PASTOR JOHN COLLINS, REDEEMING THE GOSPEL: BELIEVING VS. BELIEVE IN
PASTOR JOHN COLLINS: Believe There is a difference in believing and believing in. Many people believe that God is there, is real, that Jesus is the Messiah, that He was crucified on a cross and died for our sins. It is one thing to believe, it is another to believe in. To believe in something is to give everything you have to that purpose, that idea, that concept, that cause. To believe in something is to pursue it with determination, tenacity, a single-mindedness that will not sway you no matter what. Paul the apostle says it is running a race, and Pastor John Collins , evangelist and head pastor of Love That Cross Ministries and Pastor John Collins Ministries, Inc. , preaches it means to run the race of a lifetime, full out, all in. There are a lot of people who say that they are Christians and give only lip service to belief. They go into a church on Sunday for appearances or to socialize, maybe it is a tradition or a habit, but they are not going there t