Profession
Vs Confession
"no
I'm a doctor" commerical
There is a difference between a person who
professes to something and one who confesses. though
the same words are used. Often is hard
to tell the difference at first.
commerical:
"what are you a zantax salesman?
No I am a docotor." The Doc
made a confession.
Webster:
confess
is to make know or admit.
Profess 1) to claim expecially falsely or
insincerely
2) to
declare openly
3) to
declare ones faith
We see people who are always declareing what
they can do or what they are.
0ften people declare themselve to be smart. They often have a lot, best of talents but
lack the ability to use them. Many are
very intelligent but don't know how to use it.
Many are smart but lack common sense. Wise by lack understanding.````````Know but
cannot instruct others .... knowledge that is not used or usable is worthless.
He who professes himself to be humble destories
his humbleness
A person who professes himself or is self
proclaiming to be something is not wise.
Pr 20:5 -7 Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water;
but a man of understanding will draw it out.
6 Most men will proclaim every
one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find? 7 The
just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him.
Ro 1:22 Professing themselves to be wise, they
became fools,
Gal.
6:3-9
1Co 8:2
And if any man think that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he
ought to know.
on the other hand. What you confess you have. There is a difference in those who profess to
be christians and those who confess it.
though often we cannot seem to
tell the difference.
If we think that we have a litttle knowneldge or
wisdom let us realize that a little knowledge can be a dangerous thing. We do not nor canwe know as God knows.
When we speak evil of people we are confessing
the dislike or hatred that is in our heart.
Isreal professed to know God.
Hosea
8:1-4
Ro 10:2
For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to
knowledge.
Today people profess Christ or that they are
Christians but are not
Mat.
7:21-27
The person who professes Christ him will not
have the faith to see him through the storms of life so his house falls. His faith will not see him through the storms.
But to confess him form our heart is to have
him. remember what we confess we posess.
Mat.
10:32-33
1Jo 4:15
Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and
he in God.
Have we been professing Christ or are we
confessing him.
1Jo 2:4 -5
He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the
truth is not in him. 5 But whoso keepeth
his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we
are in him.
Keepeth is a on going process not just a one
time thing.
believe - Joh 3:18 He that believeth
on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already,
because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
Repent- Acts 17:30
Confess - Ro 10:9 That if thou shalt confess with thy
mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him
from the dead, thou shalt be saved. 10
For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth
confession is made unto salvation.
Baptized - Mark 16:16
Live faithfull - Rev. 2:10 4 things here
1) love 2) forgive 3)help those in need 4)
assemble
To live this type of life is to walk in the
light.
1 John 1:7
