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This concept is significant in both the Old and New Testaments, where the act of professing one's faith is seen as a vital component of a believer's relationship with God.<br><br><b>Old Testament Context</b><br><br>While the specific term "profess" is not frequently used in the Old Testament, the concept is present in the form of declarations of faith and allegiance to God. The Israelites were often called to profess their faith in Yahweh through their words and actions. For example, in <a href="/deuteronomy/6-4.htm">Deuteronomy 6:4-5</a>, known as the Shema, the Israelites are commanded to declare their love and commitment to God: "Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is One. And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength."<br><br><b>New Testament Context</b><br><br>In the New Testament, the act of professing one's faith becomes more explicit, particularly in the teachings of Jesus and the writings of the apostles. The Greek word often translated as "profess" is "homologeo," which means to confess, declare, or acknowledge openly.<br><br>One of the most significant passages regarding profession is found in <a href="/romans/10-9.htm">Romans 10:9-10</a> : "If you confess with your mouth, 'Jesus is Lord,' and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with your heart you believe and are justified, and with your mouth you confess and are saved." Here, the apostle Paul emphasizes the importance of both internal belief and external profession as integral to salvation.<br><br>In the pastoral epistles, Paul encourages Timothy to hold fast to his profession of faith. In <a href="/1_timothy/6-12.htm">1 Timothy 6:12</a> , Paul writes, "Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses." This passage highlights the public nature of professing faith and its role in the believer's spiritual journey.<br><br><b>The Role of Profession in the Early Church</b><br><br>The early Christian community placed a strong emphasis on the public profession of faith, often through baptism and the recitation of creeds. Baptism served as an outward sign of an inward transformation and a public declaration of allegiance to Christ. The Apostles' Creed and other early creeds functioned as formal statements of faith that believers professed to affirm their commitment to the core tenets of Christianity.<br><br><b>Warnings Against False Profession</b><br><br>The New Testament also warns against false professions of faith. In <a href="/matthew/7-21.htm">Matthew 7:21-23</a> , Jesus cautions, "Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father in heaven. Many will say to Me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?' Then I will tell them plainly, 'I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness!'" This passage underscores the necessity of genuine faith and obedience, rather than mere verbal acknowledgment.<br><br><b>Conclusion</b><br><br>The act of professing one's faith is a central theme in the Bible, serving as both a declaration of belief and a commitment to live according to God's will. It is a vital expression of the believer's relationship with God, encompassing both the heart's conviction and the mouth's confession.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>1. (<I>v. t.</I>) To make open declaration of, as of one's knowledge, belief, action, etc.; to avow or acknowledge; to confess publicly; to own or admit freely.<p>2. (<I>v. t.</I>) To set up a claim to; to make presence to; hence, to put on or present an appearance of.<p>3. (<I>v. t.</I>) To present to knowledge of, to proclaim one's self versed in; to make one's self a teacher or practitioner of, to set up as an authority respecting; to declare (one's self to be such); as, he professes surgery; to profess one's self a physician.<p>4. (<I>v. i.</I>) To take a profession upon one's self by a public declaration; to confess.<p>5. (<I>v. i.</I>) To declare friendship.<a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div><span class="encheading">PROFESS; PROFESSION</span><p>pro-fes', pro-fesh'-un (naghadh; homologeo, homologia): "Profess" means literally "to own before," hence, to make open or public announcement; it occurs only once in the Old Testament as the translation of naghadh, "to put before," often "to tell," "to show," "to declare" (<a href="/deuteronomy/26-3.htm">Deuteronomy 26:3</a>); in the New Testament it is the translation of homologeo, "to speak or say together in common," "to assent," "to confess publicly" (<a href="/matthew/7-23.htm">Matthew 7:23</a>, "Then will I profess unto them, I never knew you"; <a href="/1_timothy/6-12.htm">1 Timothy 6:12</a>, the Revised Version (British and American) "didst confess the good confession"; <a href="/titus/1-16.htm">Titus 1:16</a>, "They profess that they know God"); of epaggellomai, "to announce one's self," "to make profession" (<a href="/1_timothy/2-10.htm">1 Timothy 2:10</a>; <a href="/1_timothy/6-21.htm">1 Timothy 6:21</a>); of phasko, "to say," "to assert" (<a href="/romans/1-22.htm">Romans 1:22</a>). "Profession" is the translation of homologia (<a href="/2_corinthians/9-13.htm">2 Corinthians 9:13</a> <a href="/1_timothy/6-12.htm">1 Timothy 6:12</a> <a href="/hebrews/3-1.htm">Hebrews 3:1</a>, the King James Version "the High Priest of our profession" (of our professed faith); <a href="/hebrews/4-14.htm">Hebrews 4:14</a>; <a href="/hebrews/10-23.htm">Hebrews 10:23</a>; in each instance the Revised Version (British and American) has "confession"). "Profess" occurs in the King James Version of Ecclesiasticus 3:25, but the verse is omitted by the Revised Version (British and American); margin "Most authorities omit verse 25."