Commentaries:
People's Commentary (NT)
Matthew 10:32
Whosoever will confess me before men. To confess Christ does not
mean to accept some particular creed, but to publicly acknowledge the
Lord, and to live before men as his servant. It implies, (1) A
confession of faith in him with the lips, such a confession as Peter
made (Matthew 16:16), and the eunuch (Acts 8:37). Paul describes
this confession in Romans (Romans 10:10). (2) An acknowledgment of
Christ by obedience and by giving the life to his service. Confession
is a demonstration of faith, (1) by public acknowledgment, and (2) by
an obedient life. A verbal acknowledgment of Christ is not enough if
the life is a denial, for then it shows that the acknowledgment was a
lie. The two must correspond.
Him will I confess. Christ sitting on the throne of judgment
promises to acknowledge as his own faithful brother every one who has
thus acknowledged him before men.
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
Matthew 10:30-31
Matthew 10:32
Mark 6:7
Mark 8:38
Luke 9:1-6
Luke 10:3-12
Luke 12:6-9
Romans 10:9
Revelation 3:6
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