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WITNESSES OF GOD

            1JN 5,6-12

 

141    (See Chapter Outline)

 

I) VALIDITY OF JESUS CHRIST

        A) OLD TESTAMENT BEARS WITNESS OF THE NEW  Rom 15-4

                    1) Old Testament Bears Witness of Jesus    See: Complete List OT Prophecy

                       a) Prophecy about Jesus’ ministry

a                                       I- prophecy about Jesus as the great shepherd  KJV    WEB

                                                Mat 3-3,4            Mat 12,17-21         Jn 17-12

                                                       4-15,16                21-4,5             Heb 8,7-13

                                                Lk 13-34,35        Jn 4,35-38             Act 7-37,38

b                                       II- prophecy about Jesus as head of the church  KJV    WEB

                                                Mk 11-17              Eph 5-31,32         1Pet 2,6-8

                                                1Cor 6-15,16       Mat 21-42

c                                      III- prophecy about Jesus as the son of God  KJV    WEB

                                                Mat 5,17-19         Mat 21-16          Heb 2,1-8

                                                       13-35            Heb 1,8-14        Heb 7,1-11

                                                Lk 20,41-44         Lk 1,30-35

d                                     IV- prophesy about Jesus as the savior of the world  KJV    WEB

                                                Mat 11-10           Lk 3,4-6               2Cor 9-9

                                                Rom 3-21           Heb 10,1-18        1Pet 2-24

                                                Jn 12,12-16        Lk 11-29,30        Lk 23,50-53

                                                     6-13,14           

e                                     V- prophecy about Jesus as the healer  KJV    WEB

                                                Mat 8-17         Lk 4,17-21         Lk 7,21-23

                                                       11,4-6

f                          b) Prophecy about Jesus’ death  KJV    WEB

                                    Mat 26-24,31,32,54-56         Mk 15-28              Act 13-27

                                           27-9,10                          Lk 22,35-37            Heb 9,1-26

                                    Lk 24,25-27,44-47                Jn 13-18                            13,10-14

                                    Jn 19-23,24,28,31-37           Act 8,32-35           Mk 14-27

g                         c) Prophecy about Jesus’ resurrection  KJV    WEB

                                    Jn 20-9                  Act 26,22-28            Eph 2-19,20

                                    Act 13,33-37          Rom 16-25,26         Heb 1-5,6

                                           17-2,3            1Cor 15-3,4                      5,4-6

                                           2,25-28,30,31,34,35                       1Pet 1,10-12

h                         d) Prophecy about Jesus’ life  KJV    WEB

                                    Mat 1-22,23                 Mk 12-10         Jn 15-25

                                           2-6,15,18-23         Jn 1-45            Act 18-28

                                    Act 3-13,18,21-23            2-16,17

                    2) Old Testament Is For Our Instruction

i                          a) Teaching from the old testament  KJV    WEB

                                    Mat 12,1-7               Rom 15-4,5,9-12         1Tim 5-18

                                    Rom 4,22-24           1Cor 10,1-11,26          2Tim 3,14-16

                                             11-34,35         2Cor 8-15                     Heb 13-5,6

                                    Heb 12,25-29

j                          b) It reflects the nature of man in the law  KJV    WEB

                                    Mk 7-6,7                          Rom 3,9-18              1Pet 3,10-12

                                    1Pet 1-15,16,24,25         2Pet 2-22                 Heb 3,7-11

                                    Act 24-14                        Rom 13-14

 

 

 

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Witness -- O.T. Validates the New    (Chapter Outline  /  Navigation Bar)

 

