Originally Posted by
1hole
We often don't get the real meaning of scripture because we don't know the full meaning of many of the old words like "believe."
John 3:16 says those who "believe" in Jesus will be saved BUT that is NOT the simplistic "belief" we tend to think it means. Biblical belief is MUCH more demanding than the childish belief many assume it means!
Biblical belief includes the thoughts of "trust in", "rely on", "cling to", "submit to" the one we claim to believe in. In other words, our belief must affect how we think and live or it isn't a true spiritual belief at all.
Jesus' truths of Mat 7:15-27 are going to disappoint a lot of shallow "believers", many of whom will have fooled themselves because they've never been taught the real meanings and life impact of Biblical belief. IMHO, a lot of modern "easy believism" preachers will have to answer for that!