I heard a co-worker say one day, "It says in the Bible who ever believes in Jesus will be saved." He inferred others should not judge his behavior; he needed only to believe in order to have eternal life. He was referring to John 2:16. "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. "

But is believing all that it takes? James 2:19 states, " You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that--and shudder."

Before Christians were ever given the name Christians, they were referred to with a different name.

"Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the Lord's disciples. He went to the high priest and asked him for letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any there who belonged to the Way, whether men or women, he might take them as prisoners to Jerusalem." (Acts 9:1-2 emphasis mine.)

Believers were known to others by the way they lived, not merely by stating their belief.

We make a choice and for the rest of our lives we strive to live the Way that demonstrates we are to be "Heirs According to the Promise."