Important Elements of Genuine Belief: A Short Bible Study

Faith is more than mere preference. This short Bible study explains elements of true faith in Christ.

Before doing this study, please read the 1-minute devotion Believe It Or Not! What We Discover When No one Is Looking.

What do the verses below tell us about genuine belief?

Romans 10:9-10: If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.

When we have genuine faith, our beliefs involve our heart as well as our head, our actions as well as our words. 

1 John 2:3-6: We know that we have come to know him if we keep his commands. 4 Whoever says, “I know him,” but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in that person. 5 But if anyone obeys his word, love for God is truly made complete in them. This is how we know we are in him: 6 Whoever claims to live in him must live as Jesus did.

Faith is more than mere preference. This short Bible study explains elements of true faith in Christ.
Genuine belief involves obedience. When we love Christ, we want to obey Him. It's not a burden.

1 John 5:2-5: This is how we know that we love the children of God: by loving God and carrying out his commands. 3 In fact, this is love for God: to keep his commands. And his commands are not burdensome, 4 for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith. 5 Who is it that overcomes the world? Only the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.

Obedience and belief go hand in hand. When we come to the Lord, we don't simply have preferences; we have convictions:

Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ Matthew 22:37 


Copyright, Gail Burton Purath, 2014, BiteSizeBibleStudy.com, edited and updated in 2022

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