As Christians, it's our duty to stand up for what we believe - that's called testifying.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The act of witnessing is important to me; somebody's got to tell the truth, you know what I mean?
Every Christian must be convinced of his fundamental and vital duty of bearing witness to the truth in which he believes and the grace that has transformed him.
A witness, in the sense that I am using the word, is a man whose life and faith are so completely one that when the challenge comes to step out and testify for his faith, he does so, disregarding all risks, accepting all consequences.
Testimony gives something to be interpreted.
Standing as a witness in all things means being kind in all things, being the first to say hello, being the first to smile, being the first to make the stranger feel a part of things, being helpful, thinking of others' feelings, being inclusive.
Our religion, then, rests on the credit due to these witnesses.
I think that one of the most fundamental responsibilities is to give testimony in a court of law, to give it honestly and willingly.
Testimony is an integral part of the Black religious tradition. It is the occasion where the believer stands before the community of faith in order to give account of the hope that is in him or her.
For God is my witness that I neither preached, affirmed, nor defended them, though they say that I did.
Our duty is to believe that for which we have sufficient evidence, and to suspend our judgment when we have not.