A Witness: What Has Been Seen And Heard

“¹⁴ And he [Ananias] said, ‘The God of our fathers appointed you [Paul] to know his will, to see the Righteous One and to hear a voice from his mouth; ¹⁵ for you will be a witness to all people of what you have seen and heard.” ~ Acts 22:15 (NIV)

While this text is Paul’s recounting of his conversion to Christ and apostolic calling from God, the implications for us as followers of Christ is that we are to “be his witness to all people of what you have seen and heard.” An apostle means one who is “sent” on a mission as Christ’s witness to proclaim the Good News. The verse above helps us to understand what a “witness” for Christ is expected to do: to tell people what we have personally experienced about Christ.

As followers of Christ, we likewise have the Great Commission from the Risen Lord to “make disciples of all nations” in Matthew 28:16-20. The four Gospels and the book of Acts echoes the same mandate from Christ to His disciples and by the same token to all His followers in every generation including the present (Mark 16:14-18, Luke 24:44-49, John 20:19-23, Acts 1:8 besides the Matthew passage).

For more on being a witness for Christ, see this article on “Why We Witness” by Dr Bill Bright, the founder of Campus Crusade for Christ/Cru. May we be found faithful in fulfilling Christ’s Commission as His followers. Shalom.

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