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Confession » Of Christ
"And I tell you that whoever confesses me before men, the Son of man will confess him before the angels of God;
I indeed am baptizing you in water, unto repentance; but One is coming after me, mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and in fire.
Wherefore I want you to understand that no one who speaks in the Spirit of God says, "Jesus is accursed," and no one can say, "Jesus is Lord," except in the Holy Spirit.
If any man confesses that "Jesus is the Son of God." God is abiding in that man, and he in God.
By this you know the Spirit of God; every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is from God; and every spirit which confesses him not, is not from God. And this is that spirit of Antichrist of which you have heard that it is coming, and that now it is already in the world.
Nevertheless, even among the rulers many believed on him, but did not confess in on account of the Pharisees, for fear lest they be put out of the Synagogue. For they loved the approval of men rather than the approval of God.
"Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter into the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. "Many in that day will say to me, "'Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in your name, and in your name cast out demons, and in your name done many mighty works?' "Then I will tell them plainly, "'I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of iniquity.'
"Every one, then, who will confess me before men, I also will confess before my Father who is in heaven. "But whoever disowns me before men, I also will disown before my Father who is in heaven.
John bore witness concerning him, and cried aloud, saying, "This is he of whom I said, 'He who is coming after me has been put before me, for he was before me.'" For out of his fulness we have all received, yes, grace upon grace. For the Law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. read more.
No man has ever seen God; God, only begotten, who is in the bosom of the Father??e has interpreted him.
No man has ever seen God; God, only begotten, who is in the bosom of the Father??e has interpreted him.
This his parents said because they were afraid of the Jews, for the Jews had already agreed that if any one should confess that he was the Christ, he should be expelled from the synagogue. It was because this that his parents said: "He is of age. Ask him, himself." So the Jews a second time summoned the man who had been blind, and said to him. read more.
"Give glory to God! we know that this man is a sinner." Upon this the blind man answered. "I do not know if he is a sinner. One thing I do know, that once I was blind, and know I can see." "What was it he did to you?" they asked him; "How did he open your eyes?" He answered. "I have told you already, and you did not listen. Why do you wish to hear it again? Can it be that you, too, wish to become his disciples?" Then they stormed at him. "You are his disciple. We are Moses' disciples. "We know that God spoke to Moses. But this fellow! We do not know where he comes from." "This is truly astonishing," said the man in reply, "that you do not know where he is from, and yet he has opened my eyes. "We know that God does not listen to sinners, but if any one is God-fearing and does his will, to such he listens. "Since the beginning of the world such a thing as opening the eyes of one who was born blind was never heard of. "If this man had not come of God he could have done nothing." They answered, "You were wholly born in sins, and do you teach us?" Then they cast him out. Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when he had found him, he said, "Do you believe in the Son of man?" "Who is he, Sir," he replied, "that I may believe on him." "You have already seen him," Jesus answered, "and it is he who now speaks to you." "I do believe, Sir," said the man, and he prostrated himself at his feet. And Jesus said,
"Give glory to God! we know that this man is a sinner." Upon this the blind man answered. "I do not know if he is a sinner. One thing I do know, that once I was blind, and know I can see." "What was it he did to you?" they asked him; "How did he open your eyes?" He answered. "I have told you already, and you did not listen. Why do you wish to hear it again? Can it be that you, too, wish to become his disciples?" Then they stormed at him. "You are his disciple. We are Moses' disciples. "We know that God spoke to Moses. But this fellow! We do not know where he comes from." "This is truly astonishing," said the man in reply, "that you do not know where he is from, and yet he has opened my eyes. "We know that God does not listen to sinners, but if any one is God-fearing and does his will, to such he listens. "Since the beginning of the world such a thing as opening the eyes of one who was born blind was never heard of. "If this man had not come of God he could have done nothing." They answered, "You were wholly born in sins, and do you teach us?" Then they cast him out. Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when he had found him, he said, "Do you believe in the Son of man?" "Who is he, Sir," he replied, "that I may believe on him." "You have already seen him," Jesus answered, "and it is he who now speaks to you." "I do believe, Sir," said the man, and he prostrated himself at his feet. And Jesus said,
Then Philip opened his lips, and beginning from that same scripture, he preached the gospel of Jesus to him. And as they were going on their way they came to a certain water, and the eunuch said: "See, here is water! What hinders my being baptized?" And Philip said, "If you believe with your whole heart, you may." The eunuch answered, "I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God."
And when Silas and Timothy arrived from Macedonia, Paul was engrossed in his message, earnestly testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Messiah.
"John indeed baptized with the baptism of repentance," answered Paul, "telling the people to believe on One who was coming after him, namely, on Jesus." When they heard this they were baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus;
Confess with your mouth "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God actually raised him from the dead, and you will be saved. For with the heart man believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. The Scriptures say, Whoever believes in Him will not be put to shame.
If we say, "We have partnership with Him," when we are passing our life in the darkness, we are lying and are not doing the truth.
He who says, "I know Him," but does no continue obeying his commandments, is a liar,
Converts » Zealous » The blind men
Upon this the neighbors and those who used to know him by sight as a beggar, began asking, "Is not this the man who used to sit and beg?" Some said, "It is he." Others said, "No, but he looks like him." "I am the man," he said. So they asked him, "How then were your eyes opened?" read more.
He answered. "The man who is called Jesus made clay and anointed my eyes, and said to me, 'Go to Siloam and wash'; so I went and washed and received my sight." "Where is he?" they asked. "I do not know," answered the man. Then they brought the man who had been blind to the Pharisees. Now it was on the Sabbath that Jesus had made clay and opened his eyes; so the Pharisees again began to ask him questions about how he had regained his sight; and he said to them, "He put clay on my eyes, and I washed them, and now I see." Then some of the Pharisees began to say, "This man in not from God, because he does not keep the Sabbath." But others said, "How can a man who is a sinner perform such signs?" So there was a difference of opinion among them. Accordingly they said to the blind man, "What have you to say about him, now that he has opened your eyes?" "He is a prophet," he answered. The Jews, however, did not believe about him that he was blind and had received his sight, until they called the parents of the man whose sight had been restored, and questioned them. "Is this your son," they said, "who you say was born blind? How then does he now see?" Then in reply his parents said: "We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind; "but how he now sees we do not know, nor do we know who has opened his eyes. Ask him, himself. He is of age. He will speak for himself." This his parents said because they were afraid of the Jews, for the Jews had already agreed that if any one should confess that he was the Christ, he should be expelled from the synagogue. It was because this that his parents said: "He is of age. Ask him, himself." So the Jews a second time summoned the man who had been blind, and said to him. "Give glory to God! we know that this man is a sinner." Upon this the blind man answered. "I do not know if he is a sinner. One thing I do know, that once I was blind, and know I can see." "What was it he did to you?" they asked him; "How did he open your eyes?" He answered. "I have told you already, and you did not listen. Why do you wish to hear it again? Can it be that you, too, wish to become his disciples?" Then they stormed at him. "You are his disciple. We are Moses' disciples. "We know that God spoke to Moses. But this fellow! We do not know where he comes from." "This is truly astonishing," said the man in reply, "that you do not know where he is from, and yet he has opened my eyes. "We know that God does not listen to sinners, but if any one is God-fearing and does his will, to such he listens. "Since the beginning of the world such a thing as opening the eyes of one who was born blind was never heard of. "If this man had not come of God he could have done nothing." They answered, "You were wholly born in sins, and do you teach us?" Then they cast him out. Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when he had found him, he said, "Do you believe in the Son of man?" "Who is he, Sir," he replied, "that I may believe on him." "You have already seen him," Jesus answered, "and it is he who now speaks to you." "I do believe, Sir," said the man, and he prostrated himself at his feet. And Jesus said,
He answered. "The man who is called Jesus made clay and anointed my eyes, and said to me, 'Go to Siloam and wash'; so I went and washed and received my sight." "Where is he?" they asked. "I do not know," answered the man. Then they brought the man who had been blind to the Pharisees. Now it was on the Sabbath that Jesus had made clay and opened his eyes; so the Pharisees again began to ask him questions about how he had regained his sight; and he said to them, "He put clay on my eyes, and I washed them, and now I see." Then some of the Pharisees began to say, "This man in not from God, because he does not keep the Sabbath." But others said, "How can a man who is a sinner perform such signs?" So there was a difference of opinion among them. Accordingly they said to the blind man, "What have you to say about him, now that he has opened your eyes?" "He is a prophet," he answered. The Jews, however, did not believe about him that he was blind and had received his sight, until they called the parents of the man whose sight had been restored, and questioned them. "Is this your son," they said, "who you say was born blind? How then does he now see?" Then in reply his parents said: "We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind; "but how he now sees we do not know, nor do we know who has opened his eyes. Ask him, himself. He is of age. He will speak for himself." This his parents said because they were afraid of the Jews, for the Jews had already agreed that if any one should confess that he was the Christ, he should be expelled from the synagogue. It was because this that his parents said: "He is of age. Ask him, himself." So the Jews a second time summoned the man who had been blind, and said to him. "Give glory to God! we know that this man is a sinner." Upon this the blind man answered. "I do not know if he is a sinner. One thing I do know, that once I was blind, and know I can see." "What was it he did to you?" they asked him; "How did he open your eyes?" He answered. "I have told you already, and you did not listen. Why do you wish to hear it again? Can it be that you, too, wish to become his disciples?" Then they stormed at him. "You are his disciple. We are Moses' disciples. "We know that God spoke to Moses. But this fellow! We do not know where he comes from." "This is truly astonishing," said the man in reply, "that you do not know where he is from, and yet he has opened my eyes. "We know that God does not listen to sinners, but if any one is God-fearing and does his will, to such he listens. "Since the beginning of the world such a thing as opening the eyes of one who was born blind was never heard of. "If this man had not come of God he could have done nothing." They answered, "You were wholly born in sins, and do you teach us?" Then they cast him out. Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when he had found him, he said, "Do you believe in the Son of man?" "Who is he, Sir," he replied, "that I may believe on him." "You have already seen him," Jesus answered, "and it is he who now speaks to you." "I do believe, Sir," said the man, and he prostrated himself at his feet. And Jesus said,
Faith » Instances of faith in Christ » The blind man whom jesus healed on the sabbath
Then they brought the man who had been blind to the Pharisees. Now it was on the Sabbath that Jesus had made clay and opened his eyes; so the Pharisees again began to ask him questions about how he had regained his sight; and he said to them, "He put clay on my eyes, and I washed them, and now I see." read more.
