Acts 19:18
Acts 19:18
And many that believed came, and confessed, and shewed their deeds.
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According to the book of Romans 10, salvation comes by believing in the Lord Jesus and confessing His Lordship and that only He can save. One cannot be said to be genuinely saved if he meets one of these conditions but omits the other. When we confess Christ as Saviour, we believe in who He is and what He can accomplish. It is a declaration that we are no longer of the unbelieving world but have become children of the Most High. This action usually precedes water baptism, whereby we identify ourselves with the family of God on Earth - the church. However, the process of salvation is not just about believing and confessing. It begins with repentance of old ways and making a decision to renounce them or forsake them. Proverbs 28:13 tells us that those who confess and forsake their sins will receive mercy (pardon and forgiveness). The new converts in the above scripture confessed their evil deeds and renounced them, having been convicted by the Spirit after hearing the word. They must have regretted their actions of wickedness, and as a sign of surrender to Jesus, they confessed their old ways. Though it is not mandatory and not a requisite to salvation, telling others what we were before we became saved can help us in witnessing Christ to unbelievers.
Thank You, Jesus, for saving me and for being the Lord of my life. Thank You for showing me mercy by granting me forgiveness for my numerous sins. I bless You for counting me worthy to be a member of Your kingdom on Earth. I pray that I will not lose my salvation to a life of sin. In the grace that I receive, I pray that I won't backslide into my old ways. Help me reject every suggestion of the devil to go back to my old way of life and overcome every temptation to renounce Your name. In Jesus's name I pray. Amen.
James 2:1
My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons.
Psalms 37:24
Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth him with his hand.
John 6:29
Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.
Joshua 6:5
And it shall come to pass, that when they make a long blast with the ram's horn, and when ye hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great shout; and the wall of the city shall fall down flat, and the people shall ascend up every man straight before him.