"True conversion is not simply believing in Jesus. James 2:19 tells us even the demons believe. We can believe Christ is the Son of God, be convinced He died and rose again for the sins of mankind, and still be lost. That's head knowledge.
When I personalize Christ's gift of grace on the cross, I am saved. That's heart knowledge.
One difference between the head and the heart lies in the word "turn". Head knowledge doesn't always change a thing. Heart knowledge does. Life turns at that moment. We can't just go back to living as if nothing ever happened. The externals may evolve more slowly as we break habits and alter lifestyles, but the internals change instantaneously. Life takes an inevitable turn."
Christian....a label that the unbelievers in Antioch adopted for followers of Christ. They used the term as a mockery...it was a word associated with "ridicule". How beautiful that God stole the victory from satan. The very word used as a mockery became the greatest privilege a man could boast!
We can, and should, praise God that we carry the name "Christian".
Taken from Beth Moore's study, To Live Is Christ....The Life and Ministry of Paul
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