“the repeat after me ”
We have talked alot about this latly and its very true . Alot of people thinking they are saved when their lives don’t shows any fruits or aren’t any different over many many years which means did they really surrender their lives and walk out what trusting God and believing God in him means.?
That is why i say that sinners prayers has sent more people to hell than all the bars in the world.
Example. Sinners prayers at the crusades, where everyone is asked to “lift up your hand and repeat after me “
Many people comes to God not because they want to meet God, I have seen many comes because of that powerful pastors to heal their sickness , others, comes because they have company of Christian friends, to some comes because they have seen many coming and to others comes because of the good big speaker, sounds decorations while to some comes for to receive the real transformation in the life .
In this case the hosted pastors asked them to raise up there hand and REPEAT AFTER ME THE SINNERS PRAYERS” why I say repeating after me prayer have sent many to hell because their is no fruit of true repentance through true confession. Rarely few that grab the concept of the message that leads to Total freedom and changed of life in to Christ Jesus. Few truly confess Christ Jesus and repent with a true total confession..
Many people have come to our fellowship and that was there first time fellowship they tell you” even that is my sits. / Meaning that he will never miss that Sweet chair position that gave home understanding to know that God is love and He want us always to keep what we have vowed
The sinners prayers itself is not the problem but without a call to repentance, obedience and baptism; still make it all wrong
But SIN is what put us all to hell. I know many people who’s walk with Christ started with a sinners prayers too. We have to quit generalizing so Many things in Christianity, trying to tear each other down and learn to start building the kingdom of Christ Jesus, by encouragement.
John 3:5_7 nkjv
Jesus answered, ” most assuredly, I say to you. Unless one is born of water and the spirit, He can not enter the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is of the flesh,and that which is born of the spirit is of the spirit. Do not marvel that I said to you , you must be born Again.
Acts 2:37 nkjv
Now when they Heard this , they where cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles. “Men and brethren, what shall we Do? . Then peter said to them, ” Repent and let everyone of you be baptist in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of your sins; and you shall be received gift of many as the promise is to you and to your children, and all who are far off, as many as the Lord our God will call.
In this case.!!! Repeat after me..!! Is not gthe answer to salvation.. Sinners prayers has sent more people to Hell than all the bars in the world. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?
Many people are told that if they say the sinners prayers they are saved, this is not the truth and you can not find the sinners prayers anywhere in the scripture.
Many people uses verses in the four gospels or in the epistles to back the sinners prayer but the gospel do not show any where the full response to the gospel since Jesus had not yet ascended to the father
The apostles are written to already born again believers so it is also not where we should look for an example on how to share the gospel THE BOOK OF ACTS is the only book that clearly shows the correct way to share the gospel to the lost and how the lost should respond to be saved “Acts 2:38 is the good example.
Matthew 24:13-14nkjv
But He who endures to the ends shall be saved and this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.
I agree that it is the act of sin that seperates us from God and results in Hell but isn’t it’s sin to twist the salvation message into a prayer and a promise that is not written anywhere in the 66 book?
The bible says repent and be baptized. How could anyone say that the acts of repentance does not include prayers. You talk about the book of acts, it look to me that it’s does not say anything about not starting with prayers, our whole relationship with Jesus is in an altitude of prayers.
So absolutely having a conversation with God or prayers is very much part of a christian life, but who this message is trying to convince of the terrible Truth of how so many people have been lead into a talls responses to the gospel. Where all they need to say a prayer and now you are saved. Which leaves many people an shaved. Believing they have ticket to HEAVEN, this is not how Jesus or apostles commanded to everyone to respond to the gospel.
” if that all it’s says it should be made clear cause, it’s seems to includes it all .
I have seen critiques of this prayers as it can be seen as being superficial, perhaps even adding to the doctrine of God I prefers to JESUS’S PRAYERS, as it has a postolic understandings .
“Lord Jesus Christ, son of God, have mercy on me,a sinner ” and be baptized to receive his spirit as a sign of adoption for us becoming his son and daughters.
.I think that it’s is a better alternative.
I one would have to acknowledge the Major misuse of the so called sinners prayers the world over, in order to understanding what is meant by this quote.
This brings us into a conscious of being rich in the Lord or where to keep our treasure.
Proverbs 10:2
Treasure of weakness profits nothing, but righteousness delivers from death. A treasure of wicknes profits nothing. We are remembered of the parable Jesus told of the rich fool ( Luke 12:16-21 ) that rich fool gathered great weath but was not rich towards God. ( Luke 16:21 )
Righteousness delivers from death being right with God brings a benefits that money can not buy.
Proverbs 10:3The Lord will not allow the righteous soul to famish but He cast away the desire of the wicked. …. The Lord will not allow the righteous soul to famish. This is one of the blessings that money can not buy, that we might think from the previous verses. Significantly, the principal is directed to the soul. The soul can flourish even when the body is afflicted, Be wicked and in opposition to God is to have desire frustrated. To be righteous and to inherite eternal life is to have desire fulfilled.
The Lord will not allow the righteous soul to famish but He cast away the desire of the wicked. …. The Lord will not allow the righteous soul to famish. This is one of the blessings that money can not buy, that we might think from the previous verses. Significantly, the principal is directed to the soul. The soul can flourish even when the body is afflicted, Be wicked and in opposition to God is to have desire frustrated. To be righteous and to inherite eternal life is to have desire fulfilled.
Proverbs 10:4
He who has a slack hand becomes poor. But the hand of the diligent makes Rich.
A slack hand: their ‘describes’ the lazy man or woman, who does not put forth their hand energetically to do their work, we should do all that we can heartily, as unto the Lord
Colossians 3:23
The hand of the deligent makes Rich hard work is normally rewarded, and prosperity often comes to those works for it. I industry was the law of the fall ( Gen 3:19 ) it’s is still ablessing and Gods providedence brings wealth…
This what I can say about sinners prayers. Please if you have read this and have any comments and if you have any understanding about this sinners prayers you can leave the quote down in comment section.
Thanks… Gerald foundation.
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