Quotes about Conviction

Augustine was right when he said that we love the truth when it enlightens us, but we hate it when it convicts us. Maybe we can't handle the truth. In

Forcing people to "freely" believe is a contradiction in terms. God is love (1 John 4:16), and love cannot work coercively — only persuasively.

Belief requires assent not only of the mind but also of the will.

Therefore, it takes a lot more faith to be a non-Christian than it does to be a Christian.

One can only believe entirely, perhaps, in what one cannot see.

Upon the obstinate irrepressible conviction which makes youth so intolerably disagreeable—I am what I am, and intend to be it.

He went on saying No to her, on principle, for he never yielded to a woman on account of her sex.

Sooner or later...one has to take sides. If one is to remain human.

A cause worth fighting for is worth fighting for to the end.

If you want to do something and you feel in your bones that it's the right thing to do, do it. Intuition is often as important as the facts. 663

Heresy is the refusal to speak the truth or to live the truth in the light of the One who is the Truth.

Each life is unique. But for all, repentance will surely include passing through the portal of humble prayer. Our Father in Heaven can allow us to feel fully the conviction of our sins. He knows the depths of our remorse. He can then direct what we must do to qualify for forgiveness.