This sessions comes from a course called “Church Essentials” 9Marks created with Lifeway in 2012.
If you want to take this course in a structured manner, please visit: https://courses.9marks.org
“Understanding conversion rightly fuels evangelism, provides security, and emboldens courage built on the never-failing work of God. Or at least it does in healthy churches. The problem is that many Christians have difficulty in articulating what it means for them to be a Christian and are therefore paralyzed when it comes to sharing the gospel with another person.
Conversion isn’t reciting a creed. It’s not saying a prayer. It’s not a conversation. It’s not reaching a certain age, attending a class, or passing through some other rite of adulthood. It’s not a journey, everyone strewn along the path at different points.
So what is conversion? Only by knowing the answer to that question can we rightly and passionately share the good news of Jesus Christ with others.”
