The case ...

Here is an amazing passage of Scripture for us:

1 John 1:1-4 (New Living Translation) 

Introduction

 ¹ We proclaim to you the one who existed from the beginning, whom we have heard and seen. We saw him with our own eyes and touched him with our own hands. He is the Word of life. ² This one who is life itself was revealed to us, and we have seen him. And now we testify and proclaim to you that he is the one who is eternal life. He was with the Father, and then he was revealed to us. ³ We proclaim to you what we ourselves have actually seen and heard so that you may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ. ⁴ We are writing these things so that you may fully share our joy.

 1 John 1:1-4 (The Message) 

^1-2From the very first day, we were there, taking it all in—we heard it with our own ears, saw it with our own eyes, verified it with our own hands. The Word of Life appeared right before our eyes; we saw it happen! And now we're telling you in most sober prose that what we witnessed was, incredibly, this: The infinite Life of God himself took shape before us.

 ^3-4We saw it, we heard it, and now we're telling you so you can experience it along with us, this experience of communion with the Father and his Son, Jesus Christ. Our motive for writing is simply this: We want you to enjoy this, too. Your joy will double our joy!

Jesus is the Word of life ... that is the statement that is made in this introduction. And how is this conclusion drawn? This is not drawn from mere hearsay. It is not a case of second hand knowledge as someone recalled what they had seen and passed it on to someone else and on to someone else. It is not based upon some deductive thinking or theory.

The case for this claim is on personal experience. I love the statement From the very first day we were there. Here are actual eyewitnesses. Here are people who experienced Jesus for themselves. They give us insight into the the full package experience that they had - we heard, we saw, we touched. 

The same continues for us you know. That should be the basis for our testimony. Think about it - what have you seen Jesus do in the lives of others and in your life? What has Jesus revealed to you, spoken to you? Let the case you build be one that is upon your own experience.