Quotes About Conversion

The condition in which the pagan world dwells outside of the special revelation is portrayed in Holy Scripture as darkness, ignorance, self-invented wisdom, and great unrighteousness. The preaching that addresses them is thus a calling to come out of darkness into the light; it is an invitation to be converted from idols and to serve the living and true God.

No psychology of religion can teach us what conversion is and ought to be; the Scriptures alone can tell us that.

Conversion is the sole and the absolutely peculiar way to heaven.

if sin bears an ethical character, then redemption is possible, and conversion is in principle the conquest of sin, the death of the old and the resurrection of the new man.

Men may differ as to the nature and the reach of conversion, but its necessity is established beyond all doubt; the whole of humanity proclaims the truth of the fall.

He cannot quite accept that real property cannot be changed into money with the same speed and ease with which he changes a wafer into the body of Christ.

What's happened to you, Daniel?" she asked, seeming more annoyed than curious. "I became a Christian," he said, "a follower of Jesus," and as soon as the words left his mouth, his head became clearer.

I never outgrew my conversion to atheism at 13, but at various times was a serious cultural Jew.

When you're writing for the Internet, you have the analytics, and you know that people are bailing every second. But various people kept reminding me that once people have bought a book, they're in. You don't have to be selling them on every page.

Once we have inexpensive energy, we can readily and inexpensively convert the vast amount of dirty and salinated water we have on the planet to usable water.

I can give you 150 philosophies about converting to vegetarianism, but you will only convert if your body feels right. I, for instance, feel fabulous; my body feels clean after becoming a vegetarian.

I turned vegetarian because my wife was one, and wanted me to convert.

Pickups, S.U.V.'s, vans and the like represent about 80 million vehicles, with mileage of perhaps 13 to 16 miles per gallon. Converting those should be our first priority.

Federal lawmakers need to change the rules so that vehicles converted to use new fuels can be put on the road; the only restriction should be that they pass the same standard state tests that all other cars do.

Racing cars which have been converted for road use never really work. It's like making a hard core adult film, and then editing it so that it can be shown in British hotels. You'd just end up with a sort of half hour close up of some bloke's sweaty face.

Haven't two hundred years of failed missionary work overseas taught anybody anything? You can't convert people to anything - whether religion, or something as inane as our flicks.

Wasting time is when seconds, minutes and hours are passing without being converted

Always convert your time into wisdom

Teach the people the Word before converting and baptizing them

Every fragment of time that passes daily must be converted for it to be fully effective

Time is wasted when it is not being converted

Gain great values by converting your time

Work is the major instrument for conversion

Conversion is the key to maintaining wealth