Sinner's Prayer

The Sinner's Prayer is a term used for the prayer of faith made by the person who wishes to make a confession of faith to become a believer of Jesus Christ. Although the wording of that prayer varies, the Sinner's Prayer basically consists of:


 * 1) The person's confession of their sinful state before God.
 * 2) The person's confession of Jesus being Lord and Savior, and the only One who is capable and sufficient enough to pay for that person's sins on the cross.

The subject of this prayer is hotly debated among Christians as far as its validity in its Scriptural basis and its effectivenss in making a person a true believer. For those who believe in the effective use of the Sinner's Prayer, Romans 10:9-10 states


 * ...that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. (New King James Version)

Empath: The Luckiest Smurf stories
The Sinner's Prayer is used a few times by Tapper and his friends Barber and Sweepy to enter into a salvation relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ in the EMPATH: The Luckiest Smurf story series, and has also been used among the Smurfs wishing to make a confession of faith in order to be saved.