“Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man KEEP My saying, he shall never see death” (Jn. 8:51). “I am the Light of the world: he who FOLLOWS Me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the Light of Life” (Jn. 8:12). The promise of Eternal Life is indeed a blessed promise, but it is promised only for those who hear and follow. We conclude, then, that within the Bible context the word “believe” means “to commit oneself wholly to Jesus Christ as the Son of God, thereby taking on the Character and
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