Christ gently reminded Peter before he had actually denied Him:

“When thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.” (Luke 22:32)

WHEN thou art converted.

To me, that crucial word “when” means that Peter’s conversion hadn’t quite happened yet. ⁣

Of course, Peter KNEW that Jesus was the Christ.

But when he was suddenly thrown into a stressful situation where people were accusing him, his basic instincts kicked in.

⁣And Peter’s basic instincts put self-survival above love for the Savior. ⁣

I think that’s a big test of conversion!

We can “know” things and testify about them.

But when it comes down to it

When life really gets hard

When we are put in awkward situations with friends

When we risk offending people…

What do we revert to?⁣

Do we still find ourselves rooted in Christ?

That shows the difference between simply believing and being truly converted to the Lord. ⁣

But don’t despair if your love for your Savior hasn’t quite sunk into your soul yet.

Because the cool part is that as we keep reading the New Testament, we will learn that Peter DOES become wholly converted to the gospel of Jesus Christ.

He puts his love for the Savior above his personal safety.

He puts his love for the Savior above his own life.

So if we aren’t truly converted yet, if we panic when we have to say what we believe, if we worry more about what other people think than what God thinks…

We’ve always got time to learn about and love Jesus even more!

Happy Studying!

-Cali Black

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I’ve had to ask myself that question many times.

I’ve had other people ask me this question many times.

Because it’s been grounded in the wrong places before.

It’s been grounded in that fun leader who made me enjoy going to church.

It’s been grounded in having cool callings.

It’s been grounded in girls camp.

It’s been grounded in really nice people.

It’s been grounded in having a good social life and network.

And many more places that aren’t necessarily bad places to be at all.

But those things aren’t lasting.

So I’ve had to ask myself, “What do I really believe? What is this all about?“

It’s Jesus.

It’s His words and His teachings.

It’s His commandments and His covenants.

“The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul.” (Psalm 19:7)

My soul is deeply, deeply converted to Jesus’ perfect word.

His word was given in ancient Old Testament times.

His word was taught and lived as an example in New Testament times.

His word was practiced and experienced in Book of Mormon times.

His word was reiterated in modern times.

The law, the commandments, the teachings, the covenants.

They aren’t new. They are everlasting.

And they truly and completely convert my soul.

It’s all about Jesus.

Happy Studying!

-Cali Black

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