Went a-Soulwinning....

[Jermyn Davidson]

Originally Posted by Timmy

Add another step, then another, and he's gonna start wondering "how many more steps are there?"

I have seen that happen time and time again and is why I believe the way I believe.

It's just that as I applied what I believe, I felt that the interaction was incomplete.

[SOUNWORTHY]

Originally Posted by Timmy

Add another step, then another, and he's gonna start wondering "how many more steps are there?"

Better than being one or two steps short of the Rapture. It's a one shot deal you know. That means if you miss it you don't get another chance to go. It's all or nothing my friend. Are you sure you want to chance it?

[missourimary]

I was raised in a denominal church that taught NOTHING about salvation. Not repentance, not baptism, NOTHING. I visited friends' churches in the summer... I think the summer I was nine I "got saved" about 25 times by saying the sinner's prayer. God was drawing me, but I had no idea what those few sentences really were supposed to sum up. I wanted Jesus in my heart, yes. But I didn't understand what repentance even was. There was no feeling sorry for what I had done, just an expectation that I would "feel good" if I said it, and a feeling of the overflow excitement from the person praying with me.

I was sincere, in what I knew and in a nine year old way. God was starting to draw me and I responded the only way I knew how, and that was good, but it sure wasn't all God had for me.

[deltaguitar]

I have a real problem telling people they are born again. Thousands of people say the sinners prayer just like thousands do the three-steps of Acts 2:38 and they are not anymore saved than a baby being baptized.

The new birth comes from above and will always result in saving faith and life change.

I was listening to Mark Denver, a baptist preacher in Washington, D. C., and his church does not encourage people to pray the sinners prayers and pronounce someone saved.

No where in the bible is a sinner's prayer repeated in order to be saved. Look at Cornelius' household, the word of God was preached and they became Christians full of the Holy Ghost.

I am to the point that I believe Evangelism is preaching the word of God and then expecting God to move in a sinners heart. If someone responds to the gospel or not is not our worry but Gods. All this "soul winning" is a numbers game and sadly is leading many into religion. Altar calls and huge outpourings are all about glorifying man and what man has done.