The following are 15 of the 55 “believe” participles. When “believe”
is fully translated, only those who “continuously” believe ---
will
become “sons of God” (Jn 1:12),
will
“have everlasting life” (Jn 3:15, 16, 36; 5:24),
will
“not be condemned” (Jn 3:18),
will
be saved by the will of God (Jn 6:40),
will
receive “remission” of sins (Acts 10:43),
will
be “justified” (Acts 13:39),
will
receive salvation (Rom 1:16),
will
be “righteous by faith” (Rom 3:22),
will
have their “faith” “counted for righteousness” (Rom 4:5),
will
receive “imputed” righteousness (Rom 4:24),
will
receive the “promise” of faith (Gal 3:22),
will
be “saved” (Heb 10:39),
will
be “born again” (1 Jn 5:1),
can
“know they are saved” (1 Jn 5:13)
--- all have Greek present participles of “believe” which mean continuous action.
