{"id":1522,"date":"2021-12-05T12:26:11","date_gmt":"2021-12-05T18:26:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/?p=1522"},"modified":"2021-12-05T12:26:11","modified_gmt":"2021-12-05T18:26:11","slug":"a-personal-testimony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/index.php\/2021\/12\/05\/a-personal-testimony\/","title":{"rendered":"A Personal Testimony"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"979\" height=\"633\" src=\"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Web-Verse-118-John-14-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1523\" srcset=\"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Web-Verse-118-John-14-6.jpg 979w, http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Web-Verse-118-John-14-6-300x194.jpg 300w, http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Web-Verse-118-John-14-6-768x497.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 979px) 100vw, 979px\" \/><figcaption> \u201c<strong>Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.<\/strong>\u201d<br> John 14:6 <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>There was a very religious man, a Pharisee, named Saul. He\nwitnessed an amazing defense of the Gospel Message of Jesus by Stephen that\nended in Stephen\u2019s death. When Saul heard of this new \u201cway,\u201d he actively sought\nto stop it. Although this may have sounded commendable, he was wrong in his\nthinking. Saul set out to persecute this new way, putting people in prison (see\nActs 8:3). However, in reality, see what this caused: \u201c<strong>Therefore they that were scattered abroad\nwent every where preaching the word<\/strong>\u201d (Acts 8:4).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Saul received special permission to go to Damascus\nto bring any of \u201cthis way,\u201d bound to Jerusalem.\nAs he went, he saw a great light and heard Someone call out his name. When Saul\nasked who it was, he found out it was Jesus, the one whom Saul was persecuting.\nWhen he heard from Jesus, Himself, Saul had much to consider. Jesus told him, to\ngo to the city and wait (see Acts 9:6b). Saul went to the city and waited. \u201c<strong>And he was three days without sight, and\nneither did eat nor drink<\/strong>\u201d (Acts 9:9). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Lord sent a certain disciple named Ananias to see Saul.\nSaul received his sight, and more importantly, he received Jesus into his heart\nand life. Soon, he was no longer called Saul, but Paul. He became a voice\npreaching the truth of Jesus. He recorded much of the New Testament for us to\nread today. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Later, when he was given the opportunity to share just what\nhad happened to him before a great crowd of people (who wanted to kill him),\nsee how he did this.&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong><em>Paul briefly reminded them of the\nsinner he was, <\/em><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><em>He spent time explaining the\nspecific call Jesus made to him, <\/em><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><em>He told of his personal response,\n<\/em><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><em>Then, he told of the particular\njob Jesus gave to Paul to accomplish with his life.<\/em><\/strong><em>&nbsp; <\/em><\/li><li><strong><em>Paul briefly reminded them of the\nsinner he was:<\/em><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c<strong>1. Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my defence <em>which I make<\/em> now unto you \u2026 3. I am\nverily a man <em>which am<\/em> a Jew, born in\nTarsus, <em>a city<\/em> in Cilicia, yet\nbrought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, <em>and<\/em> taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the\nfathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day. 4. And I\npersecuted this way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both\nmen and women. 5. \u2026 and went to <\/strong><strong>Damascus<\/strong><strong>,\nto bring them which were there bound unto <\/strong><strong>Jerusalem<\/strong><strong>,\nfor to be punished<\/strong>\u201d (Acts 22:1-5). Gamaliel was a doctor of the Law of\nMoses, and he had at one time been Paul\u2019s teacher. Remember Paul was one of the\nreligious leaders that had hated the Christians. Before Jesus called Paul, Paul\npersecuted any who believed or taught of \u201cthis way.\u201d \u201c<strong>This way\u201d<\/strong> in verse 4 refers to what Jesus had said in John 14:6: \u201c<strong>Jesus\nsaith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the\nFather, but by me.<\/strong>\u201d&nbsp; <strong><em>Jesus<\/em><\/strong>\nis <strong><em>The Way<\/em><\/strong>.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong><em>He spent time explaining the\nspecific call Jesus made to him &amp; he told of his personal response: <\/em><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c<strong>6. And it came to pass, that, as I made my journey, and was come nigh\nunto Damascus about noon, suddenly there shone from heaven a great light round\nabout me. 7. And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me,\nSaul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? 8. And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And\nhe said unto me, I am Jesus of <\/strong><strong>Nazareth<\/strong><strong>,\nwhom thou persecutest. 9. And they that were with me saw indeed the light, and\nwere afraid; but they heard not the voice of him that spake to me. 10. And I\nsaid, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said unto me, Arise, and go into <\/strong><strong>Damascus<\/strong><strong>;\nand there it shall be told thee of all things which are appointed for thee to\ndo. 11. And when I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the\nhand of them that were with me, I came into <\/strong><strong>Damascus<\/strong><strong>.\n12. And one Ananias, a devout man \u2026 13. Came unto me, and stood, and said unto\nme, Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And the same hour I looked up upon him.\n14. And he said, The God of our fathers hath chosen thee, that thou shouldest\nknow his will, and see that Just One, and shouldest hear the voice of his\nmouth. 15. For thou shalt be his witness unto all men of what thou hast seen\nand heard.<\/strong>\u201d (Acts 22:6-15).&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong><em>And then the particular job Jesus\ngave to Paul to accomplish with his life:<\/em><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Paul (Saul) was saved when Jesus called him, and he responded to that\ncall. However, God had a job for him to do. \u201c<strong>18. And saw him saying unto me,\nMake haste, and get thee quickly out of <\/strong><strong>Jerusalem<\/strong><strong>:\nfor they will not receive thy testimony concerning me. \u2026 21. And he said unto\nme, Depart: for I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles<\/strong>\u201d (Acts 22:17-21).&nbsp;\nJesus called Paul, he believed and was saved, and then God sent him to\npreach Jesus \u2013 primarily to the Gentiles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a good basis for anyone to use who will give their testimony of the time they gave their heart and life to Jesus. Spend time understanding how to simply share. A personal testimony of when Jesus called upon one\u2019s heart is pivotal in witnessing to someone else.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong><em>Have you ever shared your personal salvation experience with anyone else?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-wordpress wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-the-biblical-path-of-life\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"fy9FYHVhhB\"><a href=\"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/index.php\/how-to-be-saved\/\">How to be Saved<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;How to be Saved&#8221; &#8212; The Biblical Path of Life\" src=\"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/index.php\/how-to-be-saved\/embed\/#?secret=EsnE1D0yts#?secret=fy9FYHVhhB\" data-secret=\"fy9FYHVhhB\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There was a very religious man, a Pharisee, named Saul. He witnessed an amazing defense of the Gospel Message of Jesus by Stephen that ended in Stephen\u2019s death. When Saul heard of this new \u201cway,\u201d he actively sought to stop it. Although this may have sounded commendable, he was wrong in his thinking. 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