Faith & Reason Nexus

• Confession of Christ:
• Key Principle: Christ is to be confessed before men.
• Definition of Confession:
• Confession involves admitting and acknowledging that Christ is Lord, Savior, and the Son of God.

Scriptural References

• Matthew 10:32-33:
• “Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven.
  But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.”
• Romans 10:10:
• “For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.”
• Acts 8:36-37:
• “And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?
  And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.”
• Matthew 16:16:
• “And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.”

Importance of Confession

• Acknowledgment:
• Confession is a crucial step in recognizing and proclaiming one’s faith in Christ publicly.
• Connection to Salvation:
• The act of confession ties directly to the believer’s journey towards salvation and relationship with God.