Wednesday, March 11

The underlying cause of conversion

The Christian who misunderstands or misinterprets the underlying cause of his or her conversion can be vulnerable to legalism, pride, self-reliance, ingratitude, condemnation, and lack of assurance.

But when we rightly understand the nature of our conversion — that is, when we clearly grasp the role of God’s sovereign grace in election—we position ourselves to enjoy, in an ongoing way, the wonderfully life-transforming benefits that are available only through the gospel.

— C. J. Mahaney
Sovereign Grace and the Glorious Mystery of Election
(Gaithersburg, Md.: Sovereign Grace Ministries, 2004), 2