“Believe in God” means to put your trust and hope in God. It is God-centered.
“Believe God” is self-centered. It means that you are the believer of what God says is right. For example, “believe me, tomorrow will rain.” Therefore, 1John 5:10 says that “whoever does not believe God has made Him a liar.”
“Believe God” is self-centered. It means that you are the believer of what God says is right. For example, “believe me, tomorrow will rain.” Therefore, 1John 5:10 says that “whoever does not believe God has made Him a liar.”
References:
- Psalm 78:22 “because they did not believe in God and did not trust his saving power.”
- Titus 3:8 “… those who have believed in God may be careful to devote themselves to good works. …”
- 1 Peter 1:21 “(you through Christ) are believers in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.”
- Romans 4:3 “Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness.” (Also, Gal. 3:6, James 2:23)
- 1John 5:10 “Whoever believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself. Whoever does not believe God has made him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has borne concerning his Son.”
Yes! And two questions to ask ourselves:
A.) do I serve God and seek Him in an intimate way because I desire to know His ways or. B.) do I serve God and seek Him because of what He can bless me with/ what I can receive
Moses wanted to see God’s face and know Gods ways and demonstrates the true love for God and his importance of having God go with him as he led the Israelites into the Promise Land. God spoke to Moses saying that he would send an angel to go with him (protection) but Moses cries out that he wants Gods presence not just the benefits of Gods angel or nothing at all