Steps to a New Life, Confession – Confession

• Steps to a New Life
• CONFESSION
• “if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation”
2 Corinthians 5:17
• Steps to a New Life
• Faith
• John 1:12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name:

• Steps to a New Life
• REPENTANCE
• 2 Corinthians 7:8-10 For godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation, not to be regretted; but the sorrow of the world produces death.
• Steps to a New Life
• CONFESSION
• The 10 most important words you will ever say
• “I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God”
• Necessity of Confession
• Matthew 10:32-33 "Therefore whoever confesses Me before men, him I will also confess before My Father who is in heaven.33 But whoever denies Me before men, him I will also deny before My Father who is in heaven.
• Necessity of Confession
• Romans 10:9-10 if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.10 For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
• Confession is what we say
• Romans 10:9-10 that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus … ,
• Confession is before salvation
• Romans 10:9-10 and with the mouth confess-ion is made unto salvation.
• An Open Declaration
• Confession (homologeo) – “to speak the same thing; to assent, accord, agree with; acknowledg- ment; avowal; profession” (Vine)
• Confession is a statement in agreement with others (with God, with Jesus, with the gospel)
• “I believe in you, Lord”
• Conversion of Ethiopian
• Acts 8:36-38 Now as they went down the road, they came to some water. And the eunuch said, "See, here is water. What hinders me from being baptized?" 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."
• Made publicly
• Matthew 10:32-33 "Therefore whoever confesses Me before men, him I will also confess before My Father who is in heaven.33 But whoever denies Me before men, him I will also deny before My Father who is in heaven.
• Cannot be Private
• John 9:22 His parents said these things because they feared the Jews, for the Jews had agreed already that if anyone confessed that He was Christ, he would be put out of the synagogue.
• Cannot be Private
• John 12:42-43 Nevertheless even among the rulers many believed in Him, but because of the Pharisees they did not confess Him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue;43 for they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.
• The Good Confession
• 1 Timothy 6:11-13 But you, O man of God, flee these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, gentleness.12 Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.13 I urge you in the sight of God who gives life to all things, and before Christ Jesus who witnessed the good confession before Pontius Pilate,
• The Good Confession
• 2 Timothy 2:11-12 This is a faithful saying: For if we died with Him, We shall also live with Him. 12 If we endure, We shall also reign with Him. If we deny Him, He also will deny us.
• The Good Confession
• Hebrews 4:14 Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession.
• Hebrews 10:23 Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.
• Steps to a New Life
• CONFESSION


• Steps to a New Life
• Faith
• Steps to a New Life
• REPENTANCE
• Steps to a New Life
• Faith




• A New Creation
“if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation”
2 Corinthians 5:17