"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.