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.
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