Bible Verse of the Week
Romans 1:16-17
For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, fot itis the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greeek.  For in it the rightousnesss of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is writtten, "The just shall live by faith."
 
In reference to the word "believes" Pastor John MacArthur gives some commentary...
Believes.  To trust, rely on, or have faith in.  When used of salvation, this word usually occurs in the present tense ("is believing") which stresses that faith is not simply a one-time event, but an ongoing conditon.  Ture saving faith is supernatural, a gracious gift of God that He produces in the heart (Eph 2:8) and is the only means by which a person can appropriate true righteousness.  Saving faith consists of 3 elements:  1) mental:  the mind understands the gospel and the truth about Christ; 2) emotional: one embraces the truthfulness of those facts with sorrow over sin and joy over God's mercy and grace; and 3) volitional: the sinner submits his will to Christ and trusts in Him alone as the only hope of salvation.  Genuine faith wil always produce authentic obedience.