The Necessity of Conversion – Part 1

• The Lord’s Ultimatums

–Except ye repent you’ll perish

• Luke 13:3, 5

–Except a man be born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.

• John 3:3

–Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you.

• John 6:53

–Except you be converted and become as little children you shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.

• Matthew 18:3
• This is necessary; all conversions to Christ have points of essential agreement!

–First; there must be a conviction of sin.

• Matthew 9:13
• I Timothy 1:15
• Romans 5:6
• Luke 19:10
• Matthew 1:21

–Secondly, there must be a genuine desire for forgiveness.

• Luke 18:10-14