CONFESSION-DENIAL

(A) CONFESSION OF CHRIST (1) The Duty of Mt 10:32; Lu 12:8; Ro 10:9; Php 2:11; 1Jo 2:23; 4:15 --SEE Witnessing, TESTIMONY, RELIGIOUS Testimony (2), TESTIMONY, RELIGIOUS (2) Seven Remarkable Confessions of Faith in Christ Peter Mt 16:16 Nathanael Joh 1:49 The Woman of Samaria Joh 4:29 Peter's Second Confession Joh 6:69 Martha Joh 11:27 Thomas Joh 20:28 The Ethiopian Eunuch Ac 8:37 --SEE Witnessing (2), TESTIMONY, RELIGIOUS Devils Confess, CHRIST'S DIVINITY (B) DENIAL OF CHRIST General References to Mt 10:33; 26:34,69,70; Mr 8:38; Ac 3:14; 2Ti 2:12; Tit 1:16 2Pe 2:1; 1Jo 2:22 --SEE Secret Discipleship, DISCIPLESHIP Christ Rejected, REJECTION of God and truth (C) CONFESSION OF SIN (1) Enjoined Le 16:21; 26:40; Nu 5:7; Ezr 10:11; Job 33:27; Pr 28:13 Jer 3:13; 1Jo 1:9 --SEE Repentance (1), PENITENCE (2) Examples of National Nu 21:7; Jud 10:10; 1Sa 7:6; Ezr 9:6; Ne 1:6; Isa 59:12 Jer 8:14; 14:7; Da 9:5 (3) Examples of Personal Balaam Nu 22:34 Achan Jos 7:20 Saul 1Sa 15:24 David 2Sa 21:13; 24:10; Job 7:20; Ps 41:4; 51:3; Mt 27:4 Converts of John the Baptist Mr 1:5 Peter Lu 5:8 Prodigal Son Lu 15:18; 23:41 --SEE Repentance (3), PENITENCE