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To Confess Christ

Written by ronda on . Posted in Phoebe Connections.

1 John 4:2-3

This is how you know the Spirit of God: Every spirit who confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God. But every spirit who does not confess Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist; you have heard that he is coming, and he is already in the world now.

We certainly live in a day when tolerance of all religions is preached on our political front. While these verses make it very clear that Jesus is God’s Son and has already come in the flesh, there are many who teach another way. The Bible warns us that these false teachers will come. But, what does it mean to confess Jesus Christ?

If we confess Jesus Christ, we state that our faith is in Him. If we truly believe that Jesus is the Son of God and has already come in the flesh, our faith is in His righteousness and dependent upon His grace. While we are called to good works, our works do not make us righteous. If we are depending upon our works or any type of spiritual success to grant us a right standing with God, we are not confessing Jesus Christ. We are trying to follow the law, which was given before Christ came. In other words, we are acting as if Jesus Christ has not yet come in the flesh. Our own works cannot save us nor compensate for sin. Only the grace of God through confession in Jesus Christ can do that.

If you have placed your faith in Jesus Christ, you have been forgiven through grace because of His righteousness. If you have sin in your life that hinders your walk with Christ, you cannot compensate for it in any way. You must come back to the cross and surrender that to Christ. When you do, you receive grace to overcome sin, and that sin no longer has dominion over you. Christ died once for all sin in our lives, and we cannot pay for it ourselves. Neither does our spiritual success in one area grant us permission to sin in another.  If we are trying to pay for our own sins in any way, we are being influenced by a spirit that is anti-Christian. Confess your faith in Jesus Christ and walk free!

Have a blessed day!

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