Quotes About Transformation

The church in America has been deeply infiltrated by the "world," and in the process it is beginning to copy and resemble the world in many of its activities.

Those who believe [in Christ] are expected to be different from the world . . . they are members of a new society.

Jesus invited us not to a picnic, but to a pilgrimage. He offered us, not an excursion, but an execution. Our Savior said that we would have to be ready to die to self, sin, and the world.

I have never known a man who received Christ and ever regretted it.

Um dia vais ler ou ouvir que Billy Graham morreu. Não acredites nisso. Eu estarei mais vivo do que estou agora. Apenas terei mudado de endereço. Estarei na presença de Deus.

I wept more in Korea than in all the past several years put together. These experiences changed my life. I could never be quite the same again . . . I felt sadder, older. I felt as though I had gone in a boy and come out a man.

What makes Christians different from everyone else is that God Himself lives within them by His Holy Spirit. When we come to Christ and give our lives to Him, God actually takes up residence within us.

In one bold stroke, forgiveness obliterates the past and permits us to enter the land of new beginnings.

Before prayer changes others, it first changes us.

Be transformed by the renewing of your mind. ROMANS 12:2

Before asking God's forgiveness there is something important you must do. You must repent, that is, turn from the behavior and lifestyle that [leads to sin].

We are called to obey Christ. He is the Master of our lives and has washed us in His blood, which cleanses our souls, our minds, and our mouths. The world is watching. What do they see and hear?

Becoming a Christian is the work of a moment; being a Christian is the work of a lifetime.

The entire world is in turmoil. We are living in a time of enormous conflict and cultural transformation. We have been stunned by shockwaves of change in nation after nation, all around the globe.

It is a tragedy that many of God's people have conformed themselves to the world and its thinking, rather than being transformed by the renewing of their minds.

Christ can take the most sin-laden, selfish, evil person and bring forgiveness and new life.

We cannot ask forgiveness over and over again for our sins, and then return to our sins, expecting God to forgive us. We must turn from our practice of sin as best we know how, and turn to Christ by faith as our Lord and Savior.

Being a Christian is more than just an instantaneous conversion; it is like a daily process whereby you grow to be more and more like Christ.

Music is always changing and the changes are unpredictable.

The transformation from rancid to clean, particularly after a stretch of feculence, is like being born again, minus Jesus. Praise is not for the Lord, but for the Hydroluxe showerhead.

From a constant dripping forever running, as the story goes, even stone is hollowed into a cleft.

You know, over 30 years, I've seen a lot of things happen. I've seen the League go from power players to pound it down inside, to really incorporating the three-point shot in the last eight to 10 years. So it's really been interesting to watch the game as it's progressed throughout the years.

If you want to evolve, then overcome yourself!

If after I read a poem, the world looks like that poem for 24 hours or so, I'm sure it's a good one.