I am sorry doc is not on line..he explains this so well. He says that usually they happen at the same time..God's Grace brings you a new heart and you see your sin you repent and are saved..It happens in such a tight time frame that it all SEEMS to be happeneing at the same time.
He compares it to a bullet going through a board..which was first the bullet or the hole?
For me it was a two week experience..Something happened..I knew it .could feel it..but didn't understand it.It was later after lots of prayer and scripture study that I fell on my knees...
Yeah, I was there for the bullet illustration, remember? ;-)
I see what you're saying now, that "first step" comment just threw me for a bit.