What They Said

"The old heart is taken away and a new one put in its place. The substitution of one heart for another implies an entire change in the character and current of our affections. Now a change may be simply a reform, or extending farther, it may pass into a revolution. The spiritual change, which we call conversion, is not a mere reform. It is a revolution. It changes the heart, the habits, the eternal destiny of an immortal being. For the old mischievous laws which it repeals, it introduces a new code of statutes; it changes the reigning dynasty, wrenches the sceptre from a usurper's hand, and banishing him forth of the kingdom, in restoring the throne to God, restores it to its rightful monarch."

"Conversion is not a repairing of the old building, but it takes all down and erects a new structure. It is not the sewing on a patch of holiness; but, with the true convert, holiness is woven into all his powers, principles and practice."

"The quiet conversion of one sinner after another under the ordinary ministry of the gospel must always be regarded with feelings of satisfaction and gratitude by the ministers and disciples of Christ."

"When the wheels of a clock move within, the hands on the dial will move without.  When the heart of a man is sound in conversion, then the life will be fair in profession."

"He that saith he will be good tomorrow, he saith he will be wicked today."

"Many think not of living  any holier, till they can live no longer."

"The conversion of a soul is the miracle of a moment, but the manufacture of a saint is the task of a lifetime."

"The question isn't were you challenged. The question is were you changed"

"It is one thing to have sin alarmed only by convictions, and another to have it crucified by converting grace. Many, because they have been troubled in conscience for their sins, think well of their case, miserably mistaking conviction for conversion."