Conversion is a process of change. Water placed into a freezer is converted into ice. That same water, placed over a fire, will change or convert into steam. Spiritually, we are changed from death into life:

“We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. Whoever does not love abides in death” (1 John 3:14).

Christians, themselves having been converted from death to life, desire to see others enjoy that same experience. Therefore, we teach and encourage others to be converted (Matthew 18:3; Acts 3:19). Conversion is an essential part of salvation. When one is converted he is added to the number of the believers (Acts 2:47) and is moved, by the power of God, into the Kingdom of Christ (Colossians 1:13). Continue reading Conversion →