A conversion is incomplete if it does not leave Jesus
Christ in the central place in one's life. The shortest
possible description of a Christian -- a description with which
the New Testament would fully agree -- is that a Christian is a
person who can say: "For me Jesus Christ is Lord." Herbert
Butterfield's words about facing the future are good: "Hold to
Christ, and for the rest be totally uncommitted." Any alleged
conversion which does not leave one totally committed solely to
Jesus Christ is incomplete and imperfect.
William Barclay (1907-1978),In The Hands Of God
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