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Confess Jesus Before Others · The Bible Bit Podcast

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  Confess Jesus Before Others As we walk through the scriptures,
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  learning the importance of a godly witness,
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  perhaps the greatest lesson we can learn is that Jesus demands you to recognize
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  him, to acknowledge his presence in your life, and for you to confess to others
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  your association with him.
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  Matthew 10, 32-33 says, Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men,
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  him will I confess also before my Father, which is in heaven.
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  But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father, which is in heaven.
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  Jesus is clear that if you are going to call yourself a Christian,
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  you must do it at all times, not just when it is convenient or when there is
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  no risk of ridicule or negative consequences.
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  Confessing who Jesus is requires more than just saying you are a Christian.
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  It involves living a life that demonstrates that Jesus is alive in you,
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  working in you, and through you.
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  Jesus doesn't permit you to be both a friend of the world and a friend of God, James 4.4.
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  No, he requires you to choose who you will serve.
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  Jesus says in Revelations 3.16, So then, because thou art lukewarm,
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  and neither cold nor hot, I will spew thee out of my mouth.
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  When you don't publicly choose who you will serve, you are spiritually useless
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  and have, in reality, made a choice.
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  You have chosen to serve the devil.
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  You can only serve Jesus through a conscious choice. Those who are not passionate
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  for God or who are indifferent to him, Jesus rejects with great disgust.
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  It matters how you live, and how you live must be a living testimony of your
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  desire to serve Jesus, live committed lives, and purpose to walk in his ways.
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  You simply can't ignore or neglect a relationship with Jesus.
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  Confessing Jesus, as he says in Matthew 10, 32-33, means aligning with his ways.
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  It means following his commandments and living godly lives.
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  Titus 2.14 tells us that Jesus, who gave himself for us, expects us to be peculiar
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  people, zealous of good works.
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  When we truly place our faith in Jesus and commit our ways to him,
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  we are redeemed and purified by him.
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  A relationship with Jesus, being completely dependent upon him, renews our mind.
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  It allows us to live a life according to the will of God and one that is pleasing,
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  good, and acceptable to him. Romans 12.2.
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  Jesus said you must confess and acknowledge him as Lord and Savior before men.
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  Jesus said you had to associate yourself with him.
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  You must admit to having a personal relationship with him.
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  He said if you deny abiding in him, he will deny and disown you.
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  Friend, as part of the family of God, as one who has been redeemed from the
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  penalty of sin and saved from an eternity in hell.
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  You can't help but sing his praises and live a devoted life to him.
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  For those who truly love Jesus and have truly placed their trust in him,
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  it isn't difficult for them to follow him.
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  For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments, and his commandments
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  are not grievous. 1 John 5.3 Friend, what you say and what you do is your witness.
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  Your actions often do speak louder than your words.
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  Don't let your actions betray your heart. Let your life be a living testimony
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  of the goodness of God, the faithfulness of God, and the power of God.
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  Let others see God in you as you let your light shine before men in such a way
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  that they see your good works and glorify God.
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  Matthew 5.16 Be careful what you say.
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  Watch where you go. Be careful to live holy lives.
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  Discipline yourselves to live in the center of God's will and to follow His commands.
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  Take your role as God's ambassador seriously, and let your footsteps lead others to Him.
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  Remember, you are loved. Jesus loves you.
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