So Blond here......Question.......Who determines who is converted and who isn't?
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like the previous poster said, 'above all, God determines who is converted,
because He is the gift Giver.
we know that our Father presents His gifts to each of us at different
times in our walk - not all at once by any means, we will always have
heavenly opportunities bestowed upon us as we grow and learn His ways.
as we see in these verses, John and Paul were able to determine in these cases
the imposters from the real deal.
another example is that Paul clearly understood that the Pharisees in Galatians
did not have the Spirit, or they would have most definitely understood that the
teachings of Paul were valid.
1JOHN 2:19.
They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us,
they would
no doubt have continued with us: but
they went out,
that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us.
1CORINTHIANS 11:19.
For there must be also heresies among you, that they which are approved
may be made manifest among yu.