Jesus wants us to confess Him before
men. In Matthew 10:32-33 He says, "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, this means 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 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 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?
Questions Lesson 12
Confessing Christ
(click on the button of the
answer of your choice)
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.
2)
If we deny Christ before men He will confess us before the Father.
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.
4)
If Christ is ashamed of us, that means we are going to be lost.
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.
6)
We must be willing to confess that we believe that Jesus Christ is the
Son of the living God.
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.
8)
When we are baptized we must believe in God and Jesus with all of our heart.