Romans 10:9-13
[SUP]9 because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
10 For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved.
11 For the Scripture says, "Everyone who believes in him will not be put to shame."
12 For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, bestowing his riches on all who call on him.
13 For "everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved."
1 John 1:9
9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
1 John 4:3
3 and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you heard was coming and now is in the world already.
Here you go fordman. This is why we True Christians Pray to God confessing that Jesus is God![/SUP]
"All doctrines and practices that are not explicitly found in scripture cannot be trustworthy." It is another way of saying the bible is the sole rule of faith. Well, none of the sinners prayers listed by fordman can be explicitly found in scripture, but are inferred. Protestants can argue that such inferences are perfectly acceptable. Well, that's fine. The Bible does not give a single verse or even a slight inference supporting sola scriptura. The Protestant may argue that sola scriptura is a principle or is infered by a hand full of verses, and all attempts at finding explicit supporting verses fail.
The reformers made up a doctrine based on non-existing inferences, yet reject strong biblical inferences for things like infant baptism, beliefin baptismal regeneration, prayers for the dead, veneration of theSaints, the Seven sacraments, the evangelical counsels, and others. These were well in place in the Christian (Catholic) community before the canon of the Bible. The historical evidence is there for anyone who wishes to see it.
Just saying the sinners prayer is not enough. Salvation is a free gift, not a free ticket. One must live a moral life and be part of a community of believers and a bunch of other things.
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