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You cannot be serious? There is no evidence for what you are saying. Jesus told Peter and everyone else in Luke 24.47 what is required for salvation. Peters words are almost exactly what Jesus said in Luke

 

not so! repentance is the sinner obeying the Just requirement of the Lord for their salvation. It is not a "work" as though "earned", as there is no "merit" to the sinner in doing this. Notice what those who heared Peter preach in Acts chapter to say, "what must we DO?". Peter did not tell them, "you DO nothing", but, instead said, "REPEN... for the forgiveness of your sins". The Reformed/Calvinists are in error by making "repentance" a "work", when it is not!

 

then WHY did Jesus Christ, Command this very thing in Luke 24:47? This is NOT only for Jews, or under the Old Testament, but the Gospel Message for the salvation of lost sinners. Peter did just what Jesus Commanded in Acts chapter 2, where he told those who sought salvation, that they must REPENT. This is the Gospel Way which even many of the Reformed theologians have taught over the years, but has been hijacked by "moderns".

The Necessity of Repentance - by Arthur W. Pink

Faith & Repentance

REPENTANCE

 

Romans 10:9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. 10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

Romans 10:13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

Acts 8:22 Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee.

Having repented and believed, calling on the name of the Lord in prayer brings forgiveness from Him.

 

My thought is which post specifically has done this?

 

Although Scripture provides several suggestive and instructive examples, Scripture does not specify exactly what must be prayed to God in order to be saved.

No, of course, saying "the sinner's prayer" does not automatically mean that a person has believed and repented.

 

Yet another taint so post devoid of any topical content. This is all they have folks, deny, deny and deny obvious truth.

The "do this and you are saved folks" do not mention it is God alone who sets people apart in Christ by reason of Him crediting their wholehearted faith as righteousness. Any other view is, to coin a phrase, "complete rubbish."

 

I think it stems from a misunderstanding of what grace actually is...
The Lord's unmerited favor towards a person.

I agree, to an extent.
To me, all of these things are a result, not a means.

From my perspective, too many people, especially nowadays, turn all of these into things they do for God to either gain His favor, or keep it.

Amen.

IMO, that's been a major problem for a lot longer than you and I have been alive.

In the church I grew up in and the churches we associated with, the teachings were pretty much all the same:

While they taught the necessity of the new birth, they also taught, in tandem, the necessity of a conscious choice of the sinner to repent and believe;
But that isn't where it ended...
They also taught that these two acts then led to that change of heart, instead of them being a result of God changing the heart.

So, in my opinion, the "sinner's prayer", when all is said and done, does indeed function as the "hinge" to many;
In that it is often treated as the determiner for, and not the evidence of God's changing someone's heart.

I've seen it referred to as "decisional regeneration" in some circles, and it may have other names in other places.

 

I agree.
From my point of view, someone can say ( or be coached into saying ) "the sinner's prayer" an untold number of times, and never actually be born again.

Tough question, IMO.

As I see it, we should carefully deal with the person who has professed faith in Christ, to determine whether or not they truly are born again.
In light of passages such as Matthew 13 ( the parables of the sower and tares ) and Romans 8 ( which tells us that if a person does not have the Holy Spirit, then they are none of Christ's ), this issue should be approached with much discernment, patience and sobriety.

 

Christ does ( John 17:2 ).

Peter, Paul and the rest of the Lord's apostles never preached or taught any such thing, so I'd say, "yes".

See Acts of the Apostles 2, 16 and 17 for examples.

 

yes, saved by Grace of God, what if born a mute?

 

Hoiw much repenting did the thief and paul do, as both seemed to be instant saved!

 

No one believes it is the cause not even in that thread.