As the great Pietist Francke said, “We do not have to ask, ‘Are you converted? When were you converted?’ But rather: ‘What does Christ mean to you? What have you personally experienced with God? Is Christ important to you in your daily life?’”5 If these questions elicit a reply which indicates repentant faith in Christ and a reliance on him for justification and increasing victory over sin, we can presume that we are dealing with a regenerate Christian.
