““These people draw near to Me with their mouth, And These people draw near to Me with their mouth, And honor Me with their lips, But honor Me with their lips, But their hearttheir heart is far from Me.” is far from Me.”

Matthew 15:8Matthew 15:8

The Heart Plays A Vital Role!Now as they went down the road, they came to some water. And the eunuch said, "See, here is water. What hinders me from being baptized?“ 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.“ Acts 8:36-37

ConfessionConfessionConfessionConfessionTo declare; make no secret of; to tell the To declare; make no secret of; to tell the whole story ofwhole story of– Psalms 38:18; Ezek 12:16Psalms 38:18; Ezek 12:16

Make mention of; Boast InMake mention of; Boast In– Isaiah 48:1Isaiah 48:1

AcknowledgeAcknowledge– 1 John 2:231 John 2:23

Profession without controversy; Profession without controversy; Beyond all question Beyond all question– 1 Tim 3:161 Tim 3:16

The religion we professThe religion we profess– Heb 3:1; 4:14Heb 3:1; 4:14

““The Confession of The Confession of Faith”Faith”

““The Confession of The Confession of Faith”Faith”

Is a public acknowledgment of fidelity to God Is a public acknowledgment of fidelity to God and to the truth through which God is revealedand to the truth through which God is revealed

“When Your people Israel are defeated before an enemy because they have sinned against You, and when they turn back to You and confess Your name, and pray

and make supplication to You in this temple,” 1 Kings 8:33

Is a declaration of unqualified confidence Is a declaration of unqualified confidence in Christ, of surrender to His servicein Christ, of surrender to His service

“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.” Matthew 10:32-

33

Confess Jesus Before Confess Jesus Before MenMen

Confess Jesus Before Confess Jesus Before MenMen

Some are afraid to confess HimSome are afraid to confess Him– John 12:42-43John 12:42-43

Actions prove our sincerityActions prove our sincerity– Acts 19:18-19Acts 19:18-19

Our salvation depends on itOur salvation depends on it– Romans 10:9-10Romans 10:9-10

Hold Fast Our Hold Fast Our ConfessionConfession

Hold Fast Our Hold Fast Our ConfessionConfession

Paul’s InstructionPaul’s Instruction– 1 Timothy 6:11-141 Timothy 6:11-14

Jesus is our exampleJesus is our example– John 18:35-37John 18:35-37

Follow His exampleFollow His example– Heb 4:14; 10:19-25Heb 4:14; 10:19-25

“They profess to know God, but in works they deny Him, being abominable, disobedient, and disqualified for every good work.” Titus

1:16

Confess Jesus Now!Confess Jesus Now!Confess Jesus Now!Confess Jesus Now! We We WILLWILL confess Jesus confess Jesus– Now – leading to eternal lifeNow – leading to eternal life– Later – resulting in eternal deathLater – resulting in eternal death

Rom 14:10-12; Phil 2:10-11Rom 14:10-12; Phil 2:10-11

If We Confess ChristIf We Confess ChristHe Will Confess Us!He Will Confess Us!If We Confess ChristIf We Confess ChristHe Will Confess Us!He Will Confess Us! He has promised us this TRUTHHe has promised us this TRUTH

“Therefore whoever confesses Me before men, him I will also confess before My

Fatherwho is in heaven.” Matthew 10:32“He who overcomes shall be clothed in

white garments, and I will not blot out his name from the Book of Life; but I will

confess his name before My Father and before His angels.” Revelation 3:5

If We Deny ChristIf We Deny ChristHe Will Deny Us!He Will Deny Us!If We Deny ChristIf We Deny ChristHe Will Deny Us!He Will Deny Us!

He has also promised us this TRUTHHe has also promised us this TRUTH

“But whoever denies Me before men, him I will also deny before My Father who

is in heaven.”Matthew 10:33

“This is a faithful saying: For if we died with Him, We shall also live with Him. If

we endure, We shall also reign with Him. If we deny Him, He also will deny us.” 2

Timothy 2:11-12

What confession does Jesussee us making in our life?

our talk talks andour walk talks, butour walk talks morethan our talk talks