Where in the Bible is one told to pray the sinner's prayer or pray to Jesus? Where is the authority?

Question

http://www.christiancourier.com/articles/read/the_sinners_prayer_is_it_biblical

Jesus' example: Luk 11:2 And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth.

Joh 16:22 And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.
Joh 16:23 And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you.
Joh 16:24 Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.
Joh 16:25 These things have I spoken unto you in proverbs: but the time cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in proverbs, but I shall shew you plainly of the Father.
Joh 16:26 At that day ye shall ask in my name: and I say not unto you, that I will pray the Father for you:

Check the link above, and you'll understand my point.

Again, you ask the FATHER through CHRIST. The Father and Christ are not the same, yet they have the same will.

Answer 1

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Jesus said to him, "Have I been with you for so long a time and you still do not know me, Philip? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, 'Show us the Father'?
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Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I speak to you I do not speak on my own. The Father who dwells in me is doing his works.
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Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father is in me, or else, believe because of the works themselves.
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Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever believes in me will do the works that I do, and will do greater ones than these, because I am going to the Father.
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And whatever you ask in my name, I will do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
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If you ask anything of me in my name, I will do it.
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"If you love me, you will keep my commandments.
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And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate 8 to be with you always,
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the Spirit of truth, 9 which the world cannot accept, because it neither sees nor knows it. But you know it, because it remains with you, and will be in you.

SO IF YOU PRAY TO THE SON YOU PRAY TO THE FATHER FOR THEY ARE IN EACH OTHER AND ARE ONE IN THE SAME

Answer 2

The Bible also tells that one of the apostles asked Jesus, "show us the Father." And Jesus said, "have I not been with you all this time an you still don't know who I am. If you have seen Me, you have seen the Father. He and I are one."

Therefore indicating that Jesus was not speaking to men according to his own emotions and feelings, but was speaking the true Word of God, hence why Jesus is referred to as "The Word in the flesh."

Answer 3

Jesus never said to pray to him; however if we pray to God and ask for assistance in Jesus name, we may be rewarded. We are all sinners...well lets do the sinners prayer..nothing wrong!

Answer 4

What you ask of the father in my name shall be given thee.You pray to God and ask in Jesus name.He is our mediator.

Answer 5

You answered your own question. Need I say more?

Answer 6

YOu just answered your own question if you will but read it. John!!