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Why dont Christians use their testimony

Q: Why dont Christians use their testimony to draw people to Christ? If you have a supernatural testimony to share with believers and non Christians about the power of God... why constantly point to the Bible? Didnt the Apostle Paul go around sharing his supernatural testimony about how Jesus appeared, blinded him and saved him? When God shows up to you He is going to give you a testimony to share. Isnt this better than keep pointing people to the Bible?  A: You are misunderstanding the purpose of the Gospel, and when & how to use a testimony.  If you read the Bible, you will learn that the Apostle Paul DID NOT "share his testimony" in any of the cities or towns where he preached and went in missions to. What he Did was "point to the Scriptures" to show them how Jesus of Nazareth was the Messiah and how they should [respond] repent and believe. He preached the Gospel of Jesus.  The Gospel of salvation is that message believers were commissioned by Christ to proc...

Should we try to puff up our testimony & go on a testimony tour? Guidance on testimonies & usage

Testimony guidance Q: How do I go about giving my testimony? As in I want to preach it to the church or even people. I’m not talking about the 5-10 minute run down. How would I go about even setting one up? I believe I have a very powerful testimony in my young life that can help others. I want to guide them to Christ. In the past 10 months I’ve helped two people become believers and be active of their roles in Christ. That’s 2 more people compared to 10 months ago. I want to change lives, I want to guide people to Christ. I want to share my story because both God and me know how rocky my faith has been, we know the sins I have sinned. Our God is truly merciful and I want others to feel heard. I don’t want them to be alone because without him we are. A: We share the Gospel with people, to focus on God. God told us the power of salvation is in the Gospel . A testimony done wrongly points sinfully to me me me. You don't want a 30 min testimony focusing on you. Even Paul as a mass mur...