Matthew 10:32 Whoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven. I. How MANY WAYS CHRIST AND HIS TRUTHS MAY BE DENIED; AND WHAT IS THE DENIAL HERE CHIEFLY INTENDED. 1. By erroneous, heretical judgment. 2. By oral confession. 3. By our actions and practice. II. WHAT ARE THE CAUSES INDUCING MEN TO DENY CHRIST IN HIS TRUTHS. 1. The seeming supposed absurdity of many truths. 2. Their unprofitableness. To be pious is the way to be poor. 3. Their apparent danger. III. How FAR A MAN MAY CONSULT HIS SAFETY IN TIME OF PERSECUTION WITHOUT DENYING CHRIST. 1. By withdrawing his person. 2. By concealing his judgment. IV. WHAT IT IS FOR CHRIST TO DENY US BEFORE HIS FATHER IN HEAVEN. 1. The action itself — "He will deny them." 2. The circumstance — "Before His Father," etc. A man's folly will be spread before the angels. V. THE USES WHICH MAY BE DRAWN FROM THE TRUTHS DELIVERED. 1. Confess Him in His truth. 2. In His members. 3. The baseness of a dastardly spirit. (R. South, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven. |
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