Sometimes conversions are just unbelievable. They “fall from heaven” so to speak. There is no evangelist, no gospel presentation, no explanation of the law, it just happens – God does all the work. While not the norm, it can happen. God is sovereign enough to make it happen.For example, … [Read more...]
Conversion Stories from the NT – Simon
April 23, 2007 By 8 Comments
We have already looked The Apostle Paul conversion, as a conversion that fell from heaven.Now we look at a puzzling conversion story – was it complete, partial, or entirely false? Since we can’t read Simon’s heart, it may be an unanswerable question.The passage: Acts 7:9ff Through … [Read more...]
Conversion Stories from the NT – Cornelius
May 2, 2007 By 7 Comments
"What will you pay for?" On a plane ride from Chicago to Richmond, my elderly seat mate chatted at me nearly the entire way. Just after the captain made his pre-landing announcements, she laments to me over the awful choices she sees her granddaughter making.Thinking of her granddaughter’s … [Read more...]
Conversion Stories in NT – Sergius Paulus
May 7, 2007 By 5 Comments
In Acts 13:6ff, we encounter the story of Sergius Paulus, a proconsul for Rome, in Paphos on the island of Cyprus.The passage: Acts 13:6ff Barnabas and Saul were on what has been called their first missionary journey, and the gospel is now going beyond the limits of Palestine and into the Greek … [Read more...]
Conversion Stories in the NT — Pisidian Antioch
May 23, 2007 By 6 Comments
Various models of personal evangelism have been put developed over many years.If proclamation and invitation is central to evangelism, what form does the proclamation take?In our series of conversion stories, we’ve seenindividual conversations that contextualize the gospel to the … [Read more...]
Conversations between Believers and Non-Believers
December 22, 2008 By Leave a Comment
I found a list of conversations between believers and non-believers in Acts (thanks to "A Forgotten Gospel” by Mark McGrath", see my review).The complete list comes from the book of Acts.2:14-40, Peter Preaching at Pentecost 3:11-26, Peter in Jerusalem 4:5-12, Peter speaking to Jewish … [Read more...]
