CONVERSION
If the Saviour has not sanctified you, renewed you, given you a hatred of sin and a
love of holiness, He has nothing in you of a saving character. ME79
True religion is something more than correct opinions. A man may as well descend to
hell being orthodox as heterodox. 827.474
Conversion is the mysterious work of the Spirit upon the soul. That great change
could not be produced by the fear of imprisonment, the authority of law, the charms
of bribery, the clamour of excitement, or the glitter of eloquence. 1147.703
We have all heard of the minister who visited a dying woman, and was the means of
bringing her to a joyful faith in Christ, but before he had left the house she was dead:
he was wont to say that he found her in a state of nature, saw her in a state of grace,
and left her in a state of glory, and all within an hour. So that we do make much of
the power of God to accomplish wonders in a brief space. 1607.385
To convince men of the truth of a statement is one thing, to convince them of personal
sin is another thing, and to convert them is a step higher still. 1774.197
Though no man is free from the commission of sin, yet every converted man is free
from the love of sin. 2073.125
That conversion which is all joy and lacks sorrow for sin, is very questionable. 2073.131
The vital spark that regenerates a soul is kindled in an instant. Instantaneous
conversion is not the exception, it is the rule; there cannot be any conversion but that
which is instantaneous. 3298.185
It not only changes my outward actions, but it renews my mind, it alters the whole
bent and purpose of my life, in David’s phrase it converts my soul. 3314.379