the Bible says,....’Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved.’.....it does not say, “Obey the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved.”.... it is always careful to identify ‘the object of our faith’. Our faith, our trust, our dependence, must be in the Lord Jesus Christ.
I think there might be a distinction between believe and obey in this instance if one looks at ‘belief’ in a considerably more shallow version of mental assent and at “obey” as acting contrary to truth.
And, as I’ve said earlier, placing our total focus on our own reward for this assent, is not in line with believing Jesus Christ or His ministry.
thanks for your thoughts...