True conversion begins in conviction
September 12, 2022•124 words
Spiritual conviction is an essential part of sound conversion. Conversion begins here. True conversion begins in convictions and true convictions end in conversion. Til the sinner is convinced of sin, he can never be converted from sin. Christ's coming was as a Savior to die for sinners, and the Spirit's coming is to convince us as sinners that we may close with Christ as a Saviour. Till sin is thoroughly revealed to us, interest in the blood of Christ cannot rightly be claimed by us. Nay, as long as sin is unseen, Christ will be unsought. "They that be whole need not the physician, but they that are sick."
—Matthew Mead, 'The Almost Christian Discovered' pg. 109
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