Quotes about Conviction
Faith is the conviction that God knows more than we do about this life and He will get us through it.
— Max Lucado
Once the choice is made, do not look back, do not second-guess your decisions.
— Muhammad Ali
A meaningful life is not a popularity contest. Do what in your heart you believe to be the right thing, and you may or may not get immediate approval from the world. Do it anyway.
— Marianne Williamson
If we aren't willing to pay a price for our values, then we should ask ourselves whether we truly believe in them at all.
— Barack Obama
The more I have read the Bible and studied the life of Jesus, the more I have become convinced that Christianity spreads best not through force but through fascination.
— Shane Claiborne
But the reality is that many people are facing nonphysical persecution because of their stand for righteousness.
— Jerry Bridges
purpose is for us to become so convinced of these truths that we appropriate them in our daily circumstances, that we learn to trust God in the midst of our pain, whatever form it may take. It does not matter whether our pain is trivial or traumatic, temporary or interminable. Regardless of the nature of the circumstances, we must learn to trust God if we would glorify God in them.
— Jerry Bridges
Don't let anyone fool you. The chase after holiness is a tough race to run, especially when it comes to obedience. You have to have conviction (belief) in the necessity of obeying God's will as well as confidence (faith) in God's promises. If you don't have both of those, you can't persevere in this difficult chase.
— Jerry Bridges
The primary purpose is for us to become so convinced of these truths that we appropriate them in our daily circumstances, that we learn to trust God in the midst of our pain, whatever form it may take.
— Jerry Bridges
We need to call sin what the Bible calls it and not soften it with modern expressions borrowed from our culture.
— Jerry Bridges
A man who cannot be enticed by money or intimidated by the threat of jail or death has two of the strongest weapons that anyone has to offer.
— Jesse Jackson
Are you a communist? No I am an anti-fascist For a long time? Since I have understood fascism.
— Ernest Hemingway