What does it mean to confess that Jesus is Lord? How does confession differ from a false confession? How does believing in our heart differ from mere mental acquiescence? Can we make ourselves believe? These are just some of the questions to consider in this week's edition of the Walking Talking Bible Project.
Bible Passages
The following Scripture quotations from The Berean Standard Bible (BSB) are provided for your convenience. Please feel free to use the Bible and translation of your choice.
Memory Passage: Romans 10:9
Romans 10:9
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.
Connection Passage #1: Matthew 10:32–33
Matthew 10:32–33
32 Therefore everyone who confesses Me before men, I will also confess him before My Father in heaven.
33 But whoever denies Me before men, I will also deny him before My Father in heaven.
Connection Passage #2: 1 Peter 1:17–21
1 Peter 1:17–21
17 Since you call on a Father who judges each one’s work impartially, conduct yourselves in reverent fear during your stay as foreigners.
18 For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your forefathers,
19 but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot.
20 He was known before the foundation of the world, but was revealed in the last times for your sake.
21 Through Him you believe in God, who raised Him from the dead and glorified Him; and so your faith and hope are in God.
Connection Passage #3: Luke 12:2–3
Luke 12:2–3
2 There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, and nothing hidden that will not be made known.
3 What you have spoken in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what you have whispered in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the housetops.
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All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from The Berean Standard Bible (BSB).