The Witness of Life 

(1Jn 1:1-4) 



God is the God of life(Ac 3:15). 

In Him is life, and 

Through life He reveals Himself(1Jn 1:2). 



Faith is believing Him(He 1:1), and 

The life of this faith is being delighted to deliver this truth(1Jn 1:4). 



People like to be spectators of fights, fire, accidents etc. and 

Give great authority to the fact that they witnessed such, and 

Automatically deliver the news to others. 



Furthermore, while no one wants to die, 

It is human nature to want to see death because 

That is what is shared in all men as 

They inherited the price of sin, death 

Since Adam their ancestor sinned(Rm 5:12). 



God banished Adam out of the Garden of Eden after he sinned(Ge 3:22-24) so that 

He could not eat of the tree of life for 

Sin is far from life. 



Nevertheless, God's schedule of giving life to men began with the Israelites when 

The written code of their slavery of 430 years in Egypt was torn and they left(Ex 12:1-14), for 

They witnessed the death of countless animals and their shedding of blood and 

They were spared of the death of their firstborns. 



To them, God gave the Law and commandments: 

1. The ordinances about shedding the blood of animals in the sanctuary(Lev 4:5; He 9:1); and 

2. Witnessing the punishment of evildoers(Dt 4:3; Ps 54:7, Ps 91:8). 

This was reminded by 

The sanctuary where the tablets were placed inside the Testimony and 

The shedding of blood took place. 



Jesus said, "Destroy this temple and I will raise it in three days(Jn 2:19), because 

Through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body, 

He would give life to all souls for 

He is the incarnate Word of life(Jn 1:1, Jn 1:4, Jn 1:14; 1Jn 1:2). 



As He died, Jesus said, "It is finished(Jn 19:30), declaring that: 

1. The Word of life died according to the Father's will and revealed His life(Jn 10:18, Jn 11:25); 

2. Condemned the ruler of death(He 2:14-15); and 

3. Shed His blood and spilled out His life for sinners(Lev 17:11; Mt 26:28; Jn 6:54). 

He rose and ascended to the heavenly throne, and 

He is the Lord of life(Ac 3:15). 



Those who witnessed His resurrection 

Touched and saw that eternal life(Jn 20:27; 1Jn 1:2), 

The most shocking event in the history of mankind. 



The Holy Spirit came so that such shock does not wear off 

To those who received the blood of Jesus and 

Testifies that His blood is eternal life(1Jn 5:7). 



Those who gather in His name and partake in communion(1Co 11:23-25) 

Experience that they have that eternal life in them and 

Joyfully proclaim about Him when they scatter. 



The saint is he who would smile even as he is martyred 

For the fact that he witnessed such life. 



O Lord, 

Though many shocking events in my life have already faded away from my memory, 

The event that occurred 2000 years ago at a place where I have never been 

Becomes more shocking as time goes by! 

Lord, 

Fill my soul with this life and 

Let me never forget it! Amen.