially hath sent.” You don’t see people opposing belief in God because it is true with the Word of God. It is to be rightly divided, liter ally,y, “cut straight,” or a work, but a belief that isn’t a working belief is the same as the handled pproperly (2 Timothy 2:15). Hopefully, the following suggggestions will help demons belief we re ad about in the book of James. us in this wonderful challenge:

∑ First, categorize what is read. Try to capture the purpose of the • The third and final question we must ask pertaining to belief is : “How book. Is it history, poetry, biography, or prophecy? do I believe?” This may seem like a simple question but there is not

just one simple answer. The answer to this question comes in a few ∑ Second, organize what is read. Pay careful attention to the different steps. 1). Study the Word of God. Without hearing the Word context. of God faith is impossible to obtain. (Romans 10:17) “So then faith

cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.” 2). After ∑ Give notice to any “ pivot terms” (i.e. therefore, for, in like manner, studying the Bible, you must look at the evidence for Christ both within etc.). and outside of the Scriptures as we said at the start of this study.

3). The third step is putting that to action. We must use our belief to ∑ Third, evangelize when reading. The bible is a book of bring about repentance and obedience. Once you have done all of redemption, penned for our salvation (2 Timothy 3:15-17; James those, you must continue to strengthen your belief, and in doing so, 1:25). Study with eternity in mind. remain faithful to the Lord.

∑ Finally, memorize key verses. The more we run a passage across Hopefully this brief study on belief has helped you grow and seek a deeper our hearts, the more we will glean from the passage. Nothing can relationship with God. be more exciting! Nothing is more needed! Hopefully, the Lord can

describe you and me by saying, “His delight is in the law of the

Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night” (Psalm 1:2).