So everyone who acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven. The mutual acknowledgment principle: those who confess Jesus publicly will be confessed by Jesus before the Father; those who deny him will be denied. Romans 10:9–10 says that if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart, you will be saved. The acknowledgment before men is the public dimension of the faith that acknowledges Jesus' identity and authority. The disciples who face governors and kings (verse 18) are the disciples whose public confession before human authority will be matched by Jesus' acknowledgment before the Father.

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