Conversion occurs when sinners turn to God in repentance and faith for salvation. Paul describes the conversion of the Thessalonians, “For they themselves report concerning us the kind of reception we had among you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God” (1 Thes. 1:9). Sinners are converted when they repent of their sins and turn in faith to Jesus Christ, trusting in him for the forgiveness of their sins on the Day of Judgment.
— Thomas Schreiner (b. 1954), Theologe und Neutestamentler
Related Bible passage: 1TH.1.9
Topics: Grace & Redemption
Thomas Schreiner
Thomas Schreiner (* 1954) ist ein US-amerikanischer Theologe und lehrt seit 1997 als Professor für neutestamentliche Exegese am Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville. Er vertritt eine reformiert-baptistische Theologie, verteidigt das traditionelle Rechtfertigungsverständnis gegenüber der Neuen Paulusperspektive und befürwortet komplementäre Geschlechterrollen in Gemeinde und Ehe. Bibellesern dienen seine Kommentare und Studien als sprachlich präzise, am griechischen Grundtext orientierte Auslegungen des Neuen Testaments.
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It wasn't the nails that held Jesus to the cross. It was love.
Max Lucado
Grace, like water, flows to the lowest part.
Philip Yancey
In our own woundedness, we can become sources of life for others.
Henri Nouwen
God does not love us because we are lovable, but because his nature is love.
Oswald Chambers
Oswald Chambers
God counts on your failure far more than you do yourself.
Hans Peter Royer
Ultimately mourning means facing what wounds us in the presence of One who can heal.
Henri Nouwen
The church is a hospital for sinners, not a museum for saints.
Tim Keller