Chapter Ten
Who Will You Deny? "Everyone therefore who shall confess Me before men, I will also confess him before My Father who is in heaven. But whoever shall deny [“disown”] Me before men, I will also deny [“disown”] him before My Father who is in heaven.” (Matthew 10:32-33/NAS) “And He was saying to them all, ‘If anyone wishes to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me. For whoever wishes to save his life shall lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake, he is the one who will save it.’” (Luke 9:23-24/NAS) “It is a trustworthy statement: for if we died with Him, we shall also live with Him; If we endure, we shall also reign with Him; if we deny [“disown”] Him, He also will deny [“disown”] us...” (2 Timothy 2:11-12/NAS)
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very day, while walking out our Christian faith, we make a decision of who we will deny, ourselves or the Lord. Everything the Lord creates must be proven. That which has not been tested cannot be trusted. It must go through the fire of His “quality control” to reveal strengths and weaknesses. The Scriptures clearly state that this will happen to every child of God. Peter tells us that the testing of our faith is a normal occurrence; “Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal among you, which comes upon you for your testing, as though some strange thing were happening to you.” (1 Peter 4:12/NASU)
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