"True conversion is not an isolated experience but one that is related to a life of discipleship. It is the point in time and experience at which we enter into such a life. Discipleship belongs to and should follow from conversion the way that natural life belongs to and should follow from live birth.
"Just as there is no life without birth, so there is no birth without an ensuing life, however long or short that life may be. And just as there is not discipleship without conversion, so there is no conversion without an ensuing life of discipleship that involves growth in moral maturity, a deepening faith, and loving service."
-- David Wells, "Turning to God" p.25 (Baker 1989)
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