"The Glory Road"

There was a rock group who had a song called 'The Highway to Hell', or at least I think that is what they called it. Interesting enough, there are a lot of modern day Christians that do not believe that there is a literal hell, in fact, I just saw one expert on the Bill O'Reily show last night. He so matter-of-factly stated that hell is only a historical reference, or place which no longer has any merit, or some such nonsense, and that he did not believe that there was a hell. Yet, when Bill asked, Do you believe in heaven?, the man shrugged his shoulder, and said yes. If I was to read that body language correctly, I would say that he had to confess that he believed in heaven, because his job depended upon it!!! This is kind of like the question from Jesus to Martha after He stated what He did in John 11:25 & 26, He said, "Believest thou this?" This was not a trick question, but was one that Jesus was very serious about. Yet Martha did not answer His question, but rather stated, "Yea, Lord: I believe that thou are the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world". Now then, my question to you, anyone that might be out there reading this post, is very simple: Is that all that there is to Believing In Jesus Christ? In other words, can a heart that is stone be changed by just believing that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, which should come into the world? Think about what I am saying, because the question does have merit. In fact, I would even go as far as to relate that question with the study on Peter several months ago; where Peter, early on, confessed that Jesus was the Christ, and then denied Him later, as He was being judged for death. And then there is John the Baptist, who while in jail, sent his disciple to Jesus, asking Him, "Are you the Christ, or do we wait for another?" What was up with that? John the Baptist, the one who proclaimed Jesus in the womb; who proclaimed Jesus on the road, "Behold, the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world"; this same John, is now doubting that Jesus is the One. Could it be because he had taken his eyes off of the goal, and had them on his current circumstance? This is why the believing that must be present in a man's heart is one that involves results!!! We must believe that Jesus paid the price for our sins, is never letting us go, and is waiting for us in heaven!!! Anything short of that belief will not stand the test... "For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God. For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of Him who hath subjected the same to hope; because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God." (Romans 8:18-21)