HE THAT BELIEVETH

HE THAT BELIEVETH

John 3:18 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. And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

Strong's Concordance gives a definition (4100) of "believeth" which is about as plain as it needs to be. He gives, "Trust the soul's well being to Him."

The Jewish folks still trust Moses. Others trust Alla, or Buddha, or whomever else. It doesn't matter. None of these are trust worthy.

Neither are we safe to put confidence in anything we can do ourselves. Many of us seem to think that we have to add a little bit here and there in order for our salvation to be valid.

This is not true. Jesus paid the FULL PRICE. Salvation is HIS GIFT to us. All He asks from us is full confidence in Him to save our souls from Hell and get us to Heaven.

While it is true that He desires a growth in Spiritual stature as we go along, and is grieved if we do not progress, the lack of it does not in any way detract from our Salvation. It is a gift.

It is just as true that if we make progress in the Spirit, we get a greater enjoyment from, and appreciation for, our Salvation, so that He seems sweeter as we go along. Progress will be rewarded, but in no way can it make our Salvation more secure than it already was, or is.

The victory of the Christian life is no more nor less than our complete confidence in Jesus Christ as our Saviour and Deliverer. To place any confidence anywhere else becomes spiritual adultery.

Complete confidence in Jesus makes us steadfast and unmovable. Psalms 125:1 They that trust in the LORD [shall be] as mount Zion, [which] cannot be removed, [but] abideth for ever.

Psalms 146:5 Happy [is he] that [hath] the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope [is] in the LORD his God:

Proverbs 3:5 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.