Many, many people who believe all about Christ have never believed on or in the Lord Jesus Christ. The difference is important. An old Christian put the matter very forcibly. He said, "There are a mighty lot of professing Christians in America, but if you were to cut off their heads there would be nothing left!" This was his way of explaining that there was nothing in the heart—no real conversion, no real believing with the heart to the saving of the soul.
Suppose you and I are walking by the seashore on a beautiful summer day. We see the lifeboat lying on the sands. We admire its strength, its grace, its adaptability for saving life. In short, we believe all about it. But we are in no need of the lifeboat at the moment; our feet are on the sands and we are in no danger of drowning.
Now suppose we are on the deck of a sinking ship and our only hope of rescue lies in the lifeboat. With what different feelings we watch the approach of the lifeboat! With what relief we drop into it, and are saved! We believe not only about it, but on and in it.
Now, every soul is in need of Christ; all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God. Have you ever come as a needy sinner to Christ, and received Him as your personal Savior?
Have you received salvation from Him? If you haven't, it doesn't matter what you may believe about Him—you have never believed in Him. You have never believed to the saving of your soul. See to it that you really and truly believe on the Lord Jesus Christ (Acts 16:3131And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house. (Acts 16:31)).