Conversion Quotes

210 quotes by 149 authors

If conversion makes no improvements in a man's outward actions then I think his 'conversion' was largely imaginary. — C.S. Lewis
Holiness does not consist in not making mistakes or never sinning. Holiness grows with capacity for conversion, repentance, willingness to begin again, and above all… — Pope Benedict XVI
... whenever Christ, the Bridegroom of pure souls, is mystically united with each soul, He gives the Father occasion to rejoice over this as at… — Gregory Palamas
As long as our restlessness, anxiety, and feelings of guilt dominate our work as peacemakers we cannot last long. But when we have opened each… — Henri Nouwen
God knew what we were before conversion - wicked, guilty, and defiled; yet He loved us. He knows what we will be after conversion -… — J C Ryle
The fact is, brethren, we must have conversion work here. We cannot go on as some churches do without converts. We cannot, we will not,… — Charles Spurgeon
While conversion of sugars to ethanol is the predominant reaction, it is only one of potentially thousands of biochemical reactions taking place during fermentation. As… — Neel Burton
Some people who experience a religious conversion seem to undergo a personality change. They can be quite congenial and easygoing when talking about mundane things,… — Darrel Ray
Have you ever observed somebody go through a religious conversion? The person seems perfectly reasonable to you and has no particular concern for religion. Then… — Darrel Ray
Once the process [of conversion] is begun and continues...you are continually turning inward toward God and away from your own egocentricity...you have to see this… — Flannery O'Connor
One of the chief duties which [the Christian] will punctually and carefully fulfill is the duty of prayer. You will remember in the Book of… — Henry Edward Manning
The great #â€Ž conversion called for by Jesus is to move from belonging to the world to belonging to God. — Henri Nouwen
It is very much easier to work than to pray. Most of the missionaries are earnest workers. But are we all that we should be… — Griffith John
You cannot convert people beyond your own conversion. — James E. Faust
I'm fishing for men with a certain kind of bait, and the bait that I am offering is not a candy; it's a very specific… — Larry Norman
Starting out from the fact that the frustrated predominate among the early adherents of all mass movements and that they usually join of their own… — Eric Hoffer
It is evident that our conversion is sound when we loathe and hate sin from the heart. — Richard Sibbes
Essential to the attainment of these national goals is the moral imperative of ensuring social justice and respect for human dignity. The great biblical tradition… — Pope Francis
Reforming the social structures which perpetuate poverty and the exclusion of the poor first requires a conversion of mind and heart. — Pope Francis
The decision to serve a mission will shape the spiritual destiny of the missionary, his or her spouse, and their posterity for generations to come.… — Russell M. Nelson

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