#68 - Is Salvation Easy?

There are many organizations in this world that have standards for entrance into the "club." Some charge fees, while other say you must have a certain income level or be from a certain family lineage. But what does it take to get into heaven, what is the standard that must be met? What is the condition for salvation?  Is salvation easy? Is the idea of faith alone in Christ alone lowering the standard to get into heaven or must there be something else? 

It should be noted that faith alone in Christ alone is often referred to as "easy-believism." This is because it does not add additional steps to salvation. The accusation is that if all a person has to do is believe, it's too easy... they say that a person is fooling themselves and in order to be truly saved, they must also go that extra step and commit their life to Christ.

One famous author and theologian makes the accusation that, "the good news of Christ, has given way to the bad news of easy-believism that makes no moral demands on the lives of sinners."  In other words, it's wrong to say, all you have to do is believe in Jesus as your savior and not ask for any kind of commitment or surrender, or personal submission of your life. 

Is this correct? Is there more to believing when it comes to salvation?

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