A testimony will provide these things:
1. Impart the wisdom from above to it's hearers (1 Corinthians 2) practically all of the 2nd chapter
2. Lift up Jesus, not us! (Revelation 10:19)
3. Edify (1 Corinthians 14:4)
4. Draw those who hear & see, closer to Jesus (John 12:32)
5. Freedom (2 Corinthians 3:17)
A true testimony will not just be heard, but seen in the fruit of life of the one testifying. (Matt 7:16) There will be evidence of the fruit of the Spirit lived out in that life. (Galatians 5:22-23)
Just as Christ Himself bore witness of the Father, so we seek to everyday, through our lives (words, actions, attitudes & choices), to bear witness of Christ. For we are the Body of Christ! Just as the men of God of old foreshadowed and bore witness of Christ the Savior who was to be revealed, so we ought to as the body of Christ to bear witness of Christ who is one day coming again, so others may be reconciled to Him.
1. Impart the wisdom from above to it's hearers (1 Corinthians 2) practically all of the 2nd chapter
2. Lift up Jesus, not us! (Revelation 10:19)
3. Edify (1 Corinthians 14:4)
4. Draw those who hear & see, closer to Jesus (John 12:32)
5. Freedom (2 Corinthians 3:17)
A true testimony will not just be heard, but seen in the fruit of life of the one testifying. (Matt 7:16) There will be evidence of the fruit of the Spirit lived out in that life. (Galatians 5:22-23)
Just as Christ Himself bore witness of the Father, so we seek to everyday, through our lives (words, actions, attitudes & choices), to bear witness of Christ. For we are the Body of Christ! Just as the men of God of old foreshadowed and bore witness of Christ the Savior who was to be revealed, so we ought to as the body of Christ to bear witness of Christ who is one day coming again, so others may be reconciled to Him.
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