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Shrek: Confess with Your Mouth (Romans 10:9-10)

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In Shrek, the ogre lives behind walls of cynicism and solitude. Donkey keeps talking until the walls crack. Fiona hides her true self until Shrek sees and accepts her anyway. Both must confess what they really are to find love. If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart, you will be saved. Confession is not just verbal; it is vulnerability. Shrek and Fiona stop hiding; salvation begins. Faith hidden is faith stunted. Something happens when we say aloud what we believe—the confession itself transforms us.

Topics & Themes

confession vulnerability acceptance identity love

Scripture References

Romans 10:9-10 Matthew 10:32 1 John 1:9

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