BELIEVE IS ALWAYS PRESENT TENSE

Salvation is the result of believing the Gospel of Jesus Christ - those who truly believe in Him have eternal life - because, the truly saved never stop believing in Him.  It is not "once saved, always saved" - it is "the security of the believer!"  Do you believe?  You are saved!  If you are saved, you will continue to believe - it is the work of God in you (Rom. 8:28-29; Eph. 1:10; 2:10; 4:30; Phil. 1:6; etc.).

Romans 1:16 - "For I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that BELIEVETH; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

Romans 3:26 - "To declare, I say, at this time His righteousness: that He might be just, and the justifier of him which BELIEVETH in Jesus."

Romans 4:5 - "But to him that worketh not, but BELIEVETH on Him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness."

Romans 4:24 - "But for us also, to whom (righteousness) shall be imputed, IF we BELIEVE on Him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead...."

Romans 6:8 - "Now IF we be dead with Christ, we BELIEVE that we shall also live with Him...."

Romans 9:33 - "As it is written, Behold, I lay in Zion a stumbling-stone and rock of offence: and whosoever BELIEVETH on Him shall not be ashamed."

Romans 10:9-10 - "That  IF thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt BELIEVE in thine heart that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.  For with the heart man  BELIEVETH unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.."

1 Corinthians 15:2 - "By which also ye are saved, IF ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have BELIEVED in vain."

1 Thessalonians 4:14 - "For IF we BELIEVE that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with Him."

1 Peter 2:6 - "Wherefore also it is contained in the Scripture, Behold, I lay in Zion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that BELIEVETH on Him shall not be confounded."

 

1 John 5:1 - "Whosoever BELIEVETH that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth Him that begat loveth Him also that is begotten of Him."

 

1 John 5:5 - "Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that BELIEVETH that Jesus is the Son of God?"

1 John 5:10 - "He that BELIEVETH on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of His Son."

1 John 5:13 - "These things have I written unto you that BELIEVE on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may (continue to) BELIEVE on the name of the Son of God."