After being with them for some time, Miss Reside, the first woman mission worker to the Kiowa Indians of Oklahoma, was named "Aim-day-co" by them.
When some visitors asked the chief why they named Miss Reside "Aim-day-co," he replied, "When we Kiowas see someone heading in the wrong direction, we call out 'Aim-day-co!' She came to us to tell us 'Aim-day-co;' that we were all heading in the wrong direction; that we need to be turned around."
How did Miss Reside's new name bear witness of her faithful testimony of the necessity of personal conversion?
Conversion consists of two parts:
1. Repentance
2. Faith
Conversion is the Holy Spirit's turning of a person from sin to God. Repentance is turning away from sin; faith is turning toward God. The two are the negative and positive aspects of the same turning; they both result in a loving, godly obedience. This truth is illustrated in the diagram below.
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How is conversion related to the personal experience of misery, deliverance, and thankfulness? |
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Viewing the chart on this page, why is balance in teaching and explanation necessary between repentance and faith? What occurs when either of these are over, or under- emphasized? |
