Theological Term of the Week
Monday, March 9, 2009 at 5:24PM
rebecca in theological terms

conversion
A sinner’s willing response to the gospel call in which he repents of his sin and places his faith in Christ; the turn from sin to God by the one who is being saved.

Learn more:

  1. John Gill: Of Conversion
  2. Tom Schreiner: Conversion in the New Testament
  3. Kim Riddlebarger: Biblical Conversion and the Modern Church
  4. Jared Wilson: The Beauty of Conversion
  5. John Piper: The Role of the Holy Spirit in Conversion
  6. Wayne Grudem: The Doctrine of Conversion (mp3)

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1I recommend John Piper’s sermon on George Whitefield, which comes in manuscript, audio, or video form.

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