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Disagree, agree, or have a question: Contact us through the contact page on our website; http://www.biblebulldog.com “It is easy even for those who delight in creeds to forget that doxology or praise is a vital aspect of their function.” Do you think most Christian’s think of creeds as a form of praise? “Christian theology as a whole is one long extended reflection upon the meaning and significance of that most basic doxological declaration, ‘Jesus is Lord’.” … ”If we fail to make this connection, then our appreciation of the creeds and confessions will be dramatically impoverished as, I would argue, will be our understanding of Christian worship itself.” Why is this true? “The term ‘Jesus’ carries with it a vast amount of implicit doctrinal content.” Can anyone talk about Jesus without using doctrine? “The basic worship cry ’Jesus is Lord’ is in itself a confession in the sense that it is both a public declaration of praise and a public declaration of doctrinal commitment.” Does this statement sum up the Christian life and the church’s worship? The Bible and Confessional Praise Romans 10:9-10 - because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved. Why is “with the mouth one confesses” significant? Can’t we just believe in our heart? A public act. “The confessing to which Paul refers is is a public act, and such public acts of confession serve a variety of purposes. Confessing before the world. Why should Christians confess before the world? Confessing within the church. How and why do Christian confess within the church?