Confession of Faith - June 18, 2004

SCRIPTURAL VERIFICATION

The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach; That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

(Romans 10:8-10)

CONFESSION

Series 2.6.18 - #170

June 18, 2004

God has made me a joint heir of all things through Christ. I am an heir to the promises. I am an heir to righteousness. I am an heir to the kingdom of God. I am an heir to all that he has. This is a right given to me by God. I must understand who I am if I am to live up to the privileges that are mine by promise. All things that are God's have been transmitted unto me. The promise was given to Abraham and his seed, which is Christ. Upon the death of Christ, he arose to make me and all who believe heirs. If I be Christ's, then I am Abraham's seed. If any man has not the spirit of Christ, he is none of his. I am his offspring and a descendant of Christ. I am the result of Christ Jesus and a member of his body. He is the head of this family, the family of God. I am the descendant of a king. My lineage is important. Those who are in the lineage of Christ have the bloodline of God Almighty. He is my parent. I look back to my ancestry, and I behold my heritage and background. If I am born again, I have a new origin, for all things are new. Christ is my beginning and my ending. He is my foundation and my establishment. A new generation has been unveiled. I will get up and declare his generation. In Adam, all die. In Christ, all live. I determine not to be beguiled by the philosophies of the hour, lest I despise my birthright and sell it for what is in the bowls of traditions. I purpose not to sell my birthright for the morsels of emptiness in the hands of false teachers. I am entitled to all that God has. I have succeeded to a hereditary position in Christ, who is heir to the throne of God. I have received endowment from him. Now all of God's qualities have become mine. I have received the divine portion left to me as an inheritance. Everyone who has left houses, land, brothers, sisters for his name's sake, shall receive a hundredfold in this life and eternal life. Though I will be persecuted for his name's sake, I accept this is a badge of honor. The servant is not greater than his master. God has been persecuted then I should be persecuted. He is my ancestor. All that he has is descendible by the law of God at the death of the testator. Now as a legacy, I am a joint heir with Christ in all things. I will get up, and voice the proclamation of my heritage in the ears of my enemy, for God has transmitted all of his possession and rights to me by inheritance.

Hebrews 10:22 - 23

Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water. Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)

Ephesians 2:8-9

For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.