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The Conversion of Abraham Lincoln
"Marvel not that I said unto thee,
Ye must be born again."
(John 3:7).
by Rev. James F. Jacquess
"I believe I am an humble servant in the hands
of our Heavenly Father;
I desire that all my words and acts may be according to His will."
-- Abraham Lincoln
"There is written evidence that Abraham Lincoln became a Christian in 1839 in
Springfield, Illinois during revival services at the Methodist Episcopal Church,
under the ministry of James F. Jacquess. In a fascinating narrative Rev. Jacquess
described Mr. Lincoln's conversion:
The church was filled that morning. It was a good sized church, but on that day all
the seats were filled. I had chosen for my text the words 'Ye
must be born again' , and during the course
of my sermon I laid particular stress on 'must'. Mr. Lincoln came into the church after the services had
commenced, and there being no vacant seats, chairs were put in the altar in front
of the pulpit, and Mr. Lincoln and Governor French and his wife sat in the altar
during the entire service, Mr. Lincoln on my left and Governor French on my right,
and I noticed that Mr. Lincoln appeared to be deeply interested in the sermon. A
few days after that Sunday, Mr. Lincoln called on me and informed me that he had
been greatly impressed with my remarks on Sunday and that he had come to talk with
me further on the matter. I invited him in, and my wife and I talked and prayed with
him for hours. Now, I have seen many persons converted; I have seen hundreds brought
to Christ, and if ever a person was converted, Abraham Lincoln was converted that
night in my house."
--from Abraham Lincoln's Daily Devotional, Special Edition
"In regards to this great Book (the Bible),
I have but to say it is the best gift God has given to man.
All the good Saviour gave to the world was communicated through this Book.
But for it we could not know right from wrong.
All things most desirable for man's welfare, here and hereafter, are found portrayed
in it."
-- Abraham Lincoln
Related Topics:
The Conversion
of Martin Luther ---New Window
by Tom Stewart
"The Kingdom of God that flowered from that Reformation in Germany 'is like a grain of mustard seed, which
a man took, and cast into his garden; and it grew, and waxed a great tree; and the
fowls of the air lodged in the branches of it' (Luke 13:19)."
The Conversion of C.
H. Spurgeon ---New Window
by Henry Davenport Northrop
Of his conversion Mr. Spurgeon spoke on every fitting
opportunity, hoping thereby to benefit others.
St. Patrick's Confession ---New Window
by Patrick (373-465 AD)
"I, Patrick, a sinner, a most simple countryman, the least of all the faithful
and most contemptible to many, had for father the deacon Calpurnius, son of the late
Potitus, a presbyter, of the settlement of Bannaven Taburniae; he had a small villa
nearby where I was taken captive. I was at that time about sixteen years of age.
I did not, indeed, know the true God; and I was taken into captivity in Ireland with
many thousands of people, according to our deserts, for quite drawn away from God,
we did not keep his precepts, nor were we obedient to our presbyters who used to
remind us of our salvation. And the Lord brought down on us the fury of his being
and scattered us among many nations, even to the ends of the earth, where I, in my
smallness, am now to be found among foreigners." --Patrick
---New Window
Also Read:
The Plot to Murder Mr. Lincoln ---New Window
and
Lincoln's
Proclamation Appointing a National Fast Day ---New Window
and
Lincoln's
Thanksgiving Proclamation ---New Window
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