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Disciplines of a True Disciple - Witness

Matthew 5:16 – “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.”

            Every believer is called to be a witness of the redeeming power of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.  1 Peter 3:15 instructs, “But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear.” 

            A true disciple will study the Word of God and pray for opportunities to share their faith with those who do not know Christ.  Jesus promised to empower the believer to become an effective witness for Him.  Acts 1:8 records the promise, “But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”

            There are those who are gifted to be an evangelist.  Everyone is not an evangelist, but all are called to witnesses of the Lord Jesus Christ.  We must make personal soul-winning a priority in the New Testament Church.  Jesus made it a priority in His life and ministry.  Luke 19:10 reads, “For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.”  Jesus gives us insight into His mission in Luke 5:32, “I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.”

Jesus came to save the lost.  John 3:17, “For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.” He has commissioned each of us to be witnesses for His grace.  Mark 16:15-16 gives a record of the commission, “And He said to them, ‘Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.  He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned.’” The Apostle Paul wrote to Timothy in 1 Timothy 1:15, “This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief. 

He alone has the power to save.  Hebrews 7:25 reveals, “Therefore He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them.”  As believers we have a responsibility to share our faith and witness to those who do not know Him.


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