CROSS-REFERENCES:

- John 12:23

- John 15:11

- John 17:1

- 1 Corinthians 9:19-23

- Revelation 19:9

"Sin (lust for example) gets its power by persuading me to believe that I will be more happy if I follow it. The power of all temptation is in the prospect that it will make me happier." - John Piper

CROSS-REFERENCES:

- Job 42:5

- Psalm 27:8

- Psalm 34:8

- Jeremiah 29:13

- 2 Corinthians 1:20

- Ephesians 2:10

- Revelation 3:20

CROSS-REFERENCES:

-Luke 11:13

-John 7:38-39

-1 Corinthians 12:13

-1 Thessalonians 5:21

-1 Peter 3:15

-1 John 4:1

Stuart Briscoe: "A witness is someone who by explanation and demonstration gives audible and visible evidence of what he has seen and heard without being deterred by the consequences of his action."

Cross-References:

-Ephesians 2:11-17

-2 Corinthians 7:2-4

-Philippians 1:27, 29-30

-Hebrews 10:23-25

-1 Corinthians 1:24-30

-Ephesians 1:17-23

-Deuteronomy 10:12-13, 16

Cross-References:

-Romans 5:12

-Romans 5:18

-Romans 3:19-20

-Romans 3:21-24

-Romans 4:5

-Ephesians 2:13-14

-Galatians 3:2-3

-John 17:24

-James 1:2-4

-1 Peter 1:6-9