The Purpose of a Testimony

The Purpose of a Testimony

But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still
sinners, Christ died for us.
-Romans 5:8

When you tell other people about what God has done for you, you are sharing
your testimony. A testimony is when you share your story of how you came to
faith. Every Christian has a testimony.

Some Christians have dramatic testimonies where they tell of being delivered
from a life of drug addiction or crime or some sordid deeds. Other
Christians
don't have testimonies that are quite as dramatic-but they are just as
significant.

I like to hear how people came to Christ, but I don't like it when people go
into gory details about their past. Then there are testimonies where people
tell how much they have given up for Jesus. They'll say things like, "I
gave up this and that for Jesus. I have made such sacrifices for the Lord.
I
have done it all for Him!"

Your testimony is not about what you gave up for Jesus. It's about what He
gave up for you. Don't share what you have done for Jesus. Share what
Jesus
has done for you. Jesus is the one who has done the work. It is Jesus whom
we are proclaiming.

A good, strong testimony will lift up what Christ has accomplished. The
fact of the matter is that all of us were sinners hopelessly separated from
God,
traveling in the same boat on our way to hell; and the same gospel came and
transformed us. That is the testimony we all have.

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Scripture taken from the New King James Version. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas
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