Then at Colby's suggestion, the two men knelt and prayed together. That is the wonderful work of God in regenerating the life of God in imperfect human beings. The Second Dynamic in the Born From Above Experience is the Conversion of the Soul. This is the human part of the process. It is our voluntary change of purpose in which we seek pardon and forgiveness from God for our sin and rebellion against Him.
Conversion is seen in the Biblical word, repentance .
When we repent, there is change in our minds, our emotions and our wills. First, our mind views God from a different perspective. We become conscious of personal guilt. I have offended Almighty God. Then I acknowledged my sin to you and did not cover up my iniquity.