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True but that difference is really only known to God. I know Christians who will laud those they think excel in virtue while condemning as unChristian, those who have major habitual sin in their lives. It's like CS Lewis once opined that the good we see in others might be no more than a pleasant disposition and the sin we see in others still, is not the sin they would be guilty of if Christ wasn't working in them.It's not what we do moment to moment. But at the same time there must be an overall positive difference between believer and unbeliver in terms of faith, hope, and love.
Opening the door is more than resisting isn't it?Our wills are only involved in that we can refuse to consent, to cooperate. We can open the door or keep it closed, or close it at any point later on.
“I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. If you do not remain in me, you are like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned." John 15:5-6
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