Is believing in Jesus a decision I make?

Chuck Smith, at Pilate's question: "you are not determining His destiny; but in reality, you are determining your destiny. To believe in Him, to receive Him, to confess Him is to receive eternal life." John puts the same receiving at the center: "as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God" (John 1:12). Read Chuck on Mark 15:2 in the reader. Chuck Smith commentary used by permission of The Word For Today.

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