Mankind is so shallow minded in their thought progressives, many can
not bear witness to a truth worthy of being seen as a righteous thought!
Yet you will not be able to blame Him for not revealing Himself to you earlier, because you refused the testimony of His Holy Spirit
who bears witness to the Truth to every human being alive.
Bishop Vigneron reminds Catholics of the teaching of the Second Vatican Council that it is a primary responsibility of laypeople to
bear witness to the truth in the secular realm.
Like bread and water, this sign is an ordinary one which
simply bears witness to the truth of the word which has been spoken to the Assyrian and which is God's Word.
As Christians, it is our responsibility to
bear witness to the truth about marriage as taught by both revelation and reason — by the Holy Scriptures and by the truths inscribed on the human heart.
But if the Christian does
not bear witness to truth, he is just as hypocritical as his forefathers were when they used Christianity to justify commercial ventures or to support their social order.
Christ came to
bear witness to the truth.
The women stood at the foot of the cross to
bear witness to the truth of the evils in this world.
See John 18:37, Jesus is speaking,»... For this I have been born and for this I have come into the world, that I should
bear witness to the truth.
The prophetic vocation of Christians requires us to
bear witness to the truth, not to maintain our good standing in society.
«Whatever the historicity of the Fourth Gospel, it is fully consistent with his spirit for him to have said before Pilate at the end of his ministry, «For this I was born, and for this I have come into the world, to
bear witness to the truth.»
To summarize briefly, he is one who has been given and has accepted a calling from God, and devoted himself body and soul to his service,
bearing witness to the truth of God, enduring many sufferings, and in the end laying down his life for the sake of others.
In verse 17 Jesus prays for the sanctification of the disciples: that they be dedicated and empowered to
bear witness to the truth.
But such are the sorts of issues and conversations that arise when you begin discussing Athanasius and Augustine: that
they bear witness to the truth of the Gospel in a way that tills the ground for «deification» means we should listen carefully before rejecting it.
The way of Christ does not advance by deceit or hypocrisy but by
bearing witness to the truth — even when that truth is ugly.
Jesus answers, «My kingship is not of this world;... For this I was born, and for this I have come into the world, to
bear witness to the truth.
He came to
bear witness to the truth and to give us life in abundance, so he must use decisive words which are relevant to each age.
The conscience within each of
us bears witness to the truth of God.
Jesus answered... «For this I was born, and for this I have come into the world, to
bear witness to the truth.»
As Fr Bertram remarks, «Doctrine, for Newman, is the expression of Truth, and above all things he longed to
bear witness to Truth, as his Master before him».
Only to
bear witness to the truth that has already been declared of Him.
One needs to study the teachings of God's trusted and faithful Son, Jesus Christ, found in the book of John in the Holy (incorruptible) Bible; Jesus was sent to us to
bear witness to the truth.
We must
bear witness to the truth, day in and day out, without the necessary expectation that we will ever turn things around.
Here's to faith in the photographic image and its ability to capture the moment as it unfolds and to
bear witness to the truth.