11. Is house-to-house witnessing the “public declaration” mentioned at Hebrews 10:23, and why do you answer yes or no?

¹¹ This scripture that says “Let us hold fast the public declaration of our hope” does not mean merely doing this by going from house to house witnessing day by day throughout our lives.

Therefore the apostle Paul tells us: “Through him [Christ] let us always offer to God a sacrifice of praise, that is, the fruit of lips which make public declaration to his name.” (Hebrews 13:15)

In addition to our public witnessing, we should not forget “the doing of good.”

It should be noted that this is not merely incidental witnessing, suggesting activity that is not planned or is of little importance.

Informal witnessing is very important, and love for fellow humans will impel us to make opportunities to participate in it.

11, 12. (a) We have what Scriptural encouragement to share in street witnessing? (b) What reasons are there for our doing so?

¹¹ A fourth way in which we can show our appreciation for what God and Christ have done for us is by street witnessing.

In the public squares it keeps giving forth its voice.

“Wednesday we walked two miles to Brauta, witnessing to the village of Amoanda on the way.

To continue witnessing with us the sisters carry their babies on their backs and loads on their heads.

So effective was this informal witnessing that Paul could write: “My affairs have turned out for the advancement of the good news rather than otherwise, so that my bonds have become public knowledge in association with Christ among all the Praetorian Guard and all the rest; and most of the brothers in the Lord, feeling confidence by reason of my prison bonds, are showing all the more courage to speak the word of God fearlessly.” (Philippians 1:12-14)