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In the context of biblical theology, the concept of an "incorruptible witness" refers to the testimony that is pure, untainted, and enduring. This idea is deeply rooted in the character of God, the nature of His Word, and the testimony of His people.

God as the Incorruptible Witness

God Himself is the ultimate incorruptible witness. His nature is unchanging and His testimony is always true. In the book of Numbers, it is declared, "God is not a man, that He should lie, nor a son of man, that He should change His mind. Does He speak and not act? Does He promise and not fulfill?" (Numbers 23:19). This verse underscores the reliability and incorruptibility of God's witness. His declarations are steadfast and His promises are sure, providing a foundation for faith and trust.

The Incorruptible Word of God

The Scriptures, as the Word of God, are also considered an incorruptible witness. The psalmist proclaims, "The words of the LORD are flawless, like silver refined in a furnace, like gold purified sevenfold" (Psalm 12:6). The Bible is viewed as a perfect and enduring testimony of God's will, character, and redemptive plan. The apostle Peter echoes this sentiment, stating, "For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God" (1 Peter 1:23). The Word of God is imperishable, serving as an eternal witness to truth.

Jesus Christ: The Faithful and True Witness

Jesus Christ is the embodiment of the incorruptible witness. In the book of Revelation, He is referred to as "the faithful and true witness" (Revelation 3:14). His life, death, and resurrection testify to the truth of God's love and the reality of His kingdom. Jesus Himself declared, "I am the way and the truth and the life" (John 14:6), affirming His role as the ultimate witness to God's truth.

The Role of Believers as Incorruptible Witnesses

Believers are called to be witnesses to the truth of the Gospel, reflecting the incorruptible nature of God's testimony in their lives. The apostle Paul exhorts the church in Philippi, "Do everything without complaining or arguing, so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine as lights in the world" (Philippians 2:14-15). Christians are to live lives that bear witness to the transformative power of the Gospel, maintaining integrity and purity in their testimony.

The Holy Spirit as the Witness

The Holy Spirit plays a crucial role as an incorruptible witness within the believer. Jesus promised His disciples, "But when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth" (John 16:13). The Holy Spirit testifies to the truth of Christ and empowers believers to bear witness to the Gospel with boldness and clarity.

In summary, the concept of an incorruptible witness in the Bible encompasses the unchanging nature of God, the enduring truth of His Word, the faithful testimony of Jesus Christ, and the role of believers empowered by the Holy Spirit to bear witness to the truth in a fallen world.

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Psalm 15:4
In whose eyes a vile person is contemned; but he honors them that fear the LORD. He that swears to his own hurt, and changes not.
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Argument. --Moreover, He is Good, Always the Same, Immutable, one ...
... rightly declares good, of whose goodness the whole world is witness; which world ...
He is therefore also both immortal and incorruptible, neither conscious of any ...
/.../chapter iv argument moreover he is.htm

The Death of Death
... changed in passing through death, so as to rise in incorruptible bodies, and ... as no
fuller on earth could white them.' The living will witness the resurrection ...
/.../maclaren/romans corinthians to ii corinthians chap v/the death of death.htm

The Testimony of the Church
... been possible for her members "to be born of this word, as of incorruptible seed,"
(1 ... this way the Church performs the part of a director and a witness to this ...
/.../arminius/the works of james arminius vol 1/8 the testimony of the.htm

The Third Day He Rose Again from the Dead. The Glory of Christ's ...
... I shall draw all unto Me." To this the Gospel bears witness, when it ... body raised
from the rocky sepulchre and rendered immortal and incorruptible, He should ...
/.../29 the third day he.htm

Reasons for his Rising on the Third Day. -1 not Sooner for Else ...
... could witness to the death of the Lord's body, the Son of God Himself, after an
interval of three days, shewed His body, once dead, immortal and incorruptible; ...
/.../select works and letters or athanasius/section 26 reasons for his.htm

1 Timothy v. 21-23
... As if he had said, I call to witness God and His Son and His servants, that I ... Is
not His nature incorruptible, incapable of injury, superior to all suffering? ...
/.../homily xvi 1 timothy v.htm

Psalm CX.
... For in this, that Christ is with the Father, invisible and incorruptible, because
He is ... Thou callest God to witness: this is to swear, to call God to witness ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/augustine/exposition on the book of psalms/psalm cx.htm

The Resurrection
... did not hide Himself from sight; rather, He made all creation witness to the ... forthwith
on the third day raised it up, impassable and incorruptible, the pledge ...
/.../athanasius/on the incarnation of the word/chapter 5 the resurrection.htm

Scriptural Christianity
... his blood, the forgiveness of sins." he rejoiced in that witness of God's ... and in
hope of that crown of glory, that "inheritance, incorruptible, undefiled, and ...
/.../wesley/sermons on several occasions/sermon 4 scriptural christianity.htm

The Evidences of Christianity Briefly Stated, and the New ...
... still the witness in himself [10] ; and while the Spirit beareth witness with his ...
as it were, begotten unto him, is indeed a divine and incorruptible seed [12 ...
/.../the evidences of christianity/the evidences of christianity briefly.htm