                    3) Prophesy About The Dispensation

a                         a) Prophecy about the end times  KJV    WEB

                                    Mk 14-62            Rom 9-33                      Jd-14,15

                                    Lk 13-35                      11-3,4,23-29        Rev 18-7,8

                                    Act 2,16-21        Act 26,4-7                      1The 5,1-9

                                    Eph 1-21

b                         b) Gentiles are included  KJV    WEB

                                    Act 15,14-18         Rom 10,19-21         Gal 3,6-14

                                    Rom 9,24-29                  16,25-27         Act 13-47

c                  4) Prophecy about evangelism  KJV    WEB

                            Mat 3-3               Act 28-26,27          Rom 11,8-10

                            Mk 1-2,3             Rom 9,15-17          1Cor 14,20-25

                            Act 13-40,41               10,11-18        2Cor 4-13

                            Mk 4,10-12        Eph 2-17

       B) WITNESSES OF JESUS  Jn 5,30-47

                 1) Reputation  Act 6-3

                      a) Having a good reputation

d                                     I- reputation of good works  KJV    WEB

                                                Act 16,1-3              Phi 1-26,27,30        1Tim 5,7-10

                                                Rom 16-19                   4-5                    Tit 1,5-9

                                                2Cor 9,12-14         1Tim 3,1-15                  2-7,8

                                                Rom 14,16-18

e                                    II- reputation of trustworthiness  KJV    WEB

                                                1Cor 7-40         Phi 4-9         Ph-21

                                                         16-3

f                                     III- Jesus’ reputation  KJV    WEB

                                                Mat 11,3-5         Mk 11-18         Lk 2-49

                                                Lk 5,12-16         Act 1,12-14

                      b) Reputation exposed to slander

g                                     I- your reputation under attack  KJV    WEB

                                                Mat 26,59-63         Act 28-22             2Cor 6,3-10

                                                Act 25-7                 1Cor 4,9-16         2Pet 2-2

h                                    II- protect your reputation  KJV    WEB

                                                2Cor 1-12          Eph 5-3,4         1Tim 6-1

                                                          8-21         1The 2,3-13

                      c) Having a reputable ministry

i                                      I- having a reputation of ministry in the word  KJV    WEB

                                                Act 20,18-21,31-38         2Cor 8-18            Gal 2-1,2,

                                                       21-7,8,20-22             Act 18-27,28        Lk 7,18-21

j                                     II- having a reputable ministry of helps  KJV    WEB

                                                Act 19-22         Phi 2-22,29,30         Col 4,7-15

                                                1Cor 16-10,11,17,18

                      d) Having a reputation for knowing God

k                                     I- known as being intimate with God  KJV    WEB

                                                Act 6,1-4         Ph, 4-6         Col 1-4,9

                                                Eph 1-15         Lk 24,22-24

 

 

 

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Witness -- Reputation    (Chapter Outline  /  Navigation Bar)

 

a                                    II- known for walking close to God  KJV    WEB

                                                1The 1-5,9         Jm 5-10,11         3Jn 3-6,12

b                         e) Having a bad reputation  KJV    WEB

                                    Act 9-26            1Cor 5,9-13         Tit 1,12-16

                                           26-4,5         2The 3-11,12

                    2) The Public  Jn 18-20,21

                      a) The church ministered publicly

c                                     I- the disciples ministered publicly  KJV    WEB

                                                Mat 26,69-75         Act 8,4-8           Col 4-15,16

                                                Act 3,1-12                    18-28          1Tim 5-20

                                                       6-8                   2Cor 8-21         Heb 10,32-34

d                                    II- Paul ministered publicly  KJV    WEB

                                                Act 9,20-23,27-29         Act 14,1-21         Act 28,23-31

                                                       17,1-13,22-34                19,17-20

                                                       13-5,14-16,42-48          20,18-21

e                         b) Jesus ministered publicly  KJV    WEB

                                    Jn 7-4,14             Jn 18,19-24        Col 2-15

                                         11-41,42         Gal 3-1               Heb 2-11,12

f                          c) Public reading of Scripture  KJV    WEB

                                    Col 4-15,16         1Tim 4-13         Rev 1-3

                                    1The 5-27,28

                    3) Popularity  Lk 12-1

                       a) Sought commendably Gal 4-18

g                                       I- seeking Jesus to be healed  KJV    WEB

