Confessing Christ
Accepting Jesus as Lord means accepting Him as God, and accepting the fact that He came down as man in order to die for our sins and redeem us to God by his blood. (Matthew 20:28; Luke 1:68-75; Galatians 3:13-14; Titus 2:14; Revelation 5:9; Revelation 14:3-4)
Confessing Christ is the only way to have eternal life:
| I John 2:23 |
Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: (but) he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also. |
| I John 4:2 |
Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God: |
| I John 4:3 |
And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world. |
- Confessing Christ is an evidence of union with God
I John 4:15
| I John 4:15 |
Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God. |
| Romans 10:9 |
That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. |
| Romans 10:10 |
For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. |
| Matthew 10:32 |
Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven. |
| Matthew 10:33 |
But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven. |
| Matthew 10:34 |
Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword. |
| John 12:42 |
Nevertheless among the chief rulers also many believed on him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue: |
| John 12:43 |
For they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God. |
| Mark 8:35 |
For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel’s, the same shall save it. |
| Mark 8:36 |
For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? |
- Confessing Christ Must be connected with faith
Romans 10:9
| Romans 10:8 |
But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach; |
| Romans 10:9 |
That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. |
| I Corinthians 12:3 |
Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost. |
Confessing Christ is the ONLY way to heaven. Jesus is come to save that which was lost.
| Matthew 18:11 |
For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost. |
| II Peter 3:9 |
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. |
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June 24, 2010
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