Originally posted by KellyJay
You got me thinking that may be why God calls us witnesses. I do believe there is a real
right and wrong we live out our lives witnessing it as we go. Even our study of it doesn't
allow us to see it as much as our living does. With study we are always looking in from the
outside while living it we express the truth as we see it. We justify bad behavior b ...[text shortened]... our own words addressing each issue. I guess on judgment day we really will be
without excuse.
God calls us "witnesses" if we walk according to His moral parameters and see the good in them and tell others.
The Israelites of old demonstrated that when they followed God's way they suceeded and when they fell away it brought disaster.
Today's world is experiencing the result of not following God's way.
God's way is an external system of moral living that is designed for mankind and produces the best result in terms of a "good" life.
That moral system is laid out for all in God's Word of Truth, the Bible.
When we study the Bible we learn the moral way and we can apply it for our benefit.
It is not something we can learn on our own without God's direction.
As it says in Psalms, "Your Word is a lamp unto my roadway, a light unto mypath."