For He had not yet fallen upon any of them, they had simply been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.I've sometimes wondered if someone could have prayed "the prayer," but not actually be a Christian. Obviously it's possible to say some words and not really mean them, but is it possible to sincerely pray, but not really be a believer? Would this mean deathbed conversions and such aren't real?
So, at what point is someone really a believer? Were these Samaritans believers before the Holy Spirit came on them, and if so how do we know when the Spirit has come upon us today? Or is the Spirit not necessary to be a Christian, but in that case why does it come?
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