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Intro
Text - 2 Cor 4.13-14
Title - Ever-Increasing Faith (Part 2)
Subject - Faith and Confession
Opening Questions
what do we know about the confession?
kumpisal - RCC
admission of sin or guilt
biblical definition
grk homologia/homologeo - to speak the same thing
to acknowledge something to be true and real
a confession is a declaration of what one believes
Interesting ideas about confession
a confession is really faith that is “heard” (with some exemption)
“we beleive, therfore we speak”
your relationship with God was established when you confessed before God
confession of your sins
confession of your faith in the Son of God
therefore - a person that is truly “saved” should have no problem confessing his/her faith to others
Problems with people’s confessions today -
negative confessions - fears, worries, negative expressions
emotional confessions - instead of “faith”
so-called “positive” confessions - benefits only the emotion and the flesh
The Main Point
A person that is truly saved must have a confession of what he/she believes to be true.
God desires it - that we declare His truth in the hearing of those around of us!
it benefits us -
it reminds us of God’s truth by which we live
it elevates our faith to expect greater things from God as our understanding of His word deepens
Confession is faith that is heard
because we confess what we believe in our hearts
believing takes place in the heart
confession takers place in the mouth
a genuine confession is a revelation from God
a declaration of something that has been made clear as if for the first time
Peter: You are the Christ, the Son fo the Living God!
Thomas: My Lord and my God!
a genuine confession is move of the Holy Spirit
the prophets “spoke” as they were moved by the Holy Spirit
Peter was moved by the Holy Spirit
Our confession manifests our increasing faith
“treasure” - grk thesauros, treasury, supplies, storeroom
our heart is a ‘storeroom’ of good things
whenever we speak, we are bringing out things from our treasury
the more good things we have in our treasury, the more good things we declare!
God enriches us with words to speak and knowledge to share!
There such a thing as a ‘bad’ and a ‘good’ confession
it was a good defense or witnessing of the faith
A good confession is “truthful” - true to its nature;
the Pharisees were not truthful
it is a good confession when the words spoken matches the meditation of the heart!
Jesus’ confession
Jesus identified His kingdom
Jesus affirmed His kingship
Jesus recognized the purpose of His earthly existence
One of these days, we will have to bear witness to the truth ABOUT OURSELVES!
A good confession is “bold” - confident and courageous
Jesus’s second appearance before Pontius Pilate
Pilate treathened Jesus with his authority
Jesus boldly declared the limits of Pilates authority!
a good confession is a courageous stand against the powers in this world, trusting cofidently in the power of God!
the 3 Jews before Nebuchadnezzar
these Jews boldly refused the highest authority in the world at that time!
the confessions of the apostles
the apostles - Acts 2
Stephen - Acts 7
Conclusion
Abraham’s confession manifested the greatness of his faith
it started with plain obedience
it began to expect great things from God
Its final manifestation is a bold declaration of a heavenly goal!
where did Abraham get that knowledge?
it says they “saw trthem afar off!”
they CONFESSED it!
they died in faith - they died with that confession!
As Abraham’s faith grew, his confessions grew also, until they became larger than this life!
Where do we start?
begin with the Scriptures - declare God’s words
over your life - “it is written”
in your prayers
in your conversations
seek God’s directive will
Jesus understopd the Father’s will in His life
Arabahm understood God’s plan for his life
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