"Some persons have lived manly or womanly lives, and they lack but one thing - open confession of the Lord Jesus Christ. Some men think that they must come to him in a certain way - that they must be stirred by emotion or something like that"
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The subtext is anti-private faith. Sunday isn’t content with inward belief or vague spirituality; he demands an “open confession,” a visible, communal act that proves you’ve crossed the line from good citizen to declared Christian. That word “open” matters. It’s a challenge to social timidity, a rebuke to respectable silence, and a tool for building momentum in revival culture, where walking forward, testifying, and being counted are part of the machinery.
His second move undercuts a common excuse: waiting for the right feeling. “Stirred by emotion” sounds sympathetic, but it’s a demolition of sentimental religion and procrastination. Sunday, a revivalist in an age of mass meetings and muscular Christianity, reframes conversion as decision, not mood. You don’t need a special atmosphere, a trembling heart, or a mystical sequence. You need to pick a side, say it out loud, and stop hiding behind the myth that real change must arrive like weather.
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APA Style (7th ed.)
Sunday, Billy. (2026, January 17). Some persons have lived manly or womanly lives, and they lack but one thing - open confession of the Lord Jesus Christ. Some men think that they must come to him in a certain way - that they must be stirred by emotion or something like that. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/some-persons-have-lived-manly-or-womanly-lives-42813/
Chicago Style
Sunday, Billy. "Some persons have lived manly or womanly lives, and they lack but one thing - open confession of the Lord Jesus Christ. Some men think that they must come to him in a certain way - that they must be stirred by emotion or something like that." FixQuotes. January 17, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/some-persons-have-lived-manly-or-womanly-lives-42813/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"Some persons have lived manly or womanly lives, and they lack but one thing - open confession of the Lord Jesus Christ. Some men think that they must come to him in a certain way - that they must be stirred by emotion or something like that." FixQuotes, 17 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/some-persons-have-lived-manly-or-womanly-lives-42813/. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.









