[conservonator]

Oh, so it's not just enough to believe, you must believe that He is a personal Lord and Saviour. Any other Conditions?

What is it to believe?

I absolutely believe that Christ is my Lord and Saviour and that by no other name can I be saved. Am I saved?

If belief is merely assent, than that is cheap grace indeed. Intellectual conviction is a work of man, only grace can create a new man who has the full capacity to believe: that is to have faith that can move mountains and feed the hungry. I'm sure the goats, who "believed" were crushed to find out that saying "I believe" was an empty act.

What is belief?

[Manfred the Wonder Dawg]

Belief comes from the Greek word pisteuo (which we translate as believe - the act) which means “to have faith (in, upon, or with respect to, a person or thing), i.e. credit; by impl. to entrust (espec. one’s spiritual well-being to Christ) :—believe (-r), commit (to trust), put in trust with.”

So it’s an active trust - not merely mental assent. As you sit in a chair, you put your trust in it as you plop down. That’s a fairly good metaphor for the kind of trust “believe” carries with it. If one’s belief does not affect one’s behavior, it merely assent and not a true belief.

[Dr. Eckleburg]

lol. You're the one dancing around this, not me. I've maintained from the beginning (because it's pretty darn easy to understand since it's written in Scripture so often) that to believe in Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour is evidence of God's grace through faith in Christ. Salvation.

I'll note I gave you considerable evidence from Scripture to back this up, and you have offered...none.

What is it to believe?

I doubt you really don't know the answer to that, although you could surprise me. You probably just think it's not enough of an answer.

When you get around to showing us that anything more is required for salvation than God-given, merciful faith in Jesus Christ alone as Lord and Saviour, I'm all ears.

This is what sets the RCC apart from the truth since the RCC teaches a works-based salvation, and the Bible tells us men do not and cannot earn their way to heaven.

"For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

Not of works, lest any man should boast.

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them." -- Ephesians 2:6-8

Good works, while part of every Christian's walk, are not a requirement for salvation; they are evidence of it. They are the fruit of the indwelling Holy Spirit, which likewise, is a gift from God.

[Marysecretary]

I’m learning to not only believe in Christ, but to put my faith and trust for my whole life in His hands.