Romans 10:9-109 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. 10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

1 Timothy 6:12-14

1Timothy 6:12-1412 Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses. 13 I give thee charge in the sight of God, who quickeneth all things, and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession; 14 That thou keep this commandment without spot, unrebukeable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ:

Matt. 26:63-66; Luke 22:70; John 19:7.

1. Jesus is “the Christ” the anointed Messiah

2. Jesus is “the Son of God”

3. Jesus is “the Son of the Living God”

“ that if any man did confess that he was Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue”

John 9:22

So filled with meaning . . .

“What think ye of Jesus Christ;

whose Son is He?”

Matthew 22:42

Friends

Enemies

Good Men and Bad

Hypocritical and Indifferent men

Rulers

Angels and Demons

Angels

Matthew 1:20-21

Luke 1:26

Luke 2:10

Luke 2:13

Angels

Luke 22:43

Matthew 28:2

Simeon – in the temple

Luke 2:25-35

John the Baptist – voice in the wilderness

John 1:31-34

John’s disciples John 1:45, 49

John and Andrew

Matthew 16:13-16

Matthew 16:13-16

Luke 23:14

Pontius Pilate

Matthew 27:19

Pilate’s wife

Mark 10:46-48

Blind Bartimae

us

Matthew 27:4

Judas

Luke 23:41

Thief

Matthew 27:54

Centurion

Mark 14:61-64

John 4:25-29

Jesus

Matthew 3:17

GOD

Matthew 17:5

GOD

Matthew 8:28-34

Demons

First: the evidence is overwhelming, and many died for

their witness to its truth.

Second: … because it leads to everlasting life.

Romans 10:10

Third: … because God’s name is behind the decree to

confess Jesus

Philippians 2:9-11

Fourth: … because it contains a summary of the whole truth

of Christianity

1 John 4:15

Two Different Kinds of Confessions1. The confession the alien

sinner makes of his belief in Jesus as the Son of God.

2. The confession of sins the erring Christian makes when he repents and prays

to be restored.

Two Different Kinds of Confessions1. The confession the alien

sinner makes of his belief in Jesus as the Son of God.

Acts 8

Two Different Kinds of Confessions

2. The confession of sins the erring Christian makes when he repents and prays

to be restored.

Acts 8

NOT a Confession …“that God has for Christ’s

sake already pardoned your sins”

But a confession that you believe in Jesus as the Son of

God

These are the Lord’s commands …

1. That men BELIEVE in Christ

2. Turn away from sin in REPENTANCE

3. CONFESS their faith in Christ

4. Be buried in BAPTISM for the remission of sins

“ Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven. But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.”

Jesus said: