What is Sinner's Prayer?
In [[Evangelicalism|evangelical Christianity]], the [[Sin]]ners [[prayer]] is a short prayer. It admits sin and asks [[Jesus]] to [[Salvation|save]]. The '''Sinner's prayer''' (also called the '''Consecration prayer''' and '''Salvation prayer''') is an [[Evangelicalism]] Baptist term referring to any [[Prayer]]<nowiki/>of [[Repentance]], prayed by individuals who feel [[Sin]] in their lives and have the desire to form or renew a personal relationship. This prayer is not mandatory but, for some, functions as a way to communicate with and understand their relationship with [[God]] through [[Jesus christ]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-10-11|title=Asbury United Methodist Church » Salvation|url=http://www.asburyumcfmd.org/resources/salvation|access-date=2024-07-14|website=web.archive.org|archive-date=2018-10-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181011171304/http://www.asburyumcfmd.org/resources/salvation|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref> It is a popular prayer in evangelical circles. It is not intended as [[Liturgical language in Hinduism|Liturgical]] like a [[Creed]] or a confiteor said or chanted within the Catholic Mass, but rather, is intended to be an act of ''initial'' conversion to Christianity. It is roughly analogous to the Catholic Act of Contrition, though the theology behind each is markedly different, due to the intrinsically different views of salvation between Catholicism and Protestantism. While some Christians see reciting the Sinner's prayer as the moment defining one's salvation, others see it as a beginning step of one's lifelong faith journey.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Olsen|first=Ted|date=2012-06-20|title=Southern Baptists Debate the Sinner's Prayer|url=https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2012/juneweb-only/baptists-sinners-prayer.html|access-date=2024-07-14|website=ChristianityToday.com|language=en}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{religion-stub}} [[Category:Christianity]]