The Sinner's Prayer"I said to her, ‘Would you like to pray what we call the Sinner’s Prayer?’ I told her what the prayer was: ‘I confess that I am a sinner. I believe that Jesus died for my sins and I accept him. I invite him into my heart as my own personal saviour.’ "The lady did say the Sinner’s Prayer. She’s had cancer for twenty-three years. She’s still alive. And it’s almost nine months now since she said the Sinner’s Prayer. And for the last nine months something has been happening. The prayer seems so simple, and yet we believe that Jesus Christ, by the Holy Spirit, entered her life and heart and became a resident in her life. Although she is emaciated and very distraught physically, her heart is filled with peace. And her mind — you can see — is filled with serenity from trusting in Jesus Christ. She reestablished fellowship with God by receiving Christ on the basis of his word. It’s not a matter of philosophical or intellectual ascent. It is a matter of a definite act — confession, and admission, and acceptance of Jesus Christ into the heart." |
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