[Romans 10:9 KJV] "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."
[Romans 10:10 KJV] "For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.".........This passage is used as a salvation verse. Here in Romans Paul is talking about Israel's salvation. To enter their promised millennial kingdom Israel had to confess Jesus as Lord, the Son of God, and their Messiah.
Under their covenant relationship with the Lord Israel had to confess the name of the Lord.........
[1 Kings 8:33 KJV] "When thy people Israel be smitten down before the enemy, because they have sinned against thee, and shall turn again to thee, and confess thy name, and pray, and make supplication unto thee in this house:"
[2 Chronicles 6:24 KJV] "And if thy people Israel be put to the worse before the enemy, because they have sinned against thee; and shall return and confess thy name, and pray and make supplication before thee in this house;"
Jesus upheld the law and the covenant command to confess him as Lord......[Matthew 10:32 KJV] "Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven.".......Take note that Jesus didn't just say confess with the spirit of your mouth somehow, but they had to open their mouth and confess him before men in public.
[John 9:22 KJV] "These [words] spake his parents, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man did confess that he was Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue."
[John 12:42 KJV] "Nevertheless among the chief rulers also many believed on him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess [him], lest they should be put out of the synagogue:".........If the Jews confessed Jesus openly to others they could be put out of the synagogue.
Based on these passages confession pertained only to Israel.
[Romans 10:10 KJV] "For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.".........This passage is used as a salvation verse. Here in Romans Paul is talking about Israel's salvation. To enter their promised millennial kingdom Israel had to confess Jesus as Lord, the Son of God, and their Messiah.
Under their covenant relationship with the Lord Israel had to confess the name of the Lord.........
[1 Kings 8:33 KJV] "When thy people Israel be smitten down before the enemy, because they have sinned against thee, and shall turn again to thee, and confess thy name, and pray, and make supplication unto thee in this house:"
[2 Chronicles 6:24 KJV] "And if thy people Israel be put to the worse before the enemy, because they have sinned against thee; and shall return and confess thy name, and pray and make supplication before thee in this house;"
Jesus upheld the law and the covenant command to confess him as Lord......[Matthew 10:32 KJV] "Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven.".......Take note that Jesus didn't just say confess with the spirit of your mouth somehow, but they had to open their mouth and confess him before men in public.
[John 9:22 KJV] "These [words] spake his parents, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man did confess that he was Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue."
[John 12:42 KJV] "Nevertheless among the chief rulers also many believed on him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess [him], lest they should be put out of the synagogue:".........If the Jews confessed Jesus openly to others they could be put out of the synagogue.
Based on these passages confession pertained only to Israel.
