Bible Study #1 - Are You Really Sure of Your
Eternal Salvation?
Lesson #12 - Confessing Christ
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, 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?
Questions - Lesson 12 - Confessing Christ
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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.