Today, conversion doesn't seem to be understood. With huge parts of the evangelical church declaring they are Jesus followers, which is very vague as to conversion, and postmoderns like Jones saying "you are doing violence to the text" when traditional Bible interpretations are put forth, we seem to be in chaos. The Christian Right (and now the New Christian Left) thought it could change society through laws and rules, thereby reosrting back to Cartesian Modernism. The emergents think they can change society through doing nice things for the poor and getting them "social justice," thus hearkening back to the liberal Protestants of the '60's.
But here is the real truth. You change society through conversion to Jesus the Savior (as opposed to Rabbi Jesus), one at a time. Of course we know not everyone will convert, but those that do will be changing society because they are changing themselves through the power of the Holy Spirit. I attended a church where one summer they had speical speakers come in. I will never forget one of the speakers and what he said. This was the gist of his teaching,
When an individual gets converted a whole family can change. And if families get converted and change, cities and communities change. If cities change then states change. And if states change then nations change.
A Prayer Request & Thanks
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