Objections To The Gospel
#7 "What?!!? All one has to do is to do the small thing of intellectually believing in the Savior and that's that, a sinner will then be saved?"
Answer:
The word "believe" in the Bible in relation to salvation does not mean intellectual belief. It means deeper than that. It means to trust, to rely, to depend, to entrust yourself entirely to another, namely the Savior.
Trusting, relying, depending and entrusting yourself entirely to another is no trivial thing. It could spell disaster on your part if you are trusting, relying, depending and entrusting something precious to another who is unstable and unreliable.
If you entrust 5 dollars to someone as investment money, the risk of losing that money might be there, but since 5 dollars is just a modicum amount, a pittance, you can afford to shrug it off as nothing if the investment hits rock bottom.
But the situation is entirely different, infinitely serious, when we are dealing with the salvation of your soul and where you will spend eternity. With this issue in mind, it is no small thing to be asked to trust, rely, depend and entrust entirely your soul's salvation to another.
If that another turns out to be unreliable and incompetent, you are doomed forever! This is what the Bible means when it says: "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ" to be saved.
It is saying: "Trust, rely, depend and entrust your soul's salvation entirely to Him and what He did on the cross." This is an absolutely risky thing to do if He turns out to be incompetent and unreliable.
But know that there is absolutely zero risk if you commit your soul's salvation entirely to Him. He is the appointed and approved Savior of the world, the Son of God, who is able to save any sinner who will come to Him in faith.There is no question that stepping into a ship to go to some place is simple. The issue is the great implication that accompany that simple step into the ship. Though stepping into that ship is simple, it is no small thing for it implies that you are willing to entrust your life and safety into that ship.