                                                Mk 2,1-4            Mk 5,21-24                   Mk 9-15,25

                                                      1,28-45              6,31-34,54-56        Lk 5,12-16

                                                Mat 19-1,2

h                                       II- seeking Jesus for His favor  KJV    WEB

                                                Lk 4-42             Lk 7,36-50         Jn 1,35-51

                                                     19,1-10        Jn 8-2

i                                       III- being sought for your relationship with God  KJV    WEB

                                                Act 2,37-41           2Cor 9-14         1The 3-6

                                                       13,42-44         Gal 4-18           2Tim 1,16-18

                                                       18,19-21         Act 21,15-19

                       b) Jesus is popular

j                                        I- Jesus is popular because of His works  KJV    WEB

                                                Mat 4-24,25          Mk 6-14         Jn 6,1-4,26

                                                       14,13-21        Lk 8-42,49-56        12-9,17-19

                                                Mat 21-8,9

k                                      II- Jesus is popular because of His words  KJV    WEB

                                                Mat 13-1,2         Mk 10-1         Lk 12-1

                                                Mk 4-1                Lk 8-4                 5,1-7

                                                Lk 22-1,2

l                                       III- it is popular to follow Jesus  KJV    WEB

                                                Mat 8-1                   Mk 7-24         Lk 7-11

                                                Mk 3,7-10,20         Lk 6-17                8-40

 

 

 

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a                          c) Men who follow God are popular  KJV    WEB

                                    Mat 3-5,6         Mk 1-5         Act 13-44

                                    2Cor 8,16-20

                    4) The Church Bears Witness of Jesus

b                         a) Church bears witness of the cross  KJV    WEB

                                    Lk 24-48           2Tim 1-8         Rev 2-13

                                    Act 23-11         1Pet 4-19               17-6

                                    1Cor 15,5-8              5-1                  20-4

                                    Gal 3-1

c                         b) Church has fellowship with Jesus  KJV    WEB

                                    Jn 15-27         1Pet 2-9           1Jn 1-1,2

                                    Act 1-22          2Pet 1-16         Rev 5,11-14

                                           22-15

d                         c) Church witnesses against the word  KJV    WEB

                                    Lk 1-2             Act 26-16         Rev 1-2

                                    Jn 18-37         Heb 2-3                   12-11,17

e                        d) Church bears witness that Jesus was sent by God  KJV    WEB

                                    Jn 1-7,8,19,20             Jn 5,33-35         1Jn 4-15

                                         12,9-11,17-19         Heb 3-5

f                          e) Church witnesses of the Holy Spirit  KJV    WEB

                                    Mat 16-17         Act 1-8         Gal 5-25

                                    Jn 1,32-34               5-32

                    5) Trinity Bears Witness of Jesus

g                         a) Father bears witness of His Son  KJV    WEB

                                    Mat 11-27                         Jn 8,13-18,29         Act 3-15

                                    Jn 3-35,36                             12,28-32            2Pet 1-17,18

                                         5,30-32,34,37,38        Mk 9,5-7

h                         b) Word of God bears witness to Jesus  KJV    WEB

                                    Jn 5,39-47         Act 10-43         Rom 3-21

                                         12,47-50              14-3           Gal 3,15-29

                                         14-31

i                          c) Holy Spirit bears witness of Jesus  KJV    WEB

                                    Jn 15-26         1Tim 3-16         Rev 19-10

                                    Act 5-32

        C) JESUS’ WORKS BEAR WITNESS OF HIMSELF

                    1) Healing  Mat 8-2,3

                       a) Methods of healing

j                                        I- healed by Jesus’ touch  KJV    WEB

                                                Mat 9,27-30           Mk 6,3-6                  Lk 13,10-13

                                                       8-2,3,14,15           1-30,31,40-42        14,1-6

                                                       20,29-34         Lk 22-51                       5,12-14

k                                      II- healed by touching Jesus  KJV    WEB

                                                Mat 9,20-22         Mk 5,25-34         Lk 6,6-11,18,19

                                                Mk 3,8-12                   6,53-56              8,40-48

 

 

 

 

