"Therefore whoever confesses Me before men,
him I will also confess before My Father who is in heaven. But whoever denies
Me before men, him I will also deny before my Father who is in heaven."
If we deny Christ we are going to be lost. We must not be ashamed to confess
to other people that we believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. Jesus
says in Mark 8:38, "For whoever is
ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him
the Son of Man also will be ashamed when he comes in the glory of His Father
with the holy angels." If He is ashamed of us, that means
that we are going to be lost.
There
are several examples of people confessing their faith in Christ in the Bible.
One is found in Matthew 16:16-17, "Simon
Peter answered and said, You are the Christ, the Son of the living God. Jesus
answered and said to him, Blessed are you, Simon Barjona, for flesh and blood
has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in heaven." Christ
was well pleased with Peter's confession and He will be with ours also. In Acts 8:36-37 a man
asked the question, "See here is
water. What hinders me from being baptized?"
Then in verse 37, "Then Philip said,
"If you believe with all your heart you may. And he answered and
said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God."
Here we see that we must believe with all our heart that Jesus Christ is the
Son of God and not be ashamed to make that confession to others before we are
baptized. Would you be willing to confess to others that you believe
that Jesus is the Christ the Son of the living God?
1)
(Matthew 10:32) If we want Christ to confess us before God the Father
We
must confess Him before men.
We
should deny Him before men.
It
is not necessary to confess Him before men.
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2) If we deny Christ before men He will confess us before the Father.
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3) (Mark 8:38) If we are ashamed of Christ
He
will not be ashamed of us on Judgment Day.
We
will not be lost.
He
will be ashamed of us on Judgment Day.
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4) If Christ is ashamed of us, that means we are going to be lost.
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5) (Matthew 16:16-17) When Peter said "You are the Christ, the Son
of the living God"
Christ
was embarrassed.
Christ
was well pleased.
Christ
didn't care.
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6) We must be willing to confess that we believe that Jesus Christ is the Son
of the living God.
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7) (Acts 8:36-37) Before we are baptized we
Do
not need to confess that we believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.
Are
to confess that we believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.
Are
to confess our sins to a priest.
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8) When we are baptized we must believe in God and Jesus with all of
our heart.