In the depths of God's love, He desires that humanity would come to know and trust Him. Jesus teaches that belief is essential, saying "blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed" (John 20:29), and promising that those who believe in Him will do greater works than He did. The Gospel of John reveals the Father's love, stating that God gave His only Son so that whoever believes in Him would have eternal life (John 3:16), and Jesus encourages His followers to trust in Him, just as they trust in God (John 14:1). According to Romans, confessing Jesus as Lord and believing in His resurrection are crucial steps in salvation (Romans 10:9-10).
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Jesus said to him, “Because you have seen Me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”
Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever believes in Me will also do the works that I am doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father. And I will do whatever you ask in My name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask Me for anything in My name, I will do it.
For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.
that if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with your heart you believe and are justified, and with your mouth you confess and are saved.
And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.
Therefore tell the Israelites: ‘I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians and deliver you from their bondage. I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgment.
How then can they call on the One in whom they have not believed? And how can they believe in the One of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone to preach?