God has the high prerogative to search hearts and determine whether a person's conversion is genuine or not. This is why the Apostle commands that a new convert should not be made a bishop, lest pride lead to apostasy. It is a great work of God to test men and prove their sincerity, and it is an act of the judge of the world to make manifest their works at the last day. God, speaking in a human way, speaks of trusting the profession of hypocrites and being deceived. The falling away of false professors is often called the falling of righteous men from their righteousness in Ezekiel. They are called righteous men in the same way true saints are. See WJE 20:516.
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CURRENT TERMS & REFERENCES
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Term Set A: sincere sincerity sincerity sincerity sincerity
Term Set B: conversion apostacy apostate convert hypocrite
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Reference List A/B
WJEO
2:170
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Religious Affections
WJEO
2:402
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Religious Affections
WJEO
5:103
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Apocalyptic Writings
WJEO
12:186
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Ecclesiastical Writings
WJEO
12:417
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Ecclesiastical Writings
WJEO
12:440
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Ecclesiastical Writings
WJEO
12:613
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Ecclesiastical Writings
WJEO
15:354
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Notes on Scripture
WJEO
17:115
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Sermons and Discourses, 1730-1733
WJEO
18:64
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The "Miscellanies," 501-832
WJEO
18:236
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The "Miscellanies," 501-832
WJEO
19:307
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Sermons and Discourses, 1734-1738
WJEO
22:388
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Sermons and Discourses, 1739-1742
Reference List B/A
WJEO
1:317
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Freedom of the Will
WJEO
12:396
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Ecclesiastical Writings
WJEO
12:459
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Ecclesiastical Writings
WJEO
23:55
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The "Miscellanies," 1153-1360
WJEO
25:355
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Sermons and Discourses, 1743-1758
WJEO
25:478
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Sermons and Discourses, 1743-1758
CUMULATIVE TERMS & REFERENCES
Term Set A: sincere, sincerity
Term Set B: apostacy, apostate, conversion, convert, hypocrite
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