Confessing Christ

Matthew 10:32 “Therefore everyone who confesses Me before men, I will also confess him before My Father who is in heaven.”

1.      The object to be confessed.

a.       Not our good works, church membership or worthy desires and purposed

b.      Not some remarkable experience

c.       But Christ as our savior and King, our trust in Him for Pardon, and our obedience to Him as our law giver.

2.      To whom the confession is to be made

a.       To Christ-the heart

b.      To men – “before men” (Romans 10:9-10). Do not hesitate from any cause: remember,

i.                    Christ require it

ii.                  He knows all about you

iii.                He wants to use your confession

3.      The manner of confessing

a.       By words, “with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.”

b.      By acts the ordinances and an upright life.

4.      The promise to those confessing

They shall be confessed before the Father.

1. Confessed now, which means forgiveness, reconciliation and unspeakably rich blessings in the life that is now.
2. Confessed hereafter; received into glory; welcomed by the king in his beauty; “Come ye blessed of my Father.”