Then some of the Pharisees began to say, "This man in not from God, because he does not keep the Sabbath." But others said, "How can a man who is a sinner perform such signs?" So there was a difference of opinion among them. Accordingly they said to the blind man, "What have you to say about him, now that he has opened your eyes?" "He is a prophet," he answered. The Jews, however, did not believe about him that he was blind and had received his sight, until they called the parents of the man whose sight had been restored, and questioned them. "Is this your son," they said, "who you say was born blind? How then does he now see?" Then in reply his parents said: "We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind; "but how he now sees we do not know, nor do we know who has opened his eyes. Ask him, himself. He is of age. He will speak for himself." This his parents said because they were afraid of the Jews, for the Jews had already agreed that if any one should confess that he was the Christ, he should be expelled from the synagogue. It was because this that his parents said: "He is of age. Ask him, himself." So the Jews a second time summoned the man who had been blind, and said to him. "Give glory to God! we know that this man is a sinner." Upon this the blind man answered. "I do not know if he is a sinner. One thing I do know, that once I was blind, and know I can see." "What was it he did to you?" they asked him; "How did he open your eyes?" He answered. "I have told you already, and you did not listen. Why do you wish to hear it again? Can it be that you, too, wish to become his disciples?" Then they stormed at him. "You are his disciple. We are Moses' disciples. "We know that God spoke to Moses. But this fellow! We do not know where he comes from." "This is truly astonishing," said the man in reply, "that you do not know where he is from, and yet he has opened my eyes. "We know that God does not listen to sinners, but if any one is God-fearing and does his will, to such he listens. "Since the beginning of the world such a thing as opening the eyes of one who was born blind was never heard of. "If this man had not come of God he could have done nothing." They answered, "You were wholly born in sins, and do you teach us?" Then they cast him out. Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when he had found him, he said, "Do you believe in the Son of man?" "Who is he, Sir," he replied, "that I may believe on him." "You have already seen him," Jesus answered, "and it is he who now speaks to you." "I do believe, Sir," said the man, and he prostrated himself at his feet. And Jesus said,
Then some of the Pharisees began to say, "This man in not from God, because he does not keep the Sabbath." But others said, "How can a man who is a sinner perform such signs?" So there was a difference of opinion among them. Accordingly they said to the blind man, "What have you to say about him, now that he has opened your eyes?" "He is a prophet," he answered. The Jews, however, did not believe about him that he was blind and had received his sight, until they called the parents of the man whose sight had been restored, and questioned them. "Is this your son," they said, "who you say was born blind? How then does he now see?" Then in reply his parents said: "We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind; "but how he now sees we do not know, nor do we know who has opened his eyes. Ask him, himself. He is of age. He will speak for himself." This his parents said because they were afraid of the Jews, for the Jews had already agreed that if any one should confess that he was the Christ, he should be expelled from the synagogue. It was because this that his parents said: "He is of age. Ask him, himself." So the Jews a second time summoned the man who had been blind, and said to him. "Give glory to God! we know that this man is a sinner." Upon this the blind man answered. "I do not know if he is a sinner. One thing I do know, that once I was blind, and know I can see." "What was it he did to you?" they asked him; "How did he open your eyes?" He answered. "I have told you already, and you did not listen. Why do you wish to hear it again? Can it be that you, too, wish to become his disciples?" Then they stormed at him. "You are his disciple. We are Moses' disciples. "We know that God spoke to Moses. But this fellow! We do not know where he comes from." "This is truly astonishing," said the man in reply, "that you do not know where he is from, and yet he has opened my eyes. "We know that God does not listen to sinners, but if any one is God-fearing and does his will, to such he listens. "Since the beginning of the world such a thing as opening the eyes of one who was born blind was never heard of. "If this man had not come of God he could have done nothing." They answered, "You were wholly born in sins, and do you teach us?" Then they cast him out. Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when he had found him, he said, "Do you believe in the Son of man?" "Who is he, Sir," he replied, "that I may believe on him." "You have already seen him," Jesus answered, "and it is he who now speaks to you." "I do believe, Sir," said the man, and he prostrated himself at his feet. And Jesus said,