There had been a discussion on "Sudden Conversion.”
"Never could believe it myself," said Harry. "'Tisn't reasonable.”
"When you press down the electric switch," said Tom, "doesn't the light flash out at once?"
"Of course.”
"And when a driver pulls over his lever, how long is it before the engine moves?”
"It starts right away.”
"Well, then," Tom continued, "why is Jesus Christ unreasonable when He says, `He that believeth on Me hath everlasting life'?
"To believe is to receive eternal life.