Conversion As A Process Of Conversion

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Conversion is the changing in form, character, or function. In many ways and examples, conversion is exemplified as an almost immediate change, but conversion is not only the changing of something, but it is also how it “lives” out that conversion. Conversion is not an immediate action, but it is a process and the length of that process is determined by how bad that change is wanted. Conversion isn’t something someone just decides to go through, the wanting if conversion is sparked by an incident, but one can’t just say it is a process. How do we know? Throughout Unit 1, there are many examples of conversion being a process. Through the process of creation, de-creation, and recreation we can see a conversion, not through one person, but a …show more content…

Looking back on the Davidic Covenant we learned about, it is depicted as an almost immediate change when David prays to God after his sins are committed, but it is anything but immediate. When David first took his spot as king, he was a fair and just king, but also one who coveted others wives, goods, etc. Upon seeing Bathsheba, he immediately falls for her. After committing the sin of adultery, David then tried to cover up his sins by killing Bathsheba’s husband. David then, after time, committed other sins that he grew guilty of and eventually prayed for forgiveness. His guilt was what sparked his conversion and caused him to realize that he needs and made a covenant with God, but this spark didn't happen after that first sin, it took a series of sins and became a …show more content…

This isn’t a conversion of people, but a study. In the story of Babel the people tried to build a tower to God, meaning they are of equal or greater power than Him. The people in the story of Babel thought they were equivalent to, or greater than, God, but over time the study of what it means to be human in relation to God changed very much. As time went on, people began to understand that God is stronger than us and He is a greater force, but this didn’t change overnight. A lot of study and Christian belief went into the change of Christian

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