Featured Conversion?

Question relative to ἐπιστρέψας

I notice W&H translates that word as - having - beturned - upon

Does not that translation imply and or state, God is the One who is doing the turning? Maybe by the abundantly shedding of the Holy Spirit?

 

wherefore, I give you to understand that no one, in the Spirit of God speaking, saith Jesus is anathema, and no one is able to say Jesus is Lord, except in the Holy Spirit. 1 Cor 12:3 YLT

Does that verse say to be a believer one has to have the Holy Spirit? Consider also; Rom 8:5 YLT And ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God doth dwell in you; and if any one hath not the Spirit of Christ -- this one is not His;

Does the indwelling of the Holy Spirit make one, a believing one?

 

Was Paul going to Damascus, in unbelief, an unbeliever when God/Jesus called him to be put into the ministry?

And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry; Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief. 2 Tim 1:12,13

but ye do not believe, for ye are not of my sheep, according as I said to you: My sheep my voice do hear, and I know them, and they follow me, John 10:26,27

And the men who are journeying with him stood speechless, hearing indeed the voice but seeing no one, Acts 9:7
and they who are with me the light did see, and became afraid, and the voice they heard not of him who is speaking to me -- Acts 22:9

Was God calling all of that group unto belief of truth or was God just calling Paul unto belief of truth?

 

No. You are indwelt by the Holy Spirit after you believe.

Eph 1:13 In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise,

 

I believe regeneration and conversion are related but different. Regeneration is the impartation of Spiritual life unto a redeemed sinner, and the person is passive, however in conversion the regenerated person is active as they are motivated, led and empowered by the Grace of God and the Spirit. And a regenerate person can and may experience subsequent conversions throughout their life as a believer, but they never need to be regenerated again, that life is indestructible.

 

I just go by what the Bible says in John 16:7-11 "But I tell you the truth, it is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you. "And He, when He comes, will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment; concerning sin, because they do not believe in Me; and concerning righteousness, because I go to the Father and you no longer see Me; and concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world has been judged.

 

Those for whom Christ died, He sends the Spirit to give them Spiritual life and conversion

 

But not universally. 1 John 2:2.

 

So regeneration is the 1st action by the Holy Ghost and then Conversion is a gradual process that leads the child of God into greater understanding into Gods plan for us.

 

For everyone He died for universally

 

Conversion is the fruit of regeneration which is the fruit of Christs death Jn 12:32. Those for whom Christ died, He gives them spiritual life from the dead

 

But not everyone receives this spiriual life, John 3:18.

 

Conversion is a spiritual or moral change attending a change of belief. It means to turn from one belief or course to another. Regeneration is a change in one's nature by a spiritual birth, which gives one an inner spiritual nature. Jesus spoke of this to Nicodemus when He said, "Ye must be born again" (John 3:7). Conversion played a great part in the history of the early church as converts were made through the Gospel; that is, people were influenced or persuaded by the Gospel to turn to Christianity as a way of life. It is basically the same today.

 

False everyone He was lifted up for does, the drawing is eternal spiritual life

 

Christ death gives conversion to them He died for.

 

But He died for the whole world so you are saying that the whole world is converted, but that is universalism which we know is not biblical so your idea has too be false.

 

He died for the church

 

Well yes He did die for His church, but He was raised again so that those who freely trust in the risen Christ could be saved and thus become one of the elect.

But you limit whom He died for. He did not go to the cross for only those that would believe but for all so that all were able to be saved through Him.

Heb 2:9 But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, for the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, that He, by the grace of God, might taste death for everyone.

1Jn 2:2 And He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the whole world.

1Ti 2:5 ... the Man Christ Jesus,
1Ti 2:6 who gave Himself a ransom for all, ...

1Ti 4:10 For to this end we both labor and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of those who believe.

And if you are curious as to why Christ would do this for us sinners:

Joh 3:17 "For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.

1Ti 2:3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior,
1Ti 2:4 who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.

You have such a limited view of the love of God for His creation. It seems you have a limited view of God Himself.