Our, One, & Only

And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.  Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.  I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life.  - 1 John 5:11-13

This is to be our testimony.  God has given us eternal life through His Son whom we believe has come, died in place of our sins, and been resurrected.  There is no other life except in God's Son.  Our source of life is in His Son.  Our redemption is in His Son.  Our only hope, dependence, and deliverance for each day is in His Son.  And we write, speak, teach, and testify so others may believe and find their life in His Son.

This is the only testimony.  There is no other testimony that matters.  We may have had lots of experience and can talk about many great lessons for others to learn of on our behalf, but the only testimony we have that can change someone's life to the essence of their being is our testimony of our experience with Jesus, the Son of God.  This testimony is the only one that can lead someone to a new life, a renewed life, or a secured eternal life.  All of our other testimonies should relate to this only testimony.

This is the one testimony.  This one and only testimony of ours is intently focused on Jesus, God's Son.  He is the One that our testimony should revolve around.  Our story should be a reflection of Him and demonstrate how He lives through us, how He has delivered us, how knowing Him has changed us, and how much He loves us.  There is only one through which we can be saved.  Ephesians 1:7 and Colossians 1:14 confirm that "In [Jesus] we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins."  Only in one Man's actions do we find salvation.   Romans 5:19 says, "For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so also by one Man’s obedience many will be made righteous."  Jesus is the One, the focus, of our testimony.