Maybe it is lost in semantics and what people really mean, but I have heard people say that they believe that Jesus was the son of God. But, what do they really mean by saying that they believe in Jesus?
Are they saying that they simply believe that he is the Son of God or that he simply existed? Are they saying that they think he was simply a prophet or a prophet like other prophets from other religions? Or are they saying that they believe that Jesus is God in the flesh and they follow him? Click here for historical evidence of Jesus's existence.
In Matthew 8:28-34 Jesus was met by two demon possessed men. The demons referred to Jesus as the "Son of God" in verse 29. They begged Jesus that if he casts them out of the man then to case them into a herd of pigs. Jesus did so and the herd of pigs went down a steep bank and drowned in the sea. My question is why would the demons refer to Jesus as "Son of God" if he were not the Son of God? Also, if Jesus was not the Son of God then why the demons have begged him for mercy? Even more so, who would have had power to cast out demons but God himself?
So, if we believe that Jesus is the Son of God, then that is just the start; then you follow him. In John 14:6, Jesus says he is "the way, the truth, & the light." He did not say his one of many ways or various ways. He did not say that he is just a human. Jesus was no ordinary man. He walked the earth as the son of God. And Jesus said "No one comes to the Father except through me." Jesus did not say everyone can do it on their own. Jesus said they have to go through him to get the Father. There is a difference between believing someone existed and following someone. Follow Jesus.
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