STT 088 - Take Heart, Your Conversion Is a Process (HC LD 33, QA 88-91)

STT 088 - Take Heart, Your Conversion Is a Process (HC LD 33, QA 88-91)

Author: Jonathan Shirk August 11, 2022 Duration: 9:22

Is conversion a sensational experience that happens only one time in someone's life? Is conversion repeating a prayer after an evangelist or preacher and walking an aisle? Having a Biblical understanding of conversion is comforting and encouraging. Conversion is more than what many Christians think. Much more in some cases. May this episode clarify conversion a little bit for you and encourage you in your walk with Christ. 

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DISCUSSION QUESTIONS FOR FAMILY WORSHIP: (1) How would you define conversion? (2) What is the danger of understanding conversion as repeating a prayer, committing your life to Christ, and walking an aisle? (3) How is it comforting and helpful to understand conversion to include perseverance in faith and ongoing repentance and growth in godliness? (4) How does Heidelberg 88-91 help us understand true repentance or conversion? 


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