Objection: The Words “Positive Confession” Are Never Found Together in the Bible

That is a true statement.  However, the words “good confession” are found together:

1 Timothy 6:13:
I give thee charge in the sight of God, who quickeneth all things, and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession;

So the idea that “confession” can refer to speaking things other than admissions of sin is plainly taught in Scripture.  Jesus couldn’t have been confessing His sins to Pilate because He hadn’t committed any!

Meanwhile, we should be careful about making arguments from silence.  Would you change your theology because of any of the facts below?

The words “new birth” are never found together in the Bible.  Does this mean that being born again isn’t a biblical concept?  We know that it IS biblical even if we don’t see the words “new birth” anywhere.

The words “prayer language” are never found together in the Bible.  Does this mean that God doesn’t really let you pray with words the Holy Spirit gives?  Of course not; Paul told us to pray with the Spirit and with the understanding (1 Corinthians 14:15).

The words “eternal reward” are never found together in the Bible.  Is it wrong to say that someone went to his eternal reward?  No, the Bible teaches that there are eternal rewards in heaven that moths, rust and crooks can’t touch.

The word “rapture” is never found in the Bible.  Does that stop you from believing that you will be caught up with the Lord and meet Him in the air?  It shouldn’t!

The word “Trinity” is never found in the Bible.  Does that mean that you will stop believing that God exists in three persons?  It had better not!  You can prove the “Trinity” with various scriptures even though the word Trinity is never used.

The principle of confession is definitely taught in Scripture.  See Say What for more information about it.