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Witness -- Jesus Works Bear Witness of Himself    (Chapter Outline  /  Navigation Bar)

 

a                                     III- healed by Jesus speaking the word  KJV    WEB

                                                Mat 8,5-13         Lk 7,7-10         Jn 4,46-53

                                                Mk 3,1-5                  17,11-19         5,1-9,14

                                                      10-51,52            4,38-41

b                                    IV- unique methods of healing  KJV    WEB

                                                Mk 6-13              Mk 8,22-26         Act 5,14-16

                                                      7,32-37         Jn 9,1-12                   19-11,12

c                           b) Jesus healed them all  KJV    WEB

                                     Mat 4-23,24         Lk 4-40                         Mat 15,29-31

                                            8-16,17               6-19                                19-2

                                            9-35               Mat 12,9-15                         21-14

                                    Mk 1,30-34                   14-14,35,36         Rev 22-2

d                           c) Jesus heals through the church  KJV    WEB

                                    Mat 10-1,8         Act 9,33-42         Act 28,7-10,26,27

                                    Act 3,1-10                14,8-10         Jm 5,14-16

                                           8-6,7

e                           d) Pursue the healing power of God  KJV    WEB

                                    Mat 9,2-8          Mk 10,46-52         3Jn,2-4

                                    Mk 2,2-12         Lk 18,35-43          1Cor 12-9

ea                         e) Those who were not healed  KJV    WEB

                                    Gal 4,13-15        Phi 2-26,27        2Tim 4-20

                    2) Deliverance From Demon Possession  Mk 5,6-13

                        a) Human state of demon possession Mk 5,1-5

                                 I- filthiness  Tit 1-15,16    Commentary

f                                                 A- being defiled  KJV    WEB

                                                            2Cor 7-1            Tit 3-3              Jd-8

                                                           2The 1-9            Heb 12-15       Rev 21-8

                                                            Tit 1-15,16         Jm 3-6

g                                                B- that which Is unclean  KJV    WEB

                                                           Mat 23-27,28         Jn 13-26           2Pet 2,7-14

                                                           Mk 1-23                  2Cor 6-17        Rev 22-11

                                                                 3-30

h                                                C- deeds of the flesh  KJV    WEB

                                                           Rom 11,11-13,19-21        1Tim 1,8-11        Jm 1-21

                                                           Gal 4-8,9                           Eph 5,3-5            Rev 3-4

i                                                 D- rejecting the opportunity to be holy  KJV    WEB

                                                           Jn 3-19,20           Rom 1,21-32         1Tim 4-2,3

                                                            2Pet 2,1-22         Rev 3,15-18           Jn 18,2-8

                                         II- behavior of demon possessed people  KJV    WEB

j                                                 A- Immoral spirits

                                                           1The 4,3-5         Rev 16-13,14         Rev 18-2,9

                                                            Lk 4-33 

k                                                B- being possessed by demons  KJV    WEB

                                                            Mat 12-44,45         Lk 22,3-6            Jn 13-18,23-30

                                                            Lk 11,24-26           2The 2,3-10

 

 

 

 

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Witness -- Human State of Demon Possession    (Chapter Outline  /  Navigation Bar)

 

a                                               C- superhuman strength  KJV    WEB

                                                           Mk 5,2-4         Lk 8-29         Act 19-16,17

b                                               D- epilepsy  KJV    WEB

                                                           Mk 1,23-26         Mk 9,18-21,26,27         Lk 9,39-43

                                                            Lk 8-29

c                                               E- masochism  KJV    WEB

                                                            Mk 5-5         Mk 9-22         Rev 17-16

d                                      III- Demons know the Holy Spirit  KJV    WEB

                                                Mat 8-29         Lk 4-34,35,41         Act 16,16-18

                                                Mk 1-24,25          8,26-28                      19,11-15

                                                      5-7

                       b) Casting out demons

e                                      I- casting out spirits with a word  KJV    WEB

                                                Mat 8-16         Mk 5,6-20            Lk 6-18

                                                Mk 1-39                 9,23-25         Rev 18,15-24

f                                       II- casting out violent demons  KJV    WEB

