(Audio Book) Repentance And Conversion

Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out. When the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord. Acts 3 19 KJV The Bible says, If any man be in Christ, he is a new creature, old things are passed away. Behold, all things are become new to Cor. 5 17 As a newborn child has all the parts of an adult, so when a person is converted to God, there are all the features of the new creature, and growth until God translates him to glory. Anything short of this is but the shadow instead of the substance. The author of conversion is the Holy Ghost, it is not based on free will or moral persuasion. Nothing short of the influence of the Spirit of the Living God can affect this change in a person's heart. Therefore, we are said to be born again and born of the Spirit not only with water but with the Holy Ghost. John 3 3 6 If it is asked, Why a person should repent, and be converted, I answer, Because without conversion, there is no way to be happy after you die. You must be converted or be damned. That is plain English, but not plainer than my master used. I did not speak the word as strongly as he did when he said, He that believeth not shall be damned. Mark 16 16 That is the language of our Lord. Some have said that hell is only a temporary punishment. Who told them so? God grant you may never know the meaning of Jesus' words. I never knew you Matthew 7 23 By awful experience, conversion makes you happy in eternity, and without it, you are damned forever. But you say, All in good time, I do not choose to be converted yet. Why? What age are you now? Suppose you are fourteen. Do you not think it time to be converted? There was a young man buried last night who was seventeen. Are you forty or fifty? Is that not the time? There was a poor woman, who died suddenly two or three days ago. God grant that may not be the case with any of you. The only way to prevent that is to be enabled to think that now is the accepted time. Behold, now is the day of salvation. 2 Corinthians 6 2 It is a mercy that each of us has not been in hell a thousand times by now. How many are in hell, that used to say, Lord, convert me, but not now? The road to hell is paved with good intentions. Now can you blame me for calling after you? Men, brethren, and fathers, here can God help you. Save yourselves from a wicked generation. If you are damned for lack of conversion, remember that you are not damned for lack of warning. Thousands have not had the gospel preached to them, but you have heard. If there is a deeper place in hell, God will order a gospel-despising church member to be put there. You will have dreadful torments. Of him to whom so much is given, much will be required. How dreadful to have minister after minister say, Lord God, I preach, but they would not hear. Think of this, professors, and God make you possessors. You young people, I charge you to consider. God help you to repent and be converted. He woos and invites you. You middle-aged people, oh that you would repent and be converted. You old, gray-headed people, the Lord make you repent and be converted. Oh I could preach until I preached myself dead. I would be glad to preach myself dead if God would convert you. May God bless His work on you, that you may blossom and bring forth fruits unto God. Amen.