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The young person is expressing what they belief internally so I would let them be baptised

Okay.. look .. I agree with a prayer to be saved. The example you posted is fine (although I would not condition any kind of behaviour or work in receiving eternal life). It's just that there are people who are deaf and blind who still believe without praying. How? By their inward conviction.

No-- they will be saved. But the confession has come from inward conviction. A person who is mute cannot verbally pray

I fully support a prayer for salvation.. but know it's gotta be believing Jesus is God, that He died and rose again.. and that by believing in Him you have eternal life. So this may not necessarily be a verbal prayer.. but an inward conviction. That gets expressed by calling on Jesus for...

A contradiction of Mark 16:16? No.. (Mar 16:16) KJV: He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. Notice the later part of this verse. Being damned is conditioned on not believing. Not on 'not getting water baptised' Often we can put a verse...

Yeah, this the thing.. you gotta compare Acts 2:28 with the weight of scripture explaining eternal salvation by grace thru faith in Christ without water baptism being mentioned. The verses with water baptism alongside remission of sin are few.. the verses with remission (forgiveness of sin)...

Repent is not a behaviour.. a work.. it is a 'change of mind, heart' from unbelief to belief.

There is again the question of who is receiving the Spirit in passages of scripture. If an entire group receives the Spirit. ..is this eternal salvation or a group of already saved people becoming a local church?

Yah, for the upteenth time.. Acts 2:28.. being baptised 'for' the remission of sins. As others have already posted numerous times.. This is being baptised.. not to get remission of sins.. but like being given medication 'for' the flu, it is because you already have it! Don't know how many...

Not sure what you are saying here. What I mean is.. if we put a behaviour of effort on our part as part of receiving eternal life.. conditioned on it.. well... all believers at some point fail in that behaviour. So if surrendering as a behaviour is necessary to receive eternal life....well...

What if your surrendering fails later after this prayer?

The account of people dreaming dreams, having visions etc.. was mostly fulfilled in Acts 2 with the prophecy of Joel. (Act 2:14) But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judaea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and...

That's conversion before belief which is not supported by numerous verses in the book of John plus other references such as being justified by faith in Romans. You gotta be led by Jesus to believe.. but not converted before belief.

John 5:24 is an example. Belief on the Lord Jesus Christ, to be given eternal life. One time event. Also John 3:16 John 6:40 Belief=faith The core thing being it is thru faith in Jesus alone that gives eternal life. When James wrote about faith without being dead.. The context is of...

The drawing can be resisted. But it does allow the person to believe

No...entrusting your salvation with Jesus isn't doing a good work. It's responding to Jesus's drawing on your soul with belief in Him. Unbelief to belief. That is it.

Already being members, would mean they have eternal life. So Paul's admonishing aren't about their eternal state but earthly walk with Jesus.

Repent would be going from a state of unbelief to belief in Jesus Christ. Belief that He is God, that He died and rose again, that by belief in Him you have eternal life. This being allowed and led by Jesus through the Holy Spirit.

Gotta be careful not to make repentance into a work here..or belief into a work. Repentance is a change of mind, heart toward Jesus Christ so we can believe in Him. It isn't lessening sin in our lives before salvation is given. And this is led by Him. He allows us to believe. Most of the...

There are many bible figures who did not abide or endure at times...but being converted were still kept by the power of God through the indwelling work of the Holy Spirit. So faithfulness isn't a guarantee for a person who has believed.