It has become common practice today for Christians to present the case for the defense of Yeshua Ha'Mashiach like lawyers in court. Preachers have become lawyers talking to congregations as if to a jury; and Christians have taken that same approach into the highways and byways of everyday life, arguing to get a verdict in favor of Yeshua because that approach looks so right, and plausible, and sensible.
But is it?
That is humanistic show of knowledge; trying to highlight the Gospel with worldly wisdom of words.
Yeshua needs no defending. He is not a prisoner in the dock. His repute does not depend on any plush pew jury. The time has come and gone where Yeshua was dragged to the bar of Rome, and Pilate judged Him. Today Pilate stands at the bar of history and Yeshua is His judge. WE ARE NOT LAWYERS, WE ARE WITNESSES. Normally a witness only speaks and describes what he has seen. Sometimes however a witness is a piece of evidence. Perhaps a man has been cruelly attacked and injured. He appears in court to display himself, takes off the shirt to show the scars of his injuries - those scars speak for themselves. He himself is a piece of evidence. We believers are not lawyers, attorneys, or barristers in court pleading a defense for Yeshua. We are WITNESSES. Witnesses don't argue, don't plead, and don’t make speeches. They simply speak the truth, declare what they know. Let’s raise our voices like trumpets.
WE ARE YESHUA’S WITNESSES.
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