Yes—biblically, believing in Jesus is a heartfelt trust in His death, burial, and resurrection, with nothing added.
Scripture says the righteousness of God comes upon all who believe (Romans 3:22), and Abraham's belief was counted as righteousness (Romans 4:3). Les Feldick stresses that this faith is not a mere nod of agreement but a wholehearted conviction that Christ died for sin, was buried, and rose again. On that basis God saves, apart from human works or religious rituals.
Romans 3:22-23 — The central verse showing that God's righteousness is given to all who believe in Jesus, with no distinction.
Romans 4:3 — Shows that saving faith is simply believing God, which is counted as righteousness.
1 Corinthians 15:3-4 — Defines the gospel content a person must believe: Christ died for sins, was buried, and rose again.
Romans 10:9 — Connects heart belief in Jesus' resurrection with the promise of salvation.
Romans 3:22-23 sets the condition for receiving God's righteousness: "Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference: For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God." The text grounds righteousness in faith in Jesus, not in human performance. Romans 4:3 gives the same pattern for Abraham: "For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness." The content of that message is defined in 1 Corinthians 15:3-4: "how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures." Romans 10:9 then attaches the promise to a heart-belief in the resurrection: "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."
Les Feldick repeatedly defines true Bible faith as a genuine condition of the heart—not an easy believism. He says a person must first understand that they are a lost child of Adam and then truly believe that Christ died for them, shed His blood, was buried, and rose from the dead. At that point God moves in, makes the person a child of God, and puts him into the body of Christ. Les also stresses the difference between believing in God and believing God. To believe God is to take Him at His word and rest on what He has said; when a person believes the gospel—that Jesus died and rose again—that gospel becomes the very power of God and God counts it as righteousness. He insists salvation is faith plus nothing. The things the world and much of Christianity say must be added—repentance, baptism, church membership, and works—are simply not in Romans 3:26. They follow conversion, but they are not the basis of it.
Les Feldick says there is a big difference between believing in God and believing God. To believe God is to be a man or woman of faith—to do what God has said and rest on it. The perfect example is the gospel: God says it is the power of God unto salvation, and Paul puts it in plain language: if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, we are saved. Faith therefore rests on God's specific promise rather than a general acknowledgment that God exists.
Les Feldick says salvation is faith plus nothing. He points out that the Bible does not say, if we repent and are baptized and have joined the Church—Paul does not make any of those a requirement. Romans 3:26 simply speaks of God justifying him which believeth in Jesus. Many things the world says must be added are not in the text; they are imputed to us when we believe, and life changes follow as a result.
Scripture says Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness. Les Feldick applies this to saving faith: it is a concerted faith and trust in the act of God, recognizing that God Himself paid the penalty for sin. He even says that if you were the only person living, Christ would still have gone to the cross. When you can honestly say you believe that with all your heart and know He is alive, God sees that faith as salvation.
Righteousness by Faith in Christ
Believing in Jesus is how the righteousness of God is applied; man's good works are not brought into the picture.
Genuine Faith, Not Easy Believism
Les teaches that true belief means understanding you are a lost child of Adam and really believing Christ died, shed His blood, was buried, and rose; then God makes you His child and places you in the body of Christ.
Christ Died for You Personally
Saving faith is wholehearted trust in God's payment for sin; Christ would have gone to the cross even for one person, and God counts that faith as righteousness as He did for Abraham.
Belief Releases the Power of God
When the gospel is believed with all the heart, it becomes the very power of God and makes the believer a child of God, even though the believer cannot fully comprehend it.
Believing Is an Attitude of Heart
Belief is not done with hands or feet but is an attitude of the heart; believing that God raised Jesus from the dead carries the promise of salvation.
Faith Plus Nothing
Les stresses that for salvation it is faith plus nothing—only the believer in Jesus is justified, not those who add human works.
Nothing Added to Justification
The religious requirements people try to add to justification are absent from Scripture; God justifies the believer in Jesus and life changes follow faith.
Believing God vs. Believing in God
Paul's requirement is not repentance, baptism, or church membership but believing the gospel that Jesus died and rose again; this is what it means to believe God.
Romans 3:22-23: Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference: For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
This is the foundational verse showing that God's righteousness is given to all who believe in Jesus, regardless of ethnicity.
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.
It defines God as just and the justifier of the one who believes in Jesus, with no works added.
Romans 4:3: For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness.
It provides the pattern that faith in God is counted as righteousness, not human effort.
1 Corinthians 15:3-4: For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
It gives the exact content of the gospel that must be believed for salvation.
Romans 10:9: 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.
It ties confession of the Lord Jesus and heart belief in His resurrection to the promise of salvation.
No. Les describes it as a genuine condition of the heart, not an easy believism or a mechanical confession. A person must understand they are a lost child of Adam and really believe in Christ's death, burial, and resurrection. Then God moves in and makes that person His child.
No. Les says salvation is faith plus nothing. Works are not part of justification; they are the result of believing. Romans 3:26 shows God justifies the one who believes in Jesus, without the additions people try to put in the text.
Les distinguishes believing in God from believing God. Believing God means resting on what He has said—especially the gospel that Jesus died and rose again. General belief in God is not the same as biblical faith.
The gospel is that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures, was buried, and rose again the third day. When you believe this with all your heart, God counts it as righteousness and promises salvation.
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