The True Witness that Testifies about Christ Jesus

During a criminal trial, testimony will often be given either to prove the defendant's innocence or confirm his/her guilt.  The validity of the testimony is based upon the character and the integrity of the witness.  For if the witness is known to be untrue or it can be shown that their character may lack, their testimony could be deemed questionable on that basis.

Christianity is also based upon a testimony.  And, like in a courtroom, the power and truth of that testimony is dependent upon the integrity and character of the witness.  It is, in fact, this very truth on which all Christian faith is built upon, for our witness is God Himself, and He is truth.

John writes, "And this is the testimony, that God gave us eternal life, and this life is in His Son.  Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son does not have life (1 John 5:11-12)."  The testimony is God, but He is also the witness of that testimony.  It is God Himself that acts as the guarantor of the testimony about His Son.  It is for this reason that the truth about Christ is ultimately trustworthy and perfect.

God supports the message of Christ Jesus through power and Spirit.  As Paul wrote to the Corinthians, that he did not come with lofty words of wisdom, but with displays of the Spirit and of power so that the Gospel would not be based on the wisdom of man but on the very power of God (1 Cor. 2:1-5).

In the end, the testimony of Jesus Christ is made sure and valid because of its witness, which is the Holy Spirit, God Himself.  Christianity is not based upon man's ability to receive God, nor is it based upon lofty argument or smooth-talking preachers.  No!  The valid witness of Christianity is God.  Therefore, we, as Christians, should not ever fear spreading the Gospel, for in the end we are not the witness of God, He is the witness of Himself.  We are just to be obedient in passing on that message.  Let us then share the testimony about Jesus Christ for in so doing the Holy Spirit will be testifying about the Son through us!