Confessing Christ
27 passages listed in Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. Verse text: Berean Standard Bible; links open in your translation.
21 sections
- A Test of Being Saints
- An Evidence of Union with God
- Apostles
- Church in Pergamos
- Consequences of Not
- Ensures his Confessing Us
- Influences of the Holy Spirit Necessary To
- John
- Man Born Blind
- Martha
- Martyrs
- Must be Connected with Faith
- Nathanael
- Necessary to Salvation
- Paul
- Persecution should not Prevent Us From
- Peter
- Peter and John
- Stephen
- The Fear of Man Prevents
- Timothy
A Test of Being Saints
- 1 John 2:23 Whoever denies the Son does not have the Father, but whoever confesses the Son has the Father as well.
- 1 John 4:2–3 By this you will know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, …
An Evidence of Union with God
- 1 John 4:15 If anyone confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.
Apostles
- Acts 5:29–32 But Peter and the other apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than men. …
- Acts 5:42 Every day, in the temple courts and from house to house, they did not stop teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Christ.
Church in Pergamos
- Revelation 2:13 I know where you live, where the throne of Satan sits, yet you hold fast to My name. You did not deny your faith in Me, even in the days of My faithful witness Antipas, who was killed among you where Satan dwells.
Consequences of Not
- Matthew 10:33 But whoever denies Me before men, I will also deny him before My Father in heaven.
Ensures his Confessing Us
- Matthew 10:32 Therefore everyone who confesses Me before men, I will also confess him before My Father in heaven.
Influences of the Holy Spirit Necessary To
- 1 Corinthians 12:3 Therefore I inform 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.
- 1 John 4:2 By this you will know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God,
John
- Revelation 1:9 I, John, your brother and partner in the tribulation and kingdom and perseverance that are in Jesus, was on the island of Patmos because of the word of God and my testimony about Jesus.
Man Born Blind
Martha
- John 11:27 “Yes, Lord,” she answered, “I believe that You are the Christ, the Son of God, who was to come into the world.”
Martyrs
- Revelation 20:4 Then I saw the thrones, and those seated on them had been given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their testimony of Jesus and for the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the …
Must be Connected with Faith
- Romans 10:9 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.
Nathanael
- John 1:49 “Rabbi,” Nathanael answered, “You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!”
Necessary to Salvation
- Romans 10:9–10 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. …
Paul
- Acts 9:29 He talked and debated with the Grecian Jews, but they tried to kill him.
Persecution should not Prevent Us From
- Mark 8:35 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and for the gospel will save it.
- 2 Timothy 2:12 if we endure, we will also reign with Him; if we deny Him, He will also deny us;
Peter
- John 6:68–69 Simon Peter replied, “Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal life. …
- Acts 2:22–36 Men of Israel, listen to this message: Jesus of Nazareth was a man certified by God to you by miracles, wonders, and signs, which God did among you through Him, as you yourselves know. …
Peter and John
- Acts 4:7–12 They had Peter and John brought in and began to question them: “By what power or what name did you do this?” …
Stephen
The Fear of Man Prevents
- John 7:13 Yet no one would speak publicly about Him for fear of the Jews.
- John 12:42–43 Nevertheless, many of the leaders believed in Him. But because of the Pharisees they did not confess Him, for fear that they would be put out of the synagogue. …
Timothy
- 1 Timothy 6:12 Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made the good confession before many witnesses.
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Topics: Nave’s Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook (1897), public domain, via the Berean Bible topical index.