Quotes about Conviction
At the heart of the Protestant faith is the conviction that there is nothing we contribute to our salvation but our sin, no merit we bring but Christ's, and nothing necessary for justification except faith alone.
— Kevin DeYoung
The catchword I use with my classes is: The authority of the writer always overcomes the skepticism of the reader.
— Nikki Giovanni
We are to be strong in faith, and soft in love.
— John Stott
It's not enough merely to believe there is a God. You must believe in the God who is there.
— Charles Swindoll
The power of belief alone could change the course of history.
— Ted Dekker
Do you believe? I believe, he said softly. What do you believe? I believe that I will kill these two to save my wife and son. Belief. Something about belief mattered greatly.
— Ted Dekker
Truth never pleads or compromises or wavers. It invites and awaits your acceptance.
— Vernon Howard
How is it possible to hold such anger against something you don't believe in?
— Francine Rivers
Passion makes one persuasive.
— Fred Craddock
But when we are securely rooted in personal intimacy with the source of life, it will be possible to remain flexible but not relativistic, convinced without being rigid, willing to confront without being offensive, gentle and forgiving without being soft and true witnesses without being manipulative.
— Brennan Manning
Sheer scholarship alone cannot reveal to us the gospel of grace. We must never allow the authority of books, institutions, or leaders to replace the authority of KNOWING Jesus Christ personally and directly. When the religious views of others interpose between us and the primary experience of Jesus as the Christ, we become unconvicted and unpersuasive travel agents handing out brochures to places we have never visited.
— Brennan Manning
The gospel will persuade no one unless it has so convicted us that we are transformed by it.
— Brennan Manning