Becoming Versus Being

Often I necessitate heed someone nation something similar "Being saved isn't almost doing the correct thing. It's almost believing the correct thing."

This is truthful if they're talking almost becoming a Christian. 

We larn Christians based on our committed belief *in Christ. Good things we've done don't drive our salvation as well as bad things we've done don't forestall it.

BUT... as well as this is an all caps BUT, there's a huge divergence betwixt becoming a Christian as well as being a Christian. 

If we're genuinely saved, our beliefs volition start changing our actions, our speech, our thoughts as well as our goals (Titus 2:11-14).

• We aren't saved by works, exactly we're saved for industrial plant (Ephesians 2:10). 
• We aren't saved yesteryear obeying God, exactly we're saved as well as hence we'll obey Him:

"We know that nosotros bring come upward to know him if nosotros continue his commands. Whoever says, 'I know him,' exactly does non produce what he commands is a liar, as well as the truth is non inwards that person... Whoever claims to alive inwards him must alive every bit Jesus did." 1 John 2:4-6

When nosotros utter almost salvation, let's brand certain nosotros clarify this of import truth.
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* We tin forcefulness out believe inwards Jesus without committing our lives to Him, exactly that is "useless" faith. Demons believe inwards Jesus, exactly they produce non serve Him. James 2:18-20

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