What does the Bible say about believing in christ?
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The Bible teaches that salvation is received by trusting in Jesus Christ alone, who died and rose again to save sinners, and that all who truly believe in him have eternal life. John 3:16 declares God’s love in giving his Son, while Acts 16:31 calls sinners to believe in the Lord Jesus and be saved. Faith is not mere agreement with facts, but a God-given reliance on Christ and confession of him as Lord, as Romans 10:9 teaches. Jesus alone is the way to the Father (John 14:6), and whoever believes has passed from death to life (John 5:24). Such faith rests in Christ’s sufficient work and bears the fruit of a changed life.
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- Acts 16:31
They said, "Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household."
- John 3:16
For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
- John 5:24
"Most assuredly I tell you, he who hears my word, and believes him who sent me, has eternal life, and doesn't come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life.
- Romans 10:9
that if you will confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
- John 14:6
Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.
- John 6:47
Most assuredly, I tell you, he who believes in me has eternal life.
- John 3:36
One who believes in the Son has eternal life, but one who disobeys the Son won't see life, but the wrath of God remains on him."
- John 8:24
I said therefore to you that you will die in your sins; for unless you believe that I am he, you will die in your sins."
- Hebrews 11:6
Without faith it is impossible to be well pleasing to him, for he who comes to God must believe that he exists, and that he is a rewarder of those who seek him.
- Mark 9:23
Jesus said to him, "If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes."
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