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Conversion
Conversion is the human response to the gospel, consisting of repentance from sin and faith in Jesus Christ.[1]
Conversion is our willing response to the gospel call, in which we sincerely repent of sins and place our trust in Christ for salvation.[2]
The Call to repent and follow Christ (follow – belief, trust)
True and false repentance and faith
Turning from sin – Repentance
My life is sinful
Sorrow and guilt
I am turning from my sin
There must be a dramatic change
Turning to Christ – Faith
Understanding who Christ (His person and work)
Trusting in Him as a Person to save. (Personal)
MORE THAN JUST BELIEVING…TO REALLY BELIEVE RESULTS IN CHANGE.
Saving faith consists of intellectual, emotional, and volitional elements: knowledge, assent, and trust, respectively. The mind embraces knowledge, a recognition and understanding of the truth concerning the person and work of Christ. The heart gives assent, or the settled confidence and affirmation that Christ’s salvation is suitable to one’s spiritual need. The will responds with trust, the personal commitment to and appropriation of Christ as the only hope for eternal salvation. Each of these components requires further elaboration.[3]
Repentance and faith continue throughout the Christian life
Progressive sanctification
Daily growing and changing into the likeness of Christ
[1] Gregg R. Allison, 50 Core Truths of the Christian Faith: A Guide to Understanding and Teaching Theology (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books: A Division of Baker Publishing Group, 2018), 234.
[2] Wayne Grudem, Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine, Second Edition. (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Academic, 2020), 861.
[3] John MacArthur and Richard Mayhue, eds., Biblical Doctrine: A Systematic Summary of Bible Truth (Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2017), 596.
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