Spiritual Disciplines
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“Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain. And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible. I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air: but I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.”
1 Corinthians 9:24-27 KJV
“Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain. And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible. I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air: but I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.”
1 Corinthians 9:24-27 KJV
When I think of confession, I think of more of sharing the Gospel (not so much the RCC type.)
Tell others what Christ has done for us...
Philippians 2:11
“And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”
Matthew 10:32
“Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven.”
1 John 4:15
“Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.”
Romans 10:9
“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.”
2 John 1:7
“For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.”
Luke 12:8
“Also I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God:”
Tell others what Christ has done for us...
Philippians 2:11
“And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”
Matthew 10:32
“Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven.”
1 John 4:15
“Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.”
Romans 10:9
“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.”
2 John 1:7
“For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.”
Luke 12:8
“Also I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God:”
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Meditation is listed as the first discipline, and I heartily agree. There are countless verses in the OT telling us to meditate on scripture, but the word meditate is not used in the NT.
Yet the NT tells us to be quiet before the Lord and to listen to the Lord. That is meditation.
I agree that saying we use feelings to meditate rather than use the word of the Lord is not quite accurate. There are feelings of both unrightous anger and feeling of love of God, so it depends on the feeling used in meditation on scripture.
Yet the NT tells us to be quiet before the Lord and to listen to the Lord. That is meditation.
I agree that saying we use feelings to meditate rather than use the word of the Lord is not quite accurate. There are feelings of both unrightous anger and feeling of love of God, so it depends on the feeling used in meditation on scripture.
Yes, and that would be the same as "profess" (the same Greek word is translated as confess).
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3670: ὁμολογέω (homologeo)
3. to profess (the difference between the Latin profiteor (`to declare openly and voluntarily') and confiteor (`to declare fully,' implying the yielding or change of one's conviction; cf.pro fessio fidei, confessio peccatorum) is exhibited in Cicero, pro Sest. 51, 109), i. e. to declare openly, speak out freely (A. V. generally confess; on its construction see Buttmann, § 133, 7): (followed by an infinitive, εἰδέναι Θεόν, Titus 1:16); τίνι (cf. Buttmann, as above; Winer's Grammar, § 31, 1 f.) followed by direct discourse with ὅτι recitative, Matthew 7:23; one is said ὁμολογεῖν that of which he is convinced and which he holds to be true (hence, ὁμολογεῖν is distinguished from πιστεύειν in John 12:42;
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3670: ὁμολογέω (homologeo)
3. to profess (the difference between the Latin profiteor (`to declare openly and voluntarily') and confiteor (`to declare fully,' implying the yielding or change of one's conviction; cf.pro fessio fidei, confessio peccatorum) is exhibited in Cicero, pro Sest. 51, 109), i. e. to declare openly, speak out freely (A. V. generally confess; on its construction see Buttmann, § 133, 7): (followed by an infinitive, εἰδέναι Θεόν, Titus 1:16); τίνι (cf. Buttmann, as above; Winer's Grammar, § 31, 1 f.) followed by direct discourse with ὅτι recitative, Matthew 7:23; one is said ὁμολογεῖν that of which he is convinced and which he holds to be true (hence, ὁμολογεῖν is distinguished from πιστεύειν in John 12:42;
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Thanks so much for bringing this side of confession up. We are to confess our sins, also.
1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us
James 5:16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.
Psalms 32:5 I acknowledged my sin to you, and I did not cover my iniquity; I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,” and you forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah
Proverbs 28:15 Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy.
1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us
James 5:16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.
Psalms 32:5 I acknowledged my sin to you, and I did not cover my iniquity; I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,” and you forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah
Proverbs 28:15 Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy.
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