WITNESSES
OF GOD
1JN
5,6-12
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I) VALIDITY OF JESUS CHRIST
A) OLD TESTAMENT BEA
RS 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
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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, 9
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
143
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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Witness -- Popularity
(Chapter Outline /
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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
145
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
146
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
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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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