" To “confess” [homologeō] the coming of Christ is to do more than say words or repeat certain lines. Nor is it simply a matter of asserting the content of one’s belief. To confess is rather to acknowledge, which is a self-involving speech act.16 In self-involving speech acts, speakers do not simply refer to a state of affairs, but they take up a particular posture toward it. The speakers are prepared to stand by their words (i.e., to take a stand), to borrow a phrase from Wendell Berry. "
― Kevin J. Vanhoozer , Faith Speaking Understanding: Performing the Drama of Doctrine
![Kevin J. Vanhoozer quote : To “confess” [homologeō] the coming of Christ is to do more than say words or repeat certain lines. Nor is it simply a matter of asserting the content of one’s belief. To confess is rather to acknowledge, which is a self-involving speech act.16 In self-involving speech acts, speakers do not simply refer to a state of affairs, but they take up a particular posture toward it. The speakers are prepared to stand by their words (i.e., to take a stand), to borrow a phrase from Wendell Berry.](/image/1438729.jpg)