Tafsir of Al-Ma'idah 5:84

"And why should we not believe in Allah and in that which has come to us of the truth And We wish that our Lord will admit us (in Paradise) along with the righteous people.'' Such sect of Christians are those mentioned in Allah's statement,

وإن من أهل الكتب لمن يومن بالله وما أنزل إليكم وما أنزل إليهم خشعين لله

And there are, certainly, among the People of the Scripture, those who believe in Allah and in that which has been revealed to you, and in that which has been revealed to them, humbling themselves before Allah. (3:199) and,

الذين آتيناهم الكتاب من قبله هم به يومنون

وإذا يتلى عليهم قالوا آمنا به إنه الحق من ربنا إنا كنا من قبله مسلمين

Those to whom We gave the Scripture before it, they believe in it (the Qur'an). And when it is recited to them, they say, "We believe in it. Verily, it is the truth from our Lord. Indeed even before it we were Muslims.'' (28:52-53) until,

ﻻ نبتغي الجاهلين

"We seek not the ignorant.'' (28:55) This is why Allah said here,