I guess that’s a matter of interpretation. I don’t think 7 years is “new”. 2 years would be “new”.
You wrote:
“I guess that’s a matter of interpretation. I don’t think 7 years is “new”. 2 years would be “new”.”
He is 42 years old. So, according to his understanding, he has been a committed Christian for only 1/6th of his life. To Claveau that might seem like a recent conversion.