Summary: Do you believe in instantaneous conversions? Calvin wrote, "God, by a sudden conversion, tamed and made teachable my mind." I love that phrase, "a sudden conversion." In recent decades, I believe the U.S. and Western Europe have not seen as many conversions to Christ as some countries in Asia and Latin America. And that's partly because they're not sure if Christ has the power turn people - on the spot - into "children of God."Some people preach a message that says, "If you believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, get into a therapy group, and hang in there a few years, and finally get baptized in water, and you never know, one of these days He just might liberate you." However, the apostle Paul preached a Gospel that came "with power, with the Holy Spirit and with deep conviction," as it says in First Thessalonians 1:5. Tell your friends that Jesus can set them free and change their lives in an instant. The living Christ has the power to do it, "out of the kingdom of darkness, into the kingdom of His dear Son."
