for with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness…

— Romans 10:10a

Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever hears My word and believes Him who sent Me has eternal life and will not come under judgment. Indeed, he has crossed over from death to life.

— John 5:24

For this is the will of My Father, that everyone who looks on the Son and believes in Him should have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.

— John 6:40

“Therefore I said to you that you will die in your sins; for unless you believe that I Am He, you will die in your sins.”

— John 8:24

These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life.

— 1 John 5:13

Thoughts on Today’s Reading

Grace and mercy to you from Jesus Christ.

It is worth our attention to know the Bible does not make a distinction between head faith and heart faith. In New Testament times, the mind of a person was considered to be a part of the heart, and the heart was the place in which faith occurred. A person believes with his heart and that results in righteousness. Obviously, though someone can intellectually “know” the facts of the gospel without personally relying on Christ’s finished work for salvation, in that case, such a person is not saved. However, we should NOT measure a person’s sincerity by using terms such as head faith, heart faith, true faith or saving faith.

Basically, we either believe or do not believe. Belief in the gospel is our personal reliance on Jesus Christ, on who He is and what He did to save us. He is God and He died to save us. If we have believed on the Lord Jesus Christ, we are saved, and if not, we are still dead in our sins. The Apostle John made it very clear concerning belief and salvation with eternal life. He said, “These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life.” We truly thank the Lord that He has had mercy on us to enlighten and touch our hearts and has granted us belief in the name of Jesus Christ that we may enjoy the salvation and have eternal life.