"that which we have seen and heard we declare to you, that you also may have fellowship with us; and truly our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ."
1 John 1:3 (NKJV)
If someone was called into a courtroom to be a witness, they would be asked to talk about what they know concerning the court case, they would testify about what they had seen and heard. If someone was asked what they knew about a certain topic, they would only be able to talk about what they have seen or heard, what they know. If you had not seen or heard anything, you would not be able to talk about it. It is the things we know, what we have seen and heard, that we can talk about.
When John wrote his first Epistle, he said he was writing about what he knew, what he had personally experienced, with Jesus. John was not writing about what Peter had told him about Jesus, John was not just relaying second hand information. John said he was declaring, he was announcing something he had seen and heard, something he had personally experienced. In the same way, we can only share what we have seen and heard, we can only tell others about what it is we know.
God has a plan for each person and for the entire world. God has already sent Jesus and the Holy Spirit, so now we need to do something. However, there are limitations to what we are going to be able to do. What have we seen and heard about God? What do we personally know about God that we can declare and announce to others? We cannot give away something we do not have and we cannot talk about what we do not know. We need to know God's Word to do what God has called us to do, and to be able to share the truth with others.
1 John 1:3 (NKJV)
If someone was called into a courtroom to be a witness, they would be asked to talk about what they know concerning the court case, they would testify about what they had seen and heard. If someone was asked what they knew about a certain topic, they would only be able to talk about what they have seen or heard, what they know. If you had not seen or heard anything, you would not be able to talk about it. It is the things we know, what we have seen and heard, that we can talk about.
When John wrote his first Epistle, he said he was writing about what he knew, what he had personally experienced, with Jesus. John was not writing about what Peter had told him about Jesus, John was not just relaying second hand information. John said he was declaring, he was announcing something he had seen and heard, something he had personally experienced. In the same way, we can only share what we have seen and heard, we can only tell others about what it is we know.
God has a plan for each person and for the entire world. God has already sent Jesus and the Holy Spirit, so now we need to do something. However, there are limitations to what we are going to be able to do. What have we seen and heard about God? What do we personally know about God that we can declare and announce to others? We cannot give away something we do not have and we cannot talk about what we do not know. We need to know God's Word to do what God has called us to do, and to be able to share the truth with others.
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