Do you believe me?
Posted 2/9/2002
Verse summaries:
- Heard, seen, looked at, handled
- Seen it, bear witness, show
- Seen, heard, declare fellowship
- Joy may be full
Bearing Witness:
- "To affirm that one has seen or heard or experienced something, or that he knows it because taught by divine revelation or inspirition"
- Testify, bear record, witness, be a witness, give testimony, have a good report
- Proving something is true
- By seeing it
- Many witnessed Jesus' announcement that he fulfilled Scripture Luk 4:22
- Backed up by actually knowing the fact, and have seen it John 3:11
- Many bare record that Lazarus was raised from the dead John 12:18
- John witnessed the fulfilment of prophecy in Jesus' death John 19:35
- By knowing it
- John's job was to bear witness of the Light, Jesus John 1:7-8,15,32,34
- The Samaritan woman testified that Jesus had told her all she ever did John 4:39
- Those who knew Paul when he was Saul could testify of his Pharisaical life Act 26:5
- The Comforter will testify of Jesus Joh 15:26
- By backing it up
- You can't be your own witness; Jesus' witnesses were His works John 5:31-47;10:25
- The law says that the testimony of two men is true John 8:13-20
- God bare witness in the apostles with the Holy Ghost Act 15:8
- With consistency in life
- Jesus' purpose in life was to bear witness of the truth John 18:37
- The original 7 deacons were of honest report Act 6:3
- Cornelius had a good report with all Act 10:22
- Ananias had a good report among the Jews Act 22:12
- Witnessing Act 26:22
- The Galatians had a proven record of generosity Gal 4:15
- The godly widow will be known for her good works 1Ti 5:10
- Enoch's testimony pleased God so much he didn't die Heb 11:5
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