For any human being, the most important thing in this life is to get to know the purpose for which we were created. It is extremely important to know why we are required to repent, deny ourselves, and believe the Word of Christ!

The Scripture shows that in His plan of restoring man, God included these three aspects, which are integral parts of the process of salvation.

As far as faith is concerned, we note with great sadness that it is nowadays misunderstood by more and more people.

One of the convictions we regularly hear is as follows: believe that the Lord Jesus is your personal Savior, believe in His sacrifice/believe that He died for the forgiveness of your sins, that He has risen from death... and you are saved. The gospel of Christ is often reduced to the good news of the Lord’s sacrifice and resurrection.

Let us ask ourselves: Is it enough merely to believe this good news?

Was the Lord Jesus referring to this “gospel” when He commanded it to be preached to every human being? (... preach the gospel to every creature. He that believes and is baptized shall be saved. Mark 16:15-16)

Does faith in the Lord’s sacrifice and resurrection save me, even if this faith does not work with my acts/deeds? (Brothers, what good does it do if someone claims to have faith, and yet he has no works? Shall this faith save him? James 2:14)

The Scripture tells us that there is such a thing as dead faith; this is the faith of the devils. (You believe that God is one, and you are not mistaken, but so do the devils... and they are horrified! Similarly with faith: if it does not work, it is dead. James 2:19,17)

If the Scripture tells us that even the devils have faith, then there must be a faith that they do not have; namely, a faith that would be pleasing to God.