Jesus wants us to confess Him before men.  In Matthew 10:32-33 He says, "Therefore whoever confesses Me before men, him I will also confess before My Father who is in Heaven.  But whoever denies Me before men, him I will also deny before my Father who is in Heaven."  If we deny Christ we are going to be lost.  We must not be ashamed to confess to other people that we believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.  Jesus says in Mark 8:38, "For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him the Son of Man also will be ashamed when he comes in the glory of His Father with the holy angels."  If He is ashamed of us, this means we are going to be lost.

     There are several examples of people confessing their faith in Christ in the Bible.  One is found in Matthew 16:16-17, "Simon Peter answered and said, 'You are the Christ, the Son of the living God  Jesus answered and said to him, 'Blessed are you, Simon Barjona, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in Heaven.'"  Christ was well pleased with Peter's confession and He will be with ours also. 

     In Acts 8:36-37 a man asked the question, "'See here is water.  What hinders me from being baptized?'  Then Philip said, 'If you believe with all your heart you may'.  And he answered and said, 'I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.'"  Here we see we must believe with all our heart that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and not be ashamed to make that confession to others before we are baptized.  Would you be willing to confess to others that you believe that Jesus is the Christ the Son of the living God?        

       We must confess Him before men.

       We should deny Him before men.

       It is not necessary to confess Him before men.

2)   If we deny Christ before men He will confess us before the Father.

3)  (Mark 8:38) If we are ashamed of Christ

       He will not be ashamed of us on Judgment Day.

       We will not be lost.

       He will be ashamed of us on Judgment Day.

4)   If Christ is ashamed of us, that means we are going to be lost.

       Christ was embarrassed.

       Christ was well pleased.

       Christ didn't care.

6)   We must be willing to confess that we believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of the living God.

7)  (Acts 8:36-37)  Before we are baptized we 

       Do not need to confess that we believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.

       Are to confess that we believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.

       Are to confess our sins to a priest.

8)    When we are baptized we must believe in God and Jesus with all of our heart.