<br><br>W. L. Walker<p><a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/3670.htm"><span class="l">3670. homologeo -- to speak the same, to agree</span></a> <br><b>...</b> same, to agree. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: homologeo Phonetic Spelling:<br> (hom-ol-og-eh'-o) Short Definition: I confess, <b>profess</b>, acknowledge, praise <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/3670.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 8k</font><p><a href="/greek/5335.htm"><span class="l">5335. phasko -- to affirm, assert</span></a> <br><b>...</b> to affirm, assert. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: phasko Phonetic Spelling:<br> (fas'-ko) Short Definition: I assert, affirm, <b>profess</b> Definition: I assert <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/5335.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p><a href="/greek/1861.htm"><span class="l">1861. epaggellomai -- to proclaim, to promise</span></a> <br><b>...</b> proclaim, to promise. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: epaggellomai Phonetic<br> Spelling: (ep-ang-el'-lo) Short Definition: I promise, <b>profess</b> Definition: I <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1861.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><p><a href="/greek/1843.htm"><span class="l">1843. exomologeo -- to agree, confess</span></a> <br><b>...</b> confess, <b>profess</b>, promise. From ek and homologeo; to acknowledge or (by implication,<br> of assent) agree fully -- confess, <b>profess</b>, promise. see GREEK ek. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1843.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 8k</font><p><a href="/greek/3687.htm"><span class="l">3687. onomazo -- to name, to give a name</span></a> <br><b>...</b> call, name. From onoma; to name, ie Assign an appellation; by extension, to utter,<br> mention, <b>profess</b> -- call, name. see GREEK onoma. (onomazein) -- 1 Occurrence. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/3687.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/5046.htm"><span class="l">5046. nagad -- to be conspicuous</span></a><br><b>...</b> to expose, predict, explain, praise -- bewray, X certainly, certify, declare(-ing),<br> denounce, expound, X fully, messenger, plainly, <b>profess</b>, rehearse, report <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/5046.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/augustine/anti-pelagian_writings/chapter_15_the_pelagians_profess_that.htm"><span class="l">The Pelagians <b>Profess</b> that the Only Grace which is not Given <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> A Treatise on grace and free will, Chapter 15."The Pelagians <b>Profess</b> that the Only<br> Grace Which is Not Given According to Our Merits is that of the <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../augustine/anti-pelagian writings/chapter 15 the pelagians profess that.htm</font><p><a href="/library/schaff/the_seven_ecumenical_councils/canon_xix_if_any_persons.htm"><span class="l">If any Persons who <b>Profess</b> virginity Shall Disregard their <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Canon XIX. If any persons who <b>profess</b> virginity shall disregard their profession?<br> If any persons who <b>profess</b> virginity shall disregard <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../schaff/the seven ecumenical councils/canon xix if any persons.htm</font><p><a href="/library/anonymous/the_westminster_larger_catechism/question_173_0_0_may_any_who.htm"><span class="l">May any who <b>Profess</b> the Faith, and Desire to Come to the Lord's <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Question 173: May any who <b>profess</b> the faith, and desire to come to the<br> Lord's Supper, be kept from it? Answer: Such as are found <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../anonymous/the westminster larger catechism/question 173 0 0 may any who.htm</font><p><a href="/library/hippolytus/the_refutation_of_all_heresies/chapter_iii_further_exposition_of_the.htm"><span class="l">Further Exposition of the Heresy of the Naasseni; <b>Profess</b> to <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Book V. Chapter III."Further Exposition of the Heresy of the Naasseni; <b>Profess</b> to<br> Follow Homer; Acknowledge a Triad of Principles; Their Technical Names of <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../the refutation of all heresies/chapter iii further exposition of the.htm</font><p><a href="/library/augustine/on_the_profit_of_believing_/section_21_this_you_will.htm"><span class="l">This, You Will Say, is Ridiculous, Whereas all <b>Profess</b> to Hold and <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Section 21. This, you will say, is ridiculous, whereas all <b>profess</b> to hold<br> and teach this? 21. This, you will say, is ridiculous <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../augustine/on the profit of believing /section 21 this you will.htm</font><p><a href="/library/adams/hymns_for_christian_devotion/339__ye_shall_know.htm"><span class="l">"Ye Shall Know them by their Fruits. " 1 So Let Our Lips and Lives <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> 339. " "Ye shall know them by their Fruits." 1 So let our lips and lives express<br> The holy gospel we <b>profess</b>: So let our works and virtues shine. 339. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../adams/hymns for christian devotion/339 ye shall know.htm</font><p><a href="/library/arminius/the_works_of_james_arminius_vol_2/certain_articles_to_be_diligently.htm"><span class="l">Certain Articles to be Diligently Examined and Weighed. Because <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> AND WEIGHED. BECAUSE SOME CONTROVERSY HAS ARISEN CONCERNING THEM AMONG EVEN<br> THOSE WHO <b>PROFESS</b> THE REFORMED RELIGION. These articles <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../the works of james arminius vol 2/certain articles to be diligently.htm</font><p><a href="/library/scholasticus/the_ecclesiastical_history_of_scholasticus/chapter_vi_after_the_death_of.htm"><span class="l">After the Death of Procopius Valens Constrains those who Composed <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Book IV. Chapter VI."After the Death of Procopius Valens constrains those who<br> composed the Synod, and All Christians, to <b>profess</b> Arianism. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../the ecclesiastical history of scholasticus/chapter vi after the death of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/origen/origens_commentary_on_the_gospel_of_matthew/11_exposition_of_the_prophecy.htm"><span class="l">Exposition of the Prophecy of Isaiah Quoted by Jesus.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> And it threatens also to close the eyes of their prophets and their rulers who <b>profess</b><br> to see things secret,"which things, I think, took place after the <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../origens commentary on the gospel of matthew/11 exposition of the prophecy.htm</font><p><a href="/library/binning/the_works_of_the_rev_hugh_binning/sermon_vi_who_walk_not.htm"><span class="l">"Who Walk not after the Flesh, but after the Spirit. "</span></a> <br><b>...</b> The most part of those that <b>profess</b> the gospel are of two sorts; they do either<br> divide holiness from imputed righteousness, or Christ's righteousness from <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../binning/the works of the rev hugh binning/sermon vi who walk not.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/p/profess.htm"><span class="l"><b>Profess</b> (9 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> self a teacher or practitioner of, to set up as an authority respecting; to declare<br> (one's self to be such); as, he professes surgery; to <b>profess</b> one's self a <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/profess.htm - 11k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/profession.htm"><span class="l">Profession (9 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 5. (n.) The act of entering, or becoming a member of, a religious order.<br> Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. <b>PROFESS</b>; PROFESSION. pro <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/profession.htm - 11k</font><p><a href="/topical/c/church.htm"><span class="l">Church (110 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> The church visible "consists of all those throughout the world that <b>profess</b> the<br> true religion, together with their children." It is called "visible" because <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/church.htm - 89k</font><p><a href="/topical/u/utterly.htm"><span class="l">Utterly (170 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Titus 1:16 They <b>profess</b> to know God; but in their actions they disown Him, and are<br> detestable and disobedient men, and for any good work are utterly useless. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/u/utterly.htm - 39k</font><p><a href="/topical/u/unfit.htm"><span class="l">Unfit (3 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (See RSV). Titus 1:16 They <b>profess</b> that they know God, but by their works they deny<br> him, being abominable, disobedient, and unfit for any good work. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/u/unfit.