Does the Bible Teach Modern Day Witnessing

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Does the Bible Teach Modern Day Witnessing
Testimonials?

• I. The Denominational Concepts of Witnessing.
• A. Personal Testimony concerning an experience.
• B. Denomination called Jehovahs Witnesses.
• Are these ideas and
  approaches taught in Scripture?

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Does the Bible Teach Modern Day Witnessing
Testimonials?

• II. The Biblical Words for Witnessing
  Testifying.
• A. Five main words in NT.
• 1. Verbs. martureo - to bear witness,
  testify and marturomai -
  to call to witness
• 2. Nouns. martus - a witness Eng.
  martyr marturion and marturia -
  testimony, evidence
• B. These are legal terms.

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Does the Bible Teach Modern Day Witnessing
Testimonials?

• III. Biblical Teaching on Witnessing.
• A. The Bible emphasizes the value of a
  witnesses testimony. (Deuteronomy 176
  Matthew 1816 I Timothy 519 Deuteronomy 1915
  cf. John 813).

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Does the Bible Teach Modern Day Witnessing
Testimonials?

• III. Biblical Teaching on Witnessing.
• B. The identity of Jesus was dependent upon the
  valid testimony of witnesses.
• 1. John the Baptist was a witness for
  Jesus. (John 17,8 15 32-34).
• 2. Jesus works were a witness.
  (John 536).
• 3. The Father was a witness.
  (John 537).

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Does the Bible Teach Modern Day Witnessing
Testimonials?

• III. Biblical Teaching on Witnessing.
• C. The Witness of the Holy Spirit the
  Apostles.
• 1. The Holy Spirit would be a witness of who
  Jesus was. (John 1526).
• 2. Those who had been with Jesus would be
  witnesses. (John 1527 Luke 2446-48 Acts
  122 Acts 232 Acts 314,15 I Peter 51
  Acts 2215 I Corinthians 1515).

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Does the Bible Teach Modern Day Witnessing
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• III. Biblical Teaching on Witnessing.
• C. The Witness of the Holy Spirit the
  Apostles.
• 3. The witness of the Apostles was also
  connected with the Holy Spirit coming upon
  them. (Acts 18 532 cf. Hebrews 24).

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Does the Bible Teach Modern Day Witnessing
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• III. Biblical Teaching on Witnessing.
• D. The Testimony of Jesus.
• 1. Bear witness to the truth (Jn 1837).
• 2. OT law was called the Testimony
  (Exodus 2516,21 3215 3429).
• 3. The Gospel is the Witness or
  Testimony of God in Christ. (Matt 2414
  I Cor. 21,2 cf. I Cor. 151-4 Rev. 1217
  I John 11-4 I John 510).

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Does the Bible Teach Modern Day Witnessing
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• Should personal experience have a bearing upon
  our testimony of Jesus to others?
• (II Corinthians 45)
• Doesnt Paul relate the circumstances of his
  conversion? (Acts 22 Acts 26).

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Does the Bible Teach Modern Day Witnessing
Testimonials?

• What is the difference between this and modern
  day denominational
• testimonials?
• 1. Dont lead to Biblical plan of salvation --
  personal feelings and experience.
• 2. Dont claim to bear witness to the truth but
  personal experience with Jesus.
• 3. The Apostles actions were binding examples
  (Philippians 49) our experiences do not provide
  such examples.

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Does the Bible Teach Modern Day Witnessing
Testimonials?

• The value of experience
• (II Corinthians 14).
• This isnt testimony of Jesus Christ
  (Revelation 1210,11).