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Saved By Confession
by Tony Edwards
Confession has to do with the verbal expression of one's faith. Paul pronounced,
"The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart" (that is, the word of faith
which we preach): that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe
in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with
the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made
unto salvation" (Rom. 10:8-10).
Notice that confession is something to be done with the mouth. Notice also that confession is "unto"
salvation. This is very important because many have the idea that they are saved the moment they
confess. This is far from the truth. Even the Ethiopian Eunuch understood this at the point of his
conversion. While Phillip and the Eunuch were riding in the chariot, they passed a water hole. The Eunuch
asked, "See, here is water. What hinders me from being baptized?" (Acts 8:36) Phillip responded by
saying, "If you believe with all your heart, you may." With faith bubbling over, the Eunuch answered and
said, "I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God" (v. 37).
Clearly the Eunuch did not think he was saved yet because he asked about baptism. Also, we can see
from Phillip's response that the only thing separating the Eunuch from being baptized was a verbal
expression of his faith. After the Eunuch confessed, Phillip "commanded the chariot to stand still. And both
Philip and the eunuch went down into the water, and he baptized him" (Acts 8:38).
And so, confession is necessary because it is the culminating act before anyone can have their sins
washed away.
(Confession alone doesn't save. You must be BAPTIZED)
by Tony Edwards
Confession has to do with the verbal expression of one's faith. Paul pronounced,
"The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart" (that is, the word of faith
which we preach): that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe
in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with
the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made
unto salvation" (Rom. 10:8-10).
Notice that confession is something to be done with the mouth. Notice also that confession is "unto"
salvation. This is very important because many have the idea that they are saved the moment they
confess. This is far from the truth. Even the Ethiopian Eunuch understood this at the point of his
conversion. While Phillip and the Eunuch were riding in the chariot, they passed a water hole. The Eunuch
asked, "See, here is water. What hinders me from being baptized?" (Acts 8:36) Phillip responded by
saying, "If you believe with all your heart, you may." With faith bubbling over, the Eunuch answered and
said, "I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God" (v. 37).
Clearly the Eunuch did not think he was saved yet because he asked about baptism. Also, we can see
from Phillip's response that the only thing separating the Eunuch from being baptized was a verbal
expression of his faith. After the Eunuch confessed, Phillip "commanded the chariot to stand still. And both
Philip and the eunuch went down into the water, and he baptized him" (Acts 8:38).
And so, confession is necessary because it is the culminating act before anyone can have their sins
washed away.
(Confession alone doesn't save. You must be BAPTIZED)