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/w/worthless.htm"><span class="l">Worthless (103 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (DBY). Titus 1:16 They <b>profess</b> to know God, but in works deny him, being abominable,<br> and disobedient, and found worthless as to every good work. (DBY NAS). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/w/worthless.htm - 35k</font><p><a href="/topical/i/invitation.htm"><span class="l">Invitation (4 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Therefore, holy brethren, sharers with others in a heavenly invitation, fix your<br> thoughts on Jesus, the Apostle and High Priest whose followers we <b>profess</b> to be <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/i/invitation.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/f/falsely.htm"><span class="l">Falsely (72 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (KJV WBS). 1 John 1:6 If, while we are living in darkness, we <b>profess</b> to have<br> fellowship with Him, we speak falsely and are not adhering to the truth. (WEY). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/falsely.htm - 29k</font><p><a href="/topical/f/fix.htm"><span class="l">Fix (36 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Therefore, holy brethren, sharers with others in a heavenly invitation, fix your<br> thoughts on Jesus, the Apostle and High Priest whose followers we <b>profess</b> to be <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/fix.htm - 18k</font><p><a href="/topical/f/followers.htm"><span class="l">Followers (37 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Therefore, holy brethren, sharers with others in a heavenly invitation, fix your<br> thoughts on Jesus, the Apostle and High Priest whose followers we <b>profess</b> to be <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/followers.htm - 16k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/profession-of-faith.html">What is a profession of faith? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/practice-what-you-preach.html">Why do so many Christians fail the “practice what you preach” standard? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/fake-Christians.html">Why are there so many fake Christians? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/profess.htm">Profess: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Profess (9 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/matthew/7-23.htm">Matthew 7:23</a></span><br />And then will I <span class="boldtext">profess</span> unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.<br /><span class="source">(KJV ASV WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_timothy/2-10.htm">1 Timothy 2:10</a></span><br />but (which becomes women professing godliness) with good works. <br /><span class="source">(Root in WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_timothy/6-12.htm">1 Timothy 6:12</a></span><br />Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.<br /><span class="source">(Root in KJV WEY WBS YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/titus/1-16.htm">Titus 1:16</a></span><br />They <span class="boldtext">profess</span> that they know God, but by their works they deny him, being abominable, disobedient, and unfit for any good work.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/hebrews/3-1.htm">Hebrews 3:1</a></span><br />Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus;<br /><span class="source">(Root in KJV WEY WBS YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/hebrews/4-14.htm">Hebrews 4:14</a></span><br />Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession.<br /><span class="source">(Root in KJV WEY WBS YLT NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/hebrews/10-23.htm">Hebrews 10:23</a></span><br />Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;) <br /><span class="source">(Root in KJV WBS YLT NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_john/1-6.htm">1 John 1:6</a></span><br />If, while we are living in darkness, we <span class="boldtext">profess</span> to have fellowship with Him, we speak falsely and are not adhering to the truth.<br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/26-3.htm">Deuteronomy 26:3</a></span><br />You shall come to the priest who shall be in those days, and tell him, "I <span class="boldtext">profess</span> this day to Yahweh your God, that I am come to the land which Yahweh swore to our fathers to give us."<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/p/profess.htm">Profess</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/p/profess.htm">Profess (9 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/p/profession.htm">Profession (9 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/b/believers.htm">Believers (50 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/g/gnosticism.htm">Gnosticism</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/z/zealots.htm">Zealots</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/z/zealot.htm">Zealot (4 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