The good news is that “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved” and “anyone who believes in him will never be put to shame.” Believe in the heart and say with my mouth (8). Believe, say (9). That is it.
I have heard and read where people and groups have added to this. They say, “If you believe you will do this and that.” Jesus did say that his people will bear fruit. He meant fruit of the Spirit; love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness, and self-control. These are not actions, they are matters of the heart and mind.
Sometimes I find that the weight of the troubles of this world brings me down. Jesus compared them to thorns that choke me. My thoughts and heart do not have the fruits of the Spirit. That is when I hear Jesus say, “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” (John16:33)