The Power
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“… And ye shall be witnesses unto me.…”
Witness means to give proof of something.
HIS SAVING POWER
A. Proof of His saving power—1 Tim. 1:15. Paul, the persecutor (Acts 8:1–3), now meets with Christ (Acts 9:1–20). From a persecutor to a preacher.
The saving power of the cross does not depend on faith being added to it; its saving power is such that faith flows from it.
J. I. Packer
Although faith is required for salvation, it has no power in itself to save. It is the power of God’s redemptive grace alone, working through the atoning work of His Son on the cross, that has power to save.
John F. MacArthur
HIS SUSTAINING POWER
B. Proof of His sustaining power—Acts 20:24. Nothing kept Paul from serving Christ. Look at his testimony at the end of his life (2 Tim. 4:6–8). The Holy Spirit helped him.
Prayer has a mighty power to sustain the soul in every season of its distress and sorrow.
Charles Spurgeon
HIS SATISFYING POWER
C. Proof of His satisfying power—Phil. 4:7. He is able to give us peace at all times.
HIS SANCTIFYING POWER
D. Proof of His sanctifying power—2 Cor. 5:17. Only Christ can cleanse us from all sin (John 3:1–8; 14:6).
