the turning of a sinner to God ( Acts 15:3 ). In a general sense the heathen are said to be "converted" when they abandon heathenism and embrace the Christian faith; and in a more special sense men are converted when, by the influence of divine grace in their souls, their whole life is changed, old things pass away, and all things become new ( Acts 26:18 ). Thus we speak of the conversion of the Philippian jailer ( 16:19-34 ), of Paul ( 9:1-22 ), of the Ethiopian treasurer ( 8:26-40 ), of Cornelius (10), of Lydia ( 16:13-15 ), and others. (See REGENERATION .)

These dictionary topics are from
M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition,
published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain, copy freely.