                                                Mat 8,28-34           Mat 17,14-21       Act 7,54-60

                                                       15,22-28         Mk 7,25-30           1The 2,14-18

g                                     III- deaf, dumb and blind spirits  KJV    WEB

                                                Mat 9-32,33         Mk 9-17         Lk 11-14

                                                       12-22

h                                    IV- disciples have authority to cast out demons  KJV    WEB

                                                Mat 10-1         Act 5-15,16         Act 19-11,12

                                                Mk 6-13                 8-7                 1Pet 5,8-10

                                                      3,13-19

                    3) Miracles, Signs And Wonders  Gal 3-5

                        a) Purpose of miracles  Jn 12,9-11

                               I- proof that Jesus is the son of God

i                                              A- that the world may be saved  KJV    WEB

                                                        Jn 3-1,2                  Jn 9-16,25,32,33            Mk 16-17,18

                                                             5-36                        10-21,37,38               Jn 15-24,25

                                                             7-31                   Act 9,32-35,40-42           Act 16,25-34

                                                             12,9-11                    13-12                         2Cor 4-15

j                                              B- that the church may believe  KJV    WEB

                                                        Jn 11-3,4,14,15,41,42         Jn 14,11-13,29        Lk 8,49-56

                                                             13-18,19                         Heb 2,1-4               Mk 11,12-14

                                                        Mat 14,27-33

k                                    II- get peoples’ attention to hear the word  KJV    WEB

                                                Mk 2,9-12              Act 3,11-20         Act 14-2,3

                                                Jn 6-2                           4-13,14         Rom 15-18,19

                                                Act 2-22                       5,12-16         Mk 9-39

                                                Mat 14,34-36        Mk 6,35-56

l                                     III- evidence to trust Him  KJV    WEB

                                                Jn 6,59-62         Jn 15-7,8         Jn 21,9-12

                                                2Cor 1-9,10            13-7

 

 

 

 

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Witness -- Miracles, Signs and Wonders    (Chapter Outline  /  Navigation Bar)

 

                      b) Remember miracles  Lk 17-32

a                                    I- remember Jesus’ miracles  KJV     WEB

                                            Mat 16,8-12         Jn 4-45         Act 1-1

                                            Mk 8,15-21               6-61,62           21-18,19

                                            Lk 1,1-4

b                                   II- remember the Father’s miracles  KJV    WEB

                                            Lk 17,26-32         Rom 4,18-22         Heb 3,7-11

                                            Act 7,1-50            1Cor 10,1-6

                      c) God exerts His authority

c                                     I- God exercises authority over His creation  KJV    WEB

                                            Mat 8,23-27         Mk 4,35-41         Lk 3-8

                                                   14,15-32             6,45-52         Jn 2,1-11

                                                   15,32-39             8,1-9             Act 16-26

                                                   27,51-53

d                                    II- God exercises authority over every living thing  KJV    WEB

