tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1781025358855188363.post415859428678304758..comments2024-03-01T00:32:54.623-08:00Comments on McGahey's McMusings: Some Reflections on the "Sinner's Prayer"James McGaheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10989740777303666667noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1781025358855188363.post-28712486440462142582014-02-01T14:48:30.541-08:002014-02-01T14:48:30.541-08:00Did you hear that Billy Graham Ministries has aban...Did you hear that Billy Graham Ministries has abandoned the Sinner's Prayer? It's true. They wanted a "fresh" slogan to appeal to nonbelievers. Here is what they decided on:<br /><br />"Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins."<br /><br />I personally don't like it: too Lutheran.Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02519721717265344702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1781025358855188363.post-60852386512207690722012-07-07T07:27:33.254-07:002012-07-07T07:27:33.254-07:00Hey Jim,
Well done, of course. I do believe that...Hey Jim,<br /><br />Well done, of course. I do believe that Jesus offered a simply stated path to conversion and assurance. "Make disciples...baptize...teach" for conversion; "if you love me you will obey...thereby proving to be my disciples..." for assurance.<br /><br />These are, of course, not simple in the doing, but tansactional and/or compartmental short-cuts are not from God.davtrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12798053833732376421noreply@blogger.com