Brewer on Mopping
My friend Bobby Brewer recently blogged about the insufficiency of personal testimonies. Has our culture changed such that personal stories of Christ's transforming power have lost there potency since everyone has a story? Perhaps a new apologetic is in order.
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Is the personal testimony insufficient, or is it simply seen as BS when coupled with behavior that doesn't comply? We must back up our words with actions, so if we choose to share a testimony of God's work, we must also choose to live it out. I would venture to say that our culture hasn't changed so much that stories of transforming work have lost their power, but rather a lot of believers, including myself, don't live out what they say, and the culture is calling their bluff. The testimonies aren't insufficient, but the lack of actions are.
"What you believe is not what you say, what you believe is what you do."
I fully agree with above (smartel).
Maybe I'm weird (which could be very possible) but I've never really talked with people about my testimony...except I'll tell people what God is doing now. I understand that He's changed my life in that one moment...but I can't get out of my head that He is STILL changing my life right now. The testimony just keeps on going whether I like it or not.
...majority of the time...sermons havn't changed my life- but God moving in those men (or women) who have spoken...and their actions. How they have had a personal connection in my life...
...same goes for God...
I guess, it seems, that i may be a poster child for the lack of testimonies...BUT, I would love for someone to show me otherwise. I would love that.
hope your having a good day joe
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