Will You Listen to God or the other Guy?

​Despite the scope of Christ’s work in providing propitiation, reconciliation, redemption and justification there are still people who insist on adding to what Jesus Christ laid out in John as the key to everlasting life.  The plain and simple message Jesus Christ presented was that believing in Him for everlasting life was the key to eternal salvation.  He made it clear you can know for sure you will be with Him in heaven when you die.   John 3:16, 5:24 and 11:25-26 all assert the same truth. 
 
Anyone can read those verses in context and see for themselves what the Lord Jesus Christ said.  Then they can decide who they wish to believe, the Lord or some one else.  I’d recommend you stick with the Lord Jesus since He rose from the dead proving He knew what He was talking about.  Anyone who insists on adding conditions like repentance of sin or baptism must answer 2 questions.  What was deficient in Christ’s death on the cross that we must make up and why didn’t Jesus Christ explain that to Nicodemus.  
 
Belief is purely of the mind.  We either believe something is true or we don’t.  There are not degrees of belief or special ways to believe.  It is a simple binary function.  But what if you stop believing?  What happens then?  Jesus Christ called the gift received by faith everlasting life.  You get it the moment you believe.  Everlasting means it lasts forever.  If it last forever you can’t lose it.  If you stop believing in Jesus Christ you still have everlasting life.  I imagine there will be an uncomfortable conversation with God when you get to heaven.  And according to Matthew 25:28-30 & 1 Corinthians 3:15 there will be a loss suffered in what you will have in heaven, but you will be there.  Other wise He would not have called it everlasting life. 
 
The truth is that God wants us in Heaven with Him more than many of us want to be there.  I know that sounds crazy, but it must be true since so many people want nothing to do with God.  Others don’t like the idea of everlasting life being a gift they don’t deserve.  So, they vainly believe they can set their own terms for God’s acceptance.  It not only sounds crazy but it truly is nuts.  So, who are you going to believe?