Salvation

God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through him. John 3:17 (New Living Translation)

God did not send his Son into the world to judge the world guilty, but to save the world through him. John 3:17 (New Century Version)

"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God." John 3:16-18 (English Standard Version)

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It almost sounds like belief is enough, but even if that is the implication, James says that belief is not enough. That demons believe in Jesus, and shudder at the thought. James goes on to show that believing and action produce faith.

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Romans 5:1-11

Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us.

You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God's wrath through him! For if, when we were God's enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life! Not only is this so, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.

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We have hope due to character, We have character due to perserverance. We perservere due to sufferings. We have sufferings due to faith. We have faith because we believe. Now, personally speaking, I am not sure what I believe right now. I've experienced sufferings due to a belief in God. I've perservered through those, well, at least most of them. I have felt in many ways that I developed a great character... and in a lot of ways I still believe, but my hope is shaken. That is really the key issue right now. So, am I saved? I don't think so, even though I believe, I don't believe enough to put action to my belief (just like a demon).