Believes IN Him And Believe ON Him
Joh 3:15 "that whoever BELIEVES IN HIM should not perish but have eternal life.
1Ti 1:16 However, for this reason I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might show all longsuffering, as a pattern to those who are going to BELIEVE ON HIM for everlasting life.
What is saving faith?
* It is CHRISTOCENTRIC --- Notice, the object of saving faith is "Him"
Saving faith in the Bible is not faith or trust in oneself. It always looks away from self to the Savior. You can't have eternal life and salvation by trusting in yourself.
* It is COMMITMENT --- Notice, it says: "Believes IN or INTO HIM."
If Christ were a chair, you just don't intellectually believe that the chair will hold you up. Mere intellectual head belief will not benefit you. You must move into the chair and commit and entrust yourself to it. "In" or "into" implies movement.
Saving faith is committing your soul's salvation to Christ.
* It is CONFIDENCE --- Notice, it also says: "Believe ON Him."
If your feet are tired and screaming for rest, having a chair beside you will do you no good. Yes, a chair is necessary, but the mere presence of the chair means nothing if you don't use it.
You must sit ON it. Rely on it. Put your whole weight onto it. Saving faith confides and relies on Christ for salvation.
Come to Him! Rely on Him for salvation. He died for sinners and rose again that any sinner who commits his salvation to Him and relies on Him alone and what He did on the cross will have eternal life.
