The Heart Of The Gospel

[Silverhair]

Whenever I have come across the phrase, "the sinner's prayer," it has always referred to sinners being invited to "come to the front" of some evangelistic meeting, and being told to repeat the words of a set prayer, such as: "Dear Lord Jesus, I know that I am a sinner, and I ask for Your forgiveness. I believe You died for my sins and rose from the dead. I turn from my sins and invite You to come into my heart and life. I want to trust and follow You as my Lord and Saviour. In Your Name. Amen." Rather than coming from the sinner's heart, such a prayer is either read from a card or repeated, line by line, after somebody who already is a Christian says it.

So if someone went to the front and said those words would that be a confession of faith in Christ even if they read it from a card? The fact they went forward indicates they believe that salvation is through Christ Jesus.

Now you may feel comfortable in judging the heart of the person but I do not.

I do find it odd that the only ones who seem to have a problem with the "sinners prayer" are those that think God picked them out before creation and saved them before they even believed then had to give them their faith. So how do you know if any of them are actually saved? They think they are but since it is not really their faith how can they know?

Now which is the biblical view of salvation.
Joh 20:31, Eph 1:13, Rom 10:9, Rom 10:13-14, Act 16:31, Rom 1:16

 

[Silverhair]

Psalm 110:3​

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King James Version​

3 Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth.
I isolated verse 3, so maybe you will not miss it this time.

Still does not support "God makes us willing in the day of His power".

(EWB-CB) Thy People shall offer themselves for voluntary offerings,

(MLV2021) Your people offer themselves willingly in the day of your power,

(NASB 95) Your people will volunteer freely in the day of Your power;

(NIV/) Your troops will be willing on your day of battle

(NKJV-rs/) Your people shall be volunteers In the day of Your power

(NLTs/) When You go to war, Your people will serve You willingly.

(NRSV/) Your people will offer themselves willingly on the day you lead your forces on the holy mountains.

(UASV+) Your people will offer themselves willingly on the day of your power,

Even the KJV you quote does not support your "God makes us willing..." view. God does not force but people choose to follow.

 

[Zaatar71]

Still does not support "God makes us willing in the day of His power".

(EWB-CB) Thy People shall offer themselves for voluntary offerings,

(MLV2021) Your people offer themselves willingly in the day of your power,

(NASB 95) Your people will volunteer freely in the day of Your power;

(NIV/) Your troops will be willing on your day of battle

(NKJV-rs/) Your people shall be volunteers In the day of Your power

(NLTs/) When You go to war, Your people will serve You willingly.

(NRSV/) Your people will offer themselves willingly on the day you lead your forces on the holy mountains.

(UASV+) Your people will offer themselves willingly on the day of your power,

Even the KJV you quote does not support your "God makes us willing..." view. God does not force but people choose to follow.

I cannot help you see what you do not want to see.

 

[Silverhair]

I cannot help you see what you do not want to see.

Do you not even trust the words that you quoted? How can you see something that is not there?

Psa 110:3 Your people shall be volunteers In the day of Your power; NKJV

Psa 110:3 does not say God made them do something does it? That is something you have to read into the text so that it fits your religion.

 

[Salty]

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