Conversion Quotes

• We are not converted only once in our lives but many times and this endless series of conversions and inner revolutions leads to our transformation.

  Thomas Merton

  Revolution, Transformation, Endless

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• Conversion is not only changing the faith. Conversion is changing the heart and working over there is the grace of God. Then only comes the question of change of faith. Nobody can force you, not even the holy prophets.

  Mother Teresa

  Heart, Holy Prophet, Grace

  Source: mattersindia.com

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• For many of us, conversion is an ongoing process and not a onetime event that results from a powerful or dramatic experience. Line upon line and precept upon precept, gradually and almost imperceptibly, our motives, our thoughts, our words, and our deeds become aligned with the will of God. Conversion unto the Lord requires both persistence and patience.

  David A. Bednar

  Powerful, Persistence, Deeds

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• Every story of conversion is the story of a blessed defeat.

  C. S. Lewis

  Blessed, Stories, Defeat

  C. S. Lewis (2003). “A Mind Awake: An Anthology of C. S. Lewis”, p.109, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• The great #‎ conversion called for by Jesus is to move from belonging to the world to belonging to God.

  Henri Nouwen

  Jesus, Moving, World

  Henri Nouwen (2013). “The Return of the Prodigal Son: A Story of Homecoming”, p.125, Image

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• If conversion makes no improvements in a man's outward actions then I think his 'conversion' was largely imaginary.

  C. S. Lewis

  Men, Thinking, Action

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• Living a spiritual life requires a change of heart, a conversion. Such a conversion may be marked by a sudden inner change, or it can take place through a long, quiet process of transformation. But it always involves an inner experience of oneness.

  Henri Nouwen

  Spiritual, Heart, Oneness

  Henri J. M. Nouwen (2016). “The Spiritual Life: Eight Essential Titles by Henri Nouwen”, HarperCollins

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• We are all sinners. We are called to a conversion of heart

  Pope Francis

  Heart, Sinner

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• People go through three conversions: The conversion of their head, their heart, and their pocketbook. Unfortunately, not all at the same time.

  Martin Luther

  Heart, People, Three

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• Because the truth of God is love, conversion to God is conversion to love.

  Pope Benedict XVI

  God Is Love, Conversation, Truth Of God

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• Conversion is a work above man's power... Never think you can convert yourself. If ever you would be savingly converted, you must despair of doing it in your own strength. It is a resurrection from the dead, a new creation, a work of absolute omnipotence... Conversion is a supernatural work.

  Joseph Alleine

  Men, Thinking, Omnipotence

  "Alarm to the Unconverted".

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• There is a vast difference between intellectual belief and the total conversion that saves the soul.

  Billy Graham

  Christian, Differences, Soul

  Billy Graham (2009). “Graham 2in1 (Angels/Peace With God)”, p.178, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• The evidence of conversion is not a decision card filled out, it's a life being lived out.

  Paul Washer

  Filled Out, Decision, Cards

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• Conversion does not make us perfect, but it does catapult us into a total experience of discipleship that affects - and infects - every sphere of our living.

  Richard J. Foster

  Perfect, Spheres, Doe

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• Love is a choice — not simply, or necessarily, a rational choice, but rather a willingness to be present to others without pretense or guide. Love is a conversion to humanity — a willingness to participate with others in the healing of a broken world and broken lives. Love is the choice to experience life as a member of the human family, a partner in the dance of life.

  Carter Heyward

  Healing, Love Life, Love Is

  "Our Passion for Justice". Book by Carter Heyward, 1984.

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• Conversion is the work of the Holy Spirit.

  Greg Laurie

  Spirit, Holy Spirit, Holy

  Source: www.christianpost.com

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• The conversion of a soul is the miracle of a moment, but the manufacture of a saint is the task of a lifetime.

  Alan Redpath

  Miracle, Soul, Saint

  Alan Redpath (2004). “The Making of a Man of God (Alan Redpath Library): Lessons from the Life of David”, p.6, Baker Books

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• To see sin without grace is despair. To see grace without sin is arrogance. To see them in tandem is conversion.

  Max Lucado

  Grace, Arrogance, Despair

  Twitter post from Jul 20, 2014

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• God is not glorified in any transaction upon earth so much as in the conversion of a sinner.

  Archibald Alexander

  Earth, Transactions, Sinner

  Archibald Alexander (1857). “Practical Truths”

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• Knowing that the gospel is true is the essence of a testimony. Consistently being true to the gospel is the essence of conversion.

  David A. Bednar

  Essence, Knowing, Being True

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• I believe in conversion of mankind, not its destruction.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Believe, Men, Destruction

  Mahatma Gandhi, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1986). “The Moral and Political Writings of Mahatma Gandhi: Non-Violent Resistance and Social Transformation”, Clarendon Press

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• A conversion is a lonely experience.

  Dorothy Day

  Lonely

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• It costs something to be a real Christian, according to the standard of the Bible. There are enemies to be overcome, battles to be fought, sacrifices to be made, an Egypt to be forsaken, a wilderness to be passed through, a cross to be carried, a race to be run. Conversion is not putting a person in an arm-chair and taking them easily to heaven. It is the beginning of a mighty conflict, in which it costs much to win the victory.

  J. C. Ryle

  Christian, Running, Real

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• Regeneration is a spiritual change; conversion is a spiritual motion.

  Stephen Charnock

  Spiritual, Spiritual Change, Regeneration

  Stephen Charnock (1840). “The Doctrine of Regeneration: Selected from the Writings of Stephen Charnock”, p.98

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• Prayer at its highest is a two-way conversation - and for me the most important part is listening to God's replies.

  Frank Laubach

  Faith, God, Christian

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