Sociopolitical Conversion

This title can be misleading so let me clarify. “Sociopolitical” is not referring to a conversion that changes your views on social and political issues. If there is a need for change in those aspects of thinking in our lives, that is accomplished through Intellectual Conversion (taught earlier in this series). This conversion involves accepting responsibility to seek the good for all people and to work strategically with others to challenge and convert the wider world as well. Meaning, as we begin to model for others the example of Jesus in regards to putting the needs of others ahead of our own, the world is inspired by our selflessness and is converted to this same aspiration…seeking the good for all people. Now don’t get nervous! We aren’t talking about abandoning our moral compass for the sake of others’ perceived needs. Remember, there are five conversions, and we cannot safely understand any one of them without the context of the remaining four giving us much needed context and boundaries. Let’s explore Sociopolitical Conversion by examining the Lord’s Supper, Jesus' climatic example at the end of His life, modeling seeking the good for all people even at His own peril. Many of us say we believe…but will we follow?