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(Rom. 9:6–19; Matt. 10:32–36, 11:1) “Whoever confesses Me before men, him will I also confess before My Father who is in heaven” (Matthew 10:32). Is it difficult to confess the Lord? There is no work. What work is it to say, when it is required that our Lord Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God and God, Who for our sake came to earth, was incarnated by the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary and became man, was crucified, suffered, buried, rose again on the third day, ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of God the Father, and will again come to judge the living and the dead, - sent the Holy Spirit to the Holy Apostles, by His power they built the holy Church on earth, which, teaching the truth and sanctifying with the sacraments, leads all his faithful children into the Kingdom of Heaven in an unforgettable way? We repeat all this every time we hear and read the Creed. So take these truths, imprint them on your heart, and be ready, without fear of any human face, to present what you must believe in this way, and not otherwise, in order to be saved, preparing to endure together what would otherwise go to you for this. Stop the lips of teachers of lies and blasphemers of Christianity with the word of truth, and you will receive what is promised by the Lord. You confess Him as God and Savior before men, and He confesses before God the Father that you are His faithful follower and confessor. You might be interested in: