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2007-01-30 08:22:43 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
No, because even satan himself believes Christ exists.
Its putting faith and trust in the person of Christ, asking for forgiveness of your wrong doing, and repenting, which means to turn your life away from wrong doing. Putting Jesus Christ in the driving seat of your life, instead of you!
2007-01-30 08:44:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No... It's not enough to have an intellectual understanding. You have to actually take it as your only means of salvation.
There are many people in churches that have the intellectual grasp, but don't fully have Christ as Lord and Saviour.
The saving part is what most people will grasp onto... "Fire Insurance" christians... It's very similar to marriage, you have to actually accept Jesus into your life and "die to self" spiritually speaking.
That is extremely difficult for most people. How should we now live? Like our example, Jesus... Should we be sleeping around? Did Jesus? No.
We are to attempt NOT to sin and ask forgiveness when we fail and seek reconciliation to those that we have sinned against.
2007-01-30 16:34:11 · answer #2 · answered by James B 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Believing that Christ was God and with him you can be saved, gets you to Heaven. Look at the theif on the cross before Christ died, he had probably never done one thing good in his life, but when he asked Jesus to remember him when he died, Jesus replied, "You will be with me in paradise today." John 3:16 is the ultimate verse for that. If there are any contradictions to this, just look how the theif on the cross proves it wrong.
2007-01-30 16:28:54 · answer #3 · answered by Ecclesiastes 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We are saved by Grace alone. That means that God is the one who saves you and in his infinite love he has given us Jesus. Our response to Gods grace is faith and works. God Bless You!
Also, taken from Catholic.com
"As the Bible says, I am already saved (Rom. 8:24, Eph. 2:5–8), but I’m also being saved (1 Cor. 1:8, 2 Cor. 2:15, Phil. 2:12), and I have the hope that I will be saved (Rom. 5:9–10, 1 Cor. 3:12–15). Like the apostle Paul I am working out my salvation in fear and trembling (Phil. 2:12), with hopeful confidence in the promises of Christ (Rom. 5:2, 2 Tim. 2:11–13)."
2007-01-30 16:31:03 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No You have to accept him as your Lord and Savior. Many people quote the conversation with Nicodemus as proof of Water Baptism what thwey fail to realize its not talking about water baptism but spiritual baptism which happens when you ask Jesus Christ to take control of your life. John Chapt 3 verse 5 uses the term born of water that refers to the natural birth not water baptism as some denominations think.
2007-01-30 16:37:11 · answer #5 · answered by BamaJJP 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no.
many people believe that Jesus Christ existed.
Jesus Christ is God!
there is only one way to Heaven.
here is what Jesus said about salvation:
John 3: The Words of Jesus Christ (God in the flesh)
3. "Verily, I say unto thee, except a man be born again, he cannot see the Kingdom of God."
4. Nicodemus saith unto Him, "How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?"
5. Jesus answered, "Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter the Kingdom of God."
6. That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
7. Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again."
16. "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
17. For God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.
18. He that believeth on Him is not condemned; but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God."
2007-01-30 16:30:08 · answer #6 · answered by Chef Bob 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No. The devil knows more about Jesus than any person on earth. He will not be in heaven, ever.
The word in the Bible that we translate "belief" really means "to trust". If you trust Jesus for your salvation, you have it. But how can you trust Him unless you get to know Him?
Rom 10:12-15
12 For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile-the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him, 13 for, "Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved."
14 How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? 15 And how can they preach unless they are sent?
(from New International Version)
2007-01-30 16:59:16 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The verb "believe" in verses pertaining to salvation is an active, on-going belief. Not all belief leads to salvation--"even the demons believe and shudder." Belief that doesn't result in a changed life, isn't the kind of "belief" that saves.
2007-01-30 16:33:51 · answer #8 · answered by happygirl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YOu have to believe Christ was and is God and can save you from the punishment of sin,which is death;physicallyand spiritually
2007-01-30 16:29:30 · answer #9 · answered by Maurice H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nope
you have to accept Him as your Saviour and try to live your life as Christ like as possible
you can not make it by good deeds alone or by believing that there is Jesus
they both go hand in hand
2007-01-30 16:31:09 · answer #10 · answered by Michelle 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