It kind of helps, thanks.
To extend your boarding a plane once you have faith in the plane analogy, I still don’t understand how you “board the Jesus plane”, so to speak, once you have faith in Him.
I think that’s really my question. I mean clearly you aren’t saying you just believe he exists and that’s it (right?). So what comes after belief in him (for you)?
Or is that all saving faith is (mere belief in Jesus)?
I think many Christians look at it a mere intellectual ascent, but I believe it is far more than that. After coming to faith there is the whole sanctification thing. You grow in the Christian life. Your own sine becomes more abhorrent to you. One becomes more in tune with what God expects based on the study of Scripture and through prayer.
Maybe using my airplane analogy you buckle up, know how the oxygen masks work. You pay attention to the flight attendants when they make announcements. There is more than just getting on the plane. Growing in the knowledge of plane safety increases the chance of arriving without incident. Not following the rules and you may bonk your head on the overhead bin when turbulence occurs.