Where is the sinner's prayer in the scripture?

Question

I have yet to find where a person in the New Testament after the death of Christ was told to pray to God for salvation. I understand this passage that is taken out of context.

Rom 10:13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
Rom 10:14 How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?
Rom 10:15 And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!
Rom 10:16 But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report?

Also, I would like to add calling on the Lord is not merely saying, "Lord, Lord"

Luk 6:46 And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say? ::THIS GOES ALONG WITH THE IDEA-->

Act 22:16 And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.

I know many will talk about the thief on the cross. Before talking about the thief, please read this:

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

Acts 22:16= notice CALLING on the name of the Lord. Calling on God is doing as he commands...

Mar 16:16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.

As my ID states, Faith comes by hearing and DOING what God says, and it is not dead.

Read Hebrews 11 on what FAITH IS.

God is the author of eternal salvation...

Heb 5:9 And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;

GOD MADE THE WAY, WHERE DOES HE SAY TO "say a little prayer to be saved?"

I want scripture and example. None in Acts (book of conversions) were commanded to merely pray to Jesus to become a Christian.

To the first answer. What is your faith based upon?

Rom 10:17 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

Answer 1

The sinner's prayer isn't in the Bible per se. It just includes the basic elements of salvation, which ARE in the Bible. The main point is that you realize you are a sinner, repent of your sin and turn to Jesus' way rather than your own.

Even the prophet Isaiah knew he was a sinner: "Woe to me!" I cried. "I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, the Lord Almighty." Isaiah 6:5 (NIV)

Jesus told us to repent: "But unless you repent, you too will all perish." Luke 13:3

Jesus also told us we have to change (through the Holy Spirit): "I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again." John 3:3 and "Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit." John 3:6

Follow Jesus's way: "If you love me, you will obey what I command. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever - the Spirit of truth." John 14:15, 16.

I agree that calling God's name is not the same as repenting and turning to him. But calling on him or on his name is certainly talking to him and therefore praying to him. Repenting and turning to him must occur for salvation.

Answer 2

Sometimes, when a Christian teacher or preacher wants to summarize a set of ideas found in various passages in the Bible, he will invent a term that works best in his own cultural context. Modern English-speaking preachers refer to a "sinner's prayer" as an outward expression of the new birth one experiences at the moment of their salvation. It's called different things in different cultures and languages, so don't get hung up on the term's not being quoted out of one verse in the Bible.

Go back a few verses from your Romans 10 quotes to verses 9-10, and you'll see an example of the role that an outward expression plays at the moment of one's salvation. We're not saved by saying a secret password(s). We're saved by grace through faith, but that faith seems to manifest itself in an outward expression.

Answer 3

YOUR QUESTION IS OUT OF FAITH