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Where In The Bible Will I Find... All One Has To Do To Be Saved Is Believe? Gary Colley

February 2003 Though this is widely taught among religious people today, it is not to be found in the Bible. The only saved believers in the Bible were those whose faith was active and working in obeying the gospel message (Gal. 5:6; Heb. 5:8-9). Though many accept the doctrine that all one has to do to be saved is to believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, it is not Bible teaching. Let us study together: Unsaved Believers The demons believed on Christ — even trembled — yet they were unsaved believers. Thousands of Jews believed on Pentecost, but were unsaved believers. They asked, "What shall we do?" and Peter answered, "Repent and be baptized..." (Acts 2:37-38). Saul of Tarsus believed on Christ after being blinded on the Damascus road, but he was an unsaved believer. He asked, "What wilt thou have me to do?" (Acts 9:6). The Lord answered, "Go into the city and it shall be told thee what thou must do." The Lord then sent Ananias to tell him to, "Arise and be baptized and wash away thy sins..." (Acts 22:16). John wrote of a group of Jews who believed in Jesus, yet they would not confess Him (John 12:42). They were unsaved believers. Jesus teaches that if one refuses to confess Him, that one will not be confessed before the Father (Matt. 10:32-33). These Bible examples prove conclusively that a person can believe on Jesus Christ as the Son of God and still be an unsaved believer who is eternally lost. All who believe on Christ as God's Son need to allow their faith to work in obedience by love for God and Christ (Gal. 5:6). The Bible is right and cannot be wrong, regardless of men's theories — even that theory that says "all one has to do to be saved is believe on Jesus." That simply isn't in the Bible.

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