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James Cantelon recalls his conversion experience when he writes very insightful work light and touching way: "The first impression is the lasting impression." Thus says the old adage, and I believe to be true in many cases. My first impression of God is with me to this day. She gave a camp, an old church, smelling of mildew in Canada, in central Saskatchewan. Then had five years of age. At that time, our "business" were the tabernacles. In most cases, our churches were called "tabernacles", but not only that: the buildings which were being held camp meetings also took this name, taken from the Old Testament work light to mean "tent". On a particularly hot day, my parents were in the tabernacle of adults, while I, together with my classmates, junior campers, I was at the tabernacle of children. The teacher passed us Pilgrim's Progress, Bunyan. While she gave the lesson, something lit up inside work light me. After the lesson, the children flew, noisy, to play in the sun. I remained. And Professor Brown seemed to know why. "Can I help you, Jimmy," he asked softly. With teary eyes, shook my head, without a word, biting the nail of my little finger, who suddenly could not stop shaking. We go to the back room; then we can pray, "he said. I can not explain what happened [...]. But I will say one thing: the five years suddenly felt like it was the worst sinner who ever existed. My perception of sin almost work light shattered my tender heart. However, the prayer was not finished. Began with remorse, was turning into joy. Felt to be removed work light from my fragile soul the weight that had just discovered. The presence of God flooded me. Without that I look to God or invite-indeed, without knowing she needed him-he came looking for me, calling me ... a five year old. [1]
The first impression is indeed that is. In recounting his conversion experience, Cantelon reveals something fantastic about God: "... he came looking for me ...". As you understand your conversion experience? Who sought whom? God came to search for? Or do you think that deep down you is that I was looking for him? What emerges work light most to you: the initiative and intervention God, or repentance and faith which welled up in you?
When I came to Christ, I thought I had even taken the initiative and although seek the Lord diligently, had no idea the Lord was seeking me. Not seem to realize that the new convert output. I can remember the exact day and hour when first host these truths [about the doctrine of election] in my soul when they, as John Bunyan said, came burning in my heart as a burning-iron, and I can remember that grew suddenly work light ceasing to be a baby to become a man-grew in my knowledge of the Scriptures, having found, once for all, the key to the truth of God.
One night, midweek, sitting in the house of God, there I was, without paying much attention to the sermon preached since not believe what was being said. I was then assaulted by the following thought: What led you to become a Christian? I sought the Lord. But what led you to seek the Lord?
Actually I have read, but what led me to do it? Then, in an instant, I realized that God underlay to everything, and it was the Author of my faith. Thus the doctrine of grace became work light clear to me, and this doctrine have not departed to this day, wishing that this will always be my confession, "I ascribe my change wholly to God." - Charles Spurgeon, Truths called Calvinists, São Paulo: PES
This is not about questions of academic nature. The Christian who understands work light or misunderstands work light the underlying cause of his conversion can become vulnerable to legalism, to pride, self dependence, the ingratitude, the conviction and the lack of assurance of salvation. However, when we come to properly understand the nature of our conversion-that is, when we can clearly capture the role of God's sovereign grace in election-, position ourselves to enjoy, f