Confessions Conversion

2. Why is it important that Augustine's friend Alypius is converted at the same time that Augustine is?

       It is significant that Augustine's friend Alypius is converted at the same time because throughout the narrative, one of the main themes has been friendship. Augustine has had instances of many bad friendships where his friends pressure him to sin, but he knows that true friendship is encouraging each other, and building each other up in Christ. The fact that Alypius is converted at the same time is our first look into Augustine's first true friendship. Augustine also writes, "I did not know what followed, but the next verse was, Make  room for the person who is weak in faith." This shows that his revelation and Alypius' go hand in hand in the same scripture, which also shows how significant their simultaneous conversions were.