Quotes About Conviction

It's easier to believe something if someone else thinks the same thing.

After a short time I changed my condition and was married, and came into this country, where I found a new world and new manners, at which my heart rose. But after I was convinced it was the way of God, I submitted to it and joined the church at Boston.

In the first place, I don't believe you,' answered I;: 'in the second, if you will be such a fool, I can't hinder it.

You and I have not been commanded to be successful as we tell others about Jesus. We have not been commanded to lead others to place their faith in Him. We are commanded simply to be faithful in declaring the truth. Praise God! The burden of responsibility belongs to the Holy Spirit when it comes to convincing others of the truth of their own sin and need for a Savior.

When he comes, he will convict the world of guilt in regard to sin and righteousness and judgment. JOHN 16:8

Our gospel came to you not simply with words, but also with power, with the Holy Spirit and with deep conviction. 1 THESSALONIANS 1:5

Yet I am not ashamed, because I know whom I have believed, and am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him for that day. 2 TIMOTHY 1:12

Then they called them in again and commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus. But Peter and John replied, "Judge for yourselves whether it is right in God's sight to obey you rather than God. For we cannot help speaking about what we have seen and heard." ACTS 4:18 – 20

Maybes never are.

But I can't. Need is not quite belief.

Need is not quite belief.

FINALLY she had convinced him that she would still respect him in the morning.

Allene had clearly inherited one thing from her pioneering forefathers, and that was the conviction that if there wasn't a road, there must be a detour that would get you where you wanted to go. And if there wasn't a detour, a road had to be built. "If one has the will and persistence, one CAN do things," she wrote later.

The first step toward persuading others is an evident and sincere willingness to be persuaded yourself.

White supremacy does not demand deep conviction. Ruthless self-interest, not sincere belief, is the signature feature of the doctrine. It finds its greatest expression, and most devastating effect, in the determination to state, live by, and act on the basis of ideas one knows are untrue when doing so will yield important benefits and privileges that one does not care to relinquish.

I ask no other epitaph on my tomb but "'SHE TRIED TO FOLLOW TRUTH.

One of my rules is never to look sideways at what other people are doing but instead, do what I feel is right.

Forcing ourselves to express how sure we are of our beliefs brings to plain sight the probabilistic nature of those beliefs, that what we believe is almost never 100% or 0% accurate but, rather, somewhere in between.

It doesn't take much for any of us to believe something. And once we believe it, protecting that belief guides how we treat further information relevant to the belief.

Conviction profonde que le savoir et les bonnes manières étaient la marque d'une excellence intérieure, innée.

Trust because you are willing to accept the risk, not because its safe or certain.

Being your own person and standing for what you believe is a critical aspect of a good professional life.

I know what to say, how to say it, how to bring profile to the issues I care about and people want to listen to me.

You never undertake a project because you think other people will like it - because that way lies madness - but rather because you believe in it.