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What Is A Witness? 

 

"All Scripture is God-breathed and is

 

useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting

 

and training in righteousness" 

 

2 Timothy 3:16

 

 

 

What is the Witness of the Christian Faith?

 

Christians have been commissioned by Jesus Christ to testify to the following: 

 

The Gospel - "For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures" 1 Corinthians 15:3-4

 

The Love Of God - "For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life" John 3:16  

 

The Grace Of God - "... that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God" Acts 20:24 

 

The Divinity Of Jesus, That He Is The Savior Of The World - "We have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son as Savior of the world" 1 John 4:14 

 

The Forgiveness Of God - "[God] commanded us.. to testify that it is [Christ] who was ordained by God to be judge of the living and the dead. To Him all the prophets witness that, through His name, whoever believes in Him will receive remission of sins" Acts 10:42, 43 

 

The Hope Of Eternal Life -  "Always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear" 1 Peter 3:15 

 

 

 

What Does it mean to witness?  

 

Before the Lord Jesus ascended into heaven, His last words were, "You shall be witnesses to me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth" (Acts 1:8). Witnessing was a command, not a choice. The disciples boldly testified, "We were eyewitnesses from the beginning" (Luke 1:2) and "eyewitnessess of his majesty" (2 Peter 1:16) and "we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard" (Acts 4:20)