The witness of one person is considered valuable for testimony, however, when two or three people give their witness of an event or circumstance, the testimony is much stronger. The Bible makes reference to this in the book of Deuteronomy in chapter nineteen and verse fifteen where it says:
One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sins: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall the matter be established.
Today our teacher John the apostle makes reference to this idea when he writes about Jesus coming in the flesh. He wrote in the book of First John in chapter five and verse seven:
For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.
John declares that there are three that “bear record” or give their witness about Jesus: The Father, the Word – whom John declared was Jesus in the gospel of John in chapter one, and the Holy Ghost or Holy Spirit. The Bible gives an account of all three being at the baptism of Jesus ( See Matthew 3; Mark 1; Luke 3; John 5) where Jesus was the one being baptized, the Holy Spirit descended like a dove, and the Father spoke from Heaven saying, “this is my Beloved Son in whom I am well pleased.”
Most of us have difficulty in trying to imagine with our finite minds how God could be three person's in one, and many people try to explain this concept, however, Paul the apostle probably put it best in his book named First Timothy in chapter three and verse sixteen. He wrote:
And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.
But rather than getting caught up in the discussion about the trinity of God, let us concentrate upon the idea in today's verse that John desires that we know. There are witnesses about Jesus coming in the flesh, and these three witnesses are the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. These three bear witness in Heaven and John declare they are unified - “are one.”
Jesus indeed did come in the flesh to dwell among people, so that we may have a relationship with the Heavenly Father. Once again John is emphasizing how much God desires to have fellowship with us. There are no greater witnesses to this fact than God Himself, and His witness is one without flaw, without disunity, and without respect or preference for any one person above another. God desires to have fellowship with everyone, everywhere, and He awaits our turning to Him by faith in the simple fact that He loves us dearly.
Next time we shall take a look at what John has to say about three witnesses that are on the Earth, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.
Until tomorrow...there is more...
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