The ordo salutis (4a): Conversion: Turned so that we turn

This article examines conversion as the third logical step in the ordo salutis, arguing that conversion is fundamentally God's work of turning sinners from sin to obedience rather than a human achievement. McGeown uses Jeremiah 31:18-19 to illustrate how God's sovereign grace effectually turns the believer, employing the image of Ephraim as an untamed bullock being disciplined and redirected by divine chastisement. The piece emphasizes the Reformed understanding of grace as irresistible and regeneration as preceding both calling and conversion in the ordo salutis.