Testimony: Religious

“Give thanks to the LORD; call upon His name; make known His deeds among the nations.

Sing to Him, sing praises to Him; tell of all His wonders.

Sing praises to the LORD, who dwells in Zion; proclaim His deeds among the nations.

Therefore I will praise You, O LORD, among the nations; I will sing praises to Your name.

I wash my hands in innocence that I may go about Your altar, O LORD,

…to raise my voice in thanksgiving and declare all Your wonderful works.

Make clear to me the way of Your precepts; then I will meditate on Your wonders.

My tongue sings of Your word, for all Your commandments are righteous.

They will tell of the glory of Your kingdom and speak of Your might,

…to make known to men Your mighty acts and the glorious splendor of Your kingdom.

…and on that day you will say: “Give praise to the LORD; proclaim His name! Make His works known among the peoples; declare that His name is exalted. …

The mind of the rash will know and understand, and the stammering tongue will speak clearly and fluently.

“You are My witnesses,” declares the LORD, “and My servant whom I have chosen, so that you may consider and believe Me and understand that I am He. Before Me no god was formed, and after Me none will come.

Do not tremble or fear. Have I not told you and declared it long ago? You are My witnesses! Is there any God but Me? There is no other Rock; I know not one.”

Surely they will say of Me, ‘In the LORD alone are righteousness and strength.’” All who rage against Him will come to Him and be put to shame.

“The LORD has brought forth our vindication; come, let us tell in Zion what the LORD our God has accomplished.”

Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a basket. Instead, they set it on a stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house.

Therefore everyone who confesses Me before men, I will also confess him before My Father in heaven.

Jesus also said to them, “Does anyone bring in a lamp to put it under a basket or under a bed? Doesn’t he set it on a stand?

Those who had seen it described what had happened to the demon-possessed man and also to the pigs.

But Jesus would not allow him. “Go home to your own people,” He said, “and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and what mercy He has shown you.”

So the man went away and began to proclaim throughout the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him. And everyone was amazed.

No one lights a lamp and covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed. Instead, he sets it on a stand, so those who enter can see the light.

The man whom the demons had left begged to go with Jesus. But He sent him away, saying,

“Return home and describe how much God has done for you.” So the man went away and proclaimed all over the town how much Jesus had done for him.

I tell you, everyone who confesses Me before men, the Son of Man will also confess him before the angels of God.

But whoever denies Me before men will be denied before the angels of God.

You are witnesses of these things.

Then the woman left her water jar, went back into the town, and said to the people, …

Many of the Samaritans from that town believed in Jesus because of the woman’s testimony, “He told me everything I ever did.”

And many more believed because of His message.

They said to the woman, “We now believe not only because of your words; we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man truly is the Savior of the world.”

And you also must testify, because you have been with Me from the beginning.

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”

…beginning from John’s baptism until the day Jesus was taken up from us. For one of these must become a witness with us of His resurrection.”

…that if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.

For with your heart you believe and are justified, and with your mouth you confess and are saved.

For in Him you have been enriched in every way, in all speech and all knowledge,

…because our testimony about Christ was confirmed in you.

Therefore I inform you that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus be cursed,” and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit.

If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a ringing gong or a clanging cymbal.

Speak to one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your hearts to the Lord,

But whatever was gain to me I count as loss for the sake of Christ. …

Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made the good confession before many witnesses.

I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who made the good confession in His testimony before Pontius Pilate:

So do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, or of me, His prisoner. Instead, join me in suffering for the gospel by the power of God.

…how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? This salvation was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard Him,

He says: “I will proclaim Your name to My brothers; I will sing Your praises in the assembly.”

But in your hearts sanctify Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give a defense to everyone who asks you the reason for the hope that is in you. But respond with gentleness and respect,

As a fellow elder, a witness of Christ’s sufferings, and a partaker of the glory to be revealed, I appeal to the elders among you:

They have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony. And they did not love their lives so as to shy away from death.