John 6:25-40
25 When they found him on the other side of the lake, they asked him, “Rabbi, when did you get here?”
26 Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, you are looking for me, not because you saw the signs I performed but because you ate the loaves and had your fill. 27 Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on him God the Father has placed his seal of approval.”
28 Then they asked him, “What must we do to do the works God requires?”
29 Jesus answered, “The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent.”
30 So they asked him, “What sign then will you give that we may see it and believe you? What will you do? 31 Our ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written: ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’[c]”
32 Jesus said to them, “Very truly I tell you, it is not Moses who has given you the bread from heaven, but it is my Father who gives you the true bread from heaven. 33 For the bread of God is the bread that comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”
34 “Sir,” they said, “always give us this bread.”
35 Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty. 36 But as I told you, you have seen me and still you do not believe. 37 All those the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never drive away. 38 For I have come down from heaven not to do my will but to do the will of him who sent me. 39 And this is the will of him who sent me, that I shall lose none of all those he has given me, but raise them up at the last day. 40 For my Father’s will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day.”
A simple, to the point question received a simple, direct answer.
For my Father’s will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day.
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I do not contest these words at all but detest what people make of them. It is more than some think because to believe in Jesus Christ the Son of man and The Son of God there are things which will prove that we believe. The fact is that Satan believes in Jesus Christ and hates Him. Satan will not be going to Heaven. So, saying believing in Jesus is grossly misleading. I think the Apostle James in his epistle clears it up nicely. “Show me your works and I’ll show you your faith”. Also he said “Faith without works is dead”. Now please don’t go accusing me of saying works save, they do not. Only the sacred name of Jesus Christ saves and only by His grace is that a possibility. We cannot command God or Jesus to save anybody. There will be a judgement. Your “works” will be judged to have been faithful or not.
All the above is not to say we can’t know if we are or not saved, we know in our heart. I do believe however that there are many who consider themselves to be born again who are not. Saying the words Jesus Christ, or “saying” you believe in Jesus Christ is not a secret admittance to Heaven. What you do in life after professing belief in Jesus Christ will be the proof of your belief.