                                            Mat 17-27            Lk 24-31,36         Act 21,37-40

                                            Lk 5,4-7               Jn 21,3-6                    28,3-6

                                                18,24-27          Act 8-39,40          2Pet 2-15,16

                      d) Divine works of God

e                                    I- signs and wonders  KJV    WEB

                                            Act 5-12            Act 15-12                 Gal 3-5

                                                   6,8-10        Rom 15-18,19          Heb 2-4

                                                   14-3           2Cor 12-12               Lk 4-30

                                            Jn 1-36,37        Act 8-13                    Mat 2-7

f                                     II- spiritual manifestations  KJV    WEB

                                            Jn 1-50,51                    Act 4-31              2Cor 12,2-4

                                            Act 1,9-11                           5,17-20         1The 4,13-18

                                                   2,1-18,41-47          2Cor 4-2             Lk 1,8-10

                                            Lk 2-12                         Lk 18-24,25

g                         e) Raising the dead  KJV    WEB

                                    Mat 9,23-26                   Mk 9-27             Act 9,36-42

                                           28,2-7                     Lk 7,12-15               14-19,20

                                    Mk 5-22,23,35-43          Act 20,7-12        Mat 27-52,53

                                    Jn 11-3,4,11-15,23-26,38-46

h                          f) God uses His power to be destructive  KJV    WEB

                                    Mat 21-18,19         Act 5,1-11         Act 13,6-12

                                    Mk 11,12-14,20-24

        D) WORKS OF THE CHURCH BEAR WITNESS TO JESUS

                   1) Evangelism  2Cor 5,18-20    Commentary

                        a) Solemnly testify  Act 18-5

i                                      I- solemnly testify about Jesus  KJV    WEB

                                                Lk 21,12-15         1Cor 2,1-5         Rev 12-11,17

                                                Act 10-42             Rev 1-9                     19-10

                                                      18-5,9,10               2-13           2Cor 11-32,33

                                                2Tim 4-17            1Jn 5,9-11

 

 

 

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Witness -- Evangelism    (Chapter Outline  /  Navigation Bar)

 

a                                      II- solemnly testify about the grace of God  KJV    WEB

                                                Act 2-40         Act 11,19-26         Act 23-11

                                                       6,2-4               20,20-24        2Tim 4-1,2

b                                     III- solemnly testify against unbelief  KJV    WEB

                                                Lk 10-10,11          2Tim 2-14         Rev 11,3-14

                                                Act 28,23-31         Rev 6,9-11               22,18-20

                                                      27-10,11,20-24

c                                    IV- Jesus solemnly testified  KJV    WEB

                                                Mat 26-63,64         Jn 18,4-7         1Tim 6-13

                                                Mk 14-62

                        b) Natural advantage as an evangelist  Act 22-25

d                                       I- natural advantage regarding the flesh  KJV    WEB

                                                Act 22-2,3,22-29         Phi 3,4-6                   Heb 12-9

                                                       23,25-27,35          Col 2-1                      Jm 2-5

                                                2Cor 11-22                  1Tim 4-7,8                Rev 14-13

                                                1Cor 2,1-5                    Act 16-3,36-40        Act 21,37-40

e                                      II- natural advantage of the public eye  KJV    WEB

                                                Mk 11-18         Act 4-16,21         Act 23,6-10

                                                Lk 19-47,48           5-26

                                                Jn 7-25,26             18-9,10

f                                       III- being youthful is a natural advantage  KJV    WEB

                                                1Tim 3-6         2Tim 2-22             Tit 2,3-8

                                                          4-7,12             3-14,15        1Jn 2-1,12-14

                                                Ph,10-17

g                                     IV- natural advantage regarding the church  KJV    WEB

                                                Act 19,35-41         Rom 3-1,2         Rom 11-1,17-27

h                                      V- natural advantage of being with Jesus  KJV    WEB

                                                Jn 21,3-6         2Pet 1,16-19         1Jn 1,1-3

                        c) Obligation to preach the gospel

i                                        I- ambassador in chains  KJV    WEB

                                                Act 16,25-32                 2Cor 2-12,13              Eph 6-19,20

                                                       21-13,14,27-36               5-11,18-20         Phi 1-7

                                                       26,1-18,24-32        Col 4,2-6

                                                Rom 1,14-16                 Ph-10

j                                        II- preach even if it hurts  KJV    WEB

                                                Act 4,17-22           Act 25,9-12         2The 3-1,2

                                                       5,40-42          1Cor 16-9            2Tim 4,14-18

                                                       14,19-28        1The 2,1-13,16

k                                      III- consumed by the gospel  KJV    WEB

                                                Act 17-5,6             1Cor 9,16-23         Col 1,24-29

                                                       21,37-40         Gal 1,15-24           Rev 7,1-3

                                                       22,1-22

l                                      IV- slave laborers  KJV    WEB

                                                Lk 19,12-27         Act 17,10-13,30         Phi 1,21-24

                                                Jn 4,28-39                  18,1-8                  2Tim 4-5

                                                2Cor 6,4-10

 

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