Confession of Jesus Christ

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A public declaration of faith in Jesus Christ, acknowledging both his divinity and his lordship. Without such, salvation is impossible.

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Confession of faith in Jesus Christ is necessary for salvation

Romans 10:9–10 NIV84
That if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved.
See also Mk 8:38; 1 Jn 4:15; Mt 10:32–33; 1 Jn 2:23; 2 Ti 2:12

Confessing Jesus Christ as Lord is only possible by the Holy Spirit

1 Corinthians 12:3 NIV84
Therefore I tell you that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus be cursed,” and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit.

Results of confessing faith in Jesus Christ

Baptism

Acts 2:38–41 NIV84
Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off—for all whom the Lord our God will call.” With many other words he warned them; and he pleaded with them, “Save yourselves from this corrupt generation.” Those who accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to their number that day.
See also Ac 22:16; Ac 18:8

A change in lifestyle

Mt 7:21–23; 2 Ti 2:19
See also 1 Jn 2:4; 1 Jn 1:6; 1 Ti 6:12; Heb 13:15; Lk 19:8–9

Persecution

John 9:22 NIV84
His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews, for already the Jews had decided that anyone who acknowledged that Jesus was the Christ would be put out of the synagogue.
See also 2 Ti 3:12; Jn 12:42–43

Demons confessed Jesus Christ’s divinity

Luke 4:41 NIV84
Moreover, demons came out of many people, shouting, “You are the Son of God!” But he rebuked them and would not allow them to speak, because they knew he was the Christ.
See also Mt 8:28–29

Ultimately all will confess Jesus Christ’s lordship

Philippians 2:9–11 NIV84
Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Notable confessions of faith in Jesus Christ

John 1:49 NIV84
Then Nathanael declared, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the King of Israel.”
See also Mt 16:16; Jn 11:27; Jn 20:28; Jn 6:69; Mt 14:33

The refusal to confess Jesus Christ

Matthew 10:32–33 NIV84
“Whoever acknowledges me before men, I will also acknowledge him before my Father in heaven. But whoever disowns me before men, I will disown him before my Father in heaven.
See also 2 Ti 2:12
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