BELIEVING IN AND WITNESSING ABOUT CHRIST
Many of us believe in Jesus Christ, as the Son of God because of what the Bible says about him (John 20:31). And many recognize he has changed us from sinners by his atoning sacrificial blood and the power the Holy Spirit to live as acceptable people of God (John 3:5-16). However, because of God’s great love for all people he desires all to believe in Jesus and be saved. He tells those who believe, to witness to others about his Son being Christ the Lord and Savior so all who repent and believe in him may be saved (Mark 16:15-16; Acts 2:38).
OLD TESTAMENT WITNESSES
MOSES, perhaps the greatest leader of God’s people of the Old Testament, prophesied that God would raise up a leader like Moses. And he told the people they should listen to this promised leader. (Deuteronomy 18:15).
ISAIAH, A major prophet of the Old Testament said God would send a suffering Savior who would save his people from their sins (Isaiah 53:1-8). He would be called “Counselor, the Mighty God” (Isa. 9:6). And he said the Savior would be born of a virgin (Isa. 7:17; Matthew 1:21).
DAVID, a psalmist of the Lord, prophesied about the Savior sitting on the right hand of God, after his being crucified and resurrected (Psalm 110:1 Acts2:25-36;
NEW TEATAMENT WITNESSES
PAUL, who was and unbelieving Rabbi, was convert to a believer in Christ when Jesus appeared to him in a blinding light. Having his mind opened to the fact that Jesus was the Messianic Christ, caused Paul to change from a persecutor of the Lord’s people to perhaps the greatest promoter of Jesus Christ crucified (Acts 9:1-30; 1 Corinthians 2:2; 2 Corinthians 11:21-31).
As a scholar of the Old Testament, Paul teaches that the Old Testament served as a schoolmaster which brings us unto Jesus Christ (Galatians 3:24)-25 . The Apostle said, the atoning blood of Jesus Christ accomplished what the sacrificial blood of animals of the Old Testament could not do—cleanse our guilty consciences from sin, so that we may serve the living God (Isaiah 53:5; Hebrews 9:11-14; Heb.10:1-22).
JESUS, the Christ, fulfilled all scriptures. After Jesus was crucified and resurrected from the dead, he opened the understanding of his disciples concern his fulfillment of all scriptures concerning God’s promised Messianic Christ: “This is what I told you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets and the Psalms.” And “This is what is written: The Messiah will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, and repentance for the forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things.” (Luke 24:44-48). Before Jesus was crucified, he said this is the sign he gives this generation that he is God’s promised Messianic Savior: “As Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale’s belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth” (Matthew 12:40; Jonah 1:17).
JOHN, the “beloved disciple” of Jesus, said the gospel(s) of Jesus Christ were written that you might believe Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that by believing you might have eternal life (John 20:31; John 14:6; John 3:16).
THE LORD BLESSES THOSE WO BELIEVE AND WITNESS
Jesus said: “Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe” John 20:29). He tell us who believe we are his witnesses. And go into all the world and tell others the good news about salvation through Jesus Christ so that they may believe and be saved. (Luke 24:48; Mark 16:15-16).
GOD BLESSES THOSE WHO BELIEVE THE WITNESSES OF JESUS CHRIST
Jesus said blesses are those who believe his witnesses, but have not seen him (John 20:29; Acts 2:38). The Bible says whoever repents and believes in Jesus Christ as the Scripture says shall have an abundant life filled with the blessings of the Holy Spirit; and be given eternal life Acts 2:38: John 3:1).
