Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
In this video, Michael Lawrence answers if making a decision was what Jesus meant when He called us to repent and believe.
The way a church operates says a lot about how they believe people are saved. When a church truly embraces the Bible's teaching on conversion, they will call people to repentance and faith—not just one-time decisions, therapeutic healings, or moral lifestyles.
This short book was written to help churches rightly understand the difference that a biblical doctrine of conversion should make for teaching, evangelism, discipling, membership, and every other facet of the life of a local church.
Michael Lawrence serves as the lead pastor of Hinson Baptist Church in Portland, Oregon. He is the author of Biblical Theology in the Life of the Church.
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In this video, Michael Lawrence answers if making a decision was what Jesus meant when He called us to repent and believe.
The way a church operates says a lot about how they believe people are saved. When a church truly embraces the Bible's teaching on conversion, they will call people to repentance and faith—not just one-time decisions, therapeutic healings, or moral lifestyles.
This short book was written to help churches rightly understand the difference that a biblical doctrine of conversion should make for teaching, evangelism, discipling, membership, and every other facet of the life of a local church.
Michael Lawrence serves as the lead pastor of Hinson Baptist Church in Portland, Oregon. He is the author of Biblical Theology in the Life of the Church.
❖ Check out ‘Conversion: How God Creates a People’ here: crossway.org/books/conversion-case
❖ For more resources from Crossway, check our website: crossway.org
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Instagram: instagram.com/crosswaybooks
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