Quotes About Conversion

John Havel, a seventeenth-century English Puritan, noted that the "greatest difficulty in conversion, is to win the heart to God; and the greatest difficulty after conversion, is to keep the heart with God. . .

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.

Nay, [2] after conversion we need bruising, that (1) reeds may know themselves to be reeds, and not oaks; even reeds need bruising, by reason of the remainder of pride in our nature, and to let us see that we live by mercy. And (2) that weaker Christians may not be too much discouraged when they see the stronger shaken and bruised.

Every soul won for Christ must be made to be a soul winner.

Strategic thought is needed in missionary work. From the point of view of salvation, all souls are equal. From the view of missionary strategy, they are not equal.

So. Are you guys here to convert me or sell me siding?

Pastor, creo que antes de alcanzar a estas personas nuevas debiéramos tratar de reactivar a todos los miembros viejos que han dejado de venir." ¡Esta es una estrategia que garantiza la decadencia de su iglesia! No da resultado. Por lo general, se requiere cinco veces más energía para reactivar a un miembro carnal o disgustado que a un inconverso receptivo.

The goal is to convert assumptions to knowledge as quickly and cheaply as possible.

last I looked appeared to be turning the place into a Marin County whorehouse.

Jon said, "Two hundred kilograms is four hundred forty pounds. That much C-4 takes up about eight cubic feet, which is your basic cardboard box." Amy

Buddhism spreads by people converting out of their own wish for peace and right action. But power condenses around those willing to use force.

Rogers} sexual aim is "to convert a creature who is cool, dry, calm, articulate, independent, purposeful into a creature who is the opposite of these: to demonstrate to an animal which is pretending not to be an animal that it is an animal.

It did not cross the minds of most Hindus that barring exceptions, they were responsible for Catholicism in India. The outcastes of Hinduism, the untouchables, who fell beyond the pale of the caste system had ample reason to convert to Catholicism. The caste-Hindus, as a matter of fact, left them no choice. As sub-humans they were little better than slaves.

It is not enough to discover the secret of a play, its thought and feelings—the actor must be able to convert them into living terms.

If a Muslim becomes a non-Muslim and propagates his/her new religion, then it is as good as treason. There is a Death Penalty in Islam for such a person.

In our domain we neither allow any Muslim to change his religion nor allow any other religion to propagate its faith.

Some people say that we here have no freedom of religion, ... In reality, the people in that country are the ones who were forced to embrace a religion.

Religion can reform a person's life, but it can never transform him. Only the Holy Spirit can transform!

A little philosophy makes a man an Atheist: a great deal converts him to religion

We should invade their countries, kill their leaders and convert them to Christianity.

Men can be attracted but not forced to the faith. You may drive people to baptism, (but) you won't move them one step further in religion.

While many Islamic countries pay lip service to the idea of freedom of religion, they don't put up with conversion from Islam to another religion.

The freedom to convert is fundamental to freedom of religion.

It is easier to change a man's religion than to change his diet.