redefining belief

 We have all heard it a thousand times "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever beleives in him shall not perish but have eternal life" John 3:16. Simple right? It is straight forward believe and you are saved. Ya it is simple and  it is straight forward why waste a blog on it. What if we miss the mark on what it means to beleive something? Can you truly believe something and not be changed?   iI am afraid this generation of not only youth but of our church has compartmentalized  our faith. I beleive in God that is enough, this person beleives in Jesus thats okayand I have the Spirit in me i am fine.  The bible just isnt for me but I beleive in god.  It is a recipe, one that you dont get to choose what ingredients you want to put in it and which ones you would rather leave out.  John 1:1 says "in the beginning was the word, the word was with god and the word was God. The bible is God, why is that important?  In webester dictionary if you look up the word beleive it says to accept it as real or truth. If you beleive God, you believe the bible. If you accept the bible as real and true you educate yourself on what it says and it has power in your life. You simply cannot let something be deemed real in your life and it not bring about change. Beleif brings about change. What this verse does not say is If you believe there is A God. No what this verse says is if you beleive in him who is part of the trinity. God, Jesus, Holy Spirit and yes this means bible must be truth, and it must have power in your life. You do not get to pick  what parts you want to beleive. You are either in or your out 100 percent or not at all. So what do you believe?