![]() Some of them had been involved in “contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, backbitings. When Paul penned 2 Corinthians, there were some unsolved matters among the brethren in Corinth. I am One who bears witness of Myself, and the Father who sent Me bears witness of Me” (John 8:17,18). When the Pharisees told Jesus that His witness was not true because He bore witness of Himself, His response was, “It is also written in your law that the testimony of two men is true. ![]() If he is unwilling to hear me, then I am to go back and take one or two more persons, “that by the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established” (Matthew 18:15,16). What if my brother sins against me? Jesus said that I am to go to him and tell him his fault. Again, “One witness shall not rise against a man concerning any iniquity or any sin that he commits by the mouth of two or three witnesses the matter shall be established” (Deuteronomy 19:15). In what specific instances do we find the statement that two or three witnesses were/are required? What if an Israelite was accused of serving a false god? In such a matter, God’s command was, “Whoever is deserving of death shall be put to death on the testimony of two or three witnesses he shall not be put to death on the testimony of one witness” (Deuteronomy 17:6). ![]() In both the law of Moses, as well as the new covenant of Jesus, we read the Lord’s instructions that in certain matters, action should be taken only when two or three witnesses can verify that something took place. In Bible language, a “witness” is one who can testify about what he has seen or heard (John 3:11,32).
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