I am a witness

One of the other topics that Jesus and the Jewish leaders discussed in this weeks text was the concept of witness. The Jewish leaders were concerned that Jesus was making statements without any corroboration and therefore were unreliable, because Jewish law required two witnesses to something. Jesus' response was that God the Father and He were both witnesses to His character and His role.

As I thought about the concept that God the Father and Jesus were both witnesses to the character of God, it reminded me that in Acts, we, Christ-followers, are also called to be witnesses:

"But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth." Acts 1:8

It struck me that in much the same way that we as Christ-followers are to shine a light, that ultimately comes from Christ, the light of the world, we are also to be witnesses of something that Jesus and the Father are witnesses to. Look up these verses on witnesses and consider what it means to be a witness, and to what are we to bear witness.

Deut 30:19
Job 16:19
John 8:14,18
Acts 1:8
Rom 8:16
Heb 10:15