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Our testimony and how we testify
Our testimony and how we testify
1 John 5:9-12
9 If we receive the testimony of men, the testimony of God is greater, for this is the testimony of God that he has borne concerning his Son. 10 Whoever believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself. Whoever does not believe God has made him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has borne concerning his Son. 11 And this is the testimony, that God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. 12 Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.
6 This is he who came by water and blood—Jesus Christ; not by the water only but by the water and the blood. And the Spirit is the one who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth. 7 For there are three that testify: 8 the Spirit and the water and the blood; and these three agree. 9 If we receive the testimony of men, the testimony of God is greater, for this is the testimony of God that he has borne concerning his Son. 10 Whoever believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself. Whoever does not believe God has made him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has borne concerning his Son. 11 And this is the testimony, that God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. 12 Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.
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1. What is a testimony?
A. In relation to our passage this morning, it is one’s personal proclamation of the reality of Jesus Christ
A. In relation to our passage this morning, it is one’s personal proclamation of the reality of Jesus Christ
Scripture is the testimony of God to man
Scripture is the testimony of God to man
Christ is the living testimony of the Father
Christ is the living testimony of the Father
We therefore are the t
2. Notice v. 11
Notice v. 11
God gave us a testimony by granting us eternal life through Christ.
3. So what then are we to testify to others?
iv. So what then are we to testify to others?
but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles,
And every day, in the temple and from house to house, they did not cease teaching and preaching that the Christ is Jesus.
Acts 4:52
We’ve been given the great of commissions, to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ with others…but that is the latter part of the equation.
The first is our personal testimony in the way we live our life.
Matthew 5:14-
“You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people’s feet.
“You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.
Our faithful testimony of the Gospel cannot be limited to just what we say but what we do and how we reflect the character of Christ.