1. The Bigfoot of the Bible

2. “There will be plenty of people in hell who said the sinner’s prayer.”

3. There is a ton of bad theology in the phrase, “Just say this prayer and you’ll be saved.” 
-Jesus never led anyone to say the sinner’s prayer.
-The disciples didn’t either.
-Nor did the Apostle Paul.

4. The Sinner’s Prayer is the Bigfoot of the Bible,

5. HOW DID IT HAPPEN?

8. Rev 3: "To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: The Amen, the faithful and true Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God, says this: 15 'I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot; I wish that you were cold or hot. 16 So because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of My mouth. 17 Because you say, "I am rich, and have become wealthy, and have need of nothing," and you do not know that you are wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked, 18 I advise you to buy from Me gold refined by fire so that you may become rich, and white garments so that you may clothe yourself, and that the shame of your nakedness will not be revealed; and eye salve to anoint your eyes so that you may see. 19 Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline; therefore be zealous and repent. 20 Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and will dine with him, and he with Me. 21 He who overcomes, I will grant to him to sit down with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne. 22 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.'" NASU

9. He says 19 Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline; therefore be zealous and repent. 20 Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and will dine with him, and he with Me.

11. JESUS TELLS US.
Matthew 7:21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.”
John 6:40, “For my Father’s will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.”

12. Acts 16: But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns of praise to God, and the prisoners were listening to them; 26 and suddenly there came a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison house were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened and everyone's chains were unfastened. 27 When the jailer awoke and saw the prison doors opened, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped. 28 But Paul cried out with a loud voice, saying, "Do not harm yourself, for we are all here!" 29 And he called for lights and rushed in, and trembling with fear he fell down before Paul and Silas, 30 and after he brought them out, he said, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?"

13. 31 They said, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household."

14. 32 And they spoke the word of the Lord to him together with all who were in his house. 33 And he took them that very hour of the night and washed their wounds, and immediately he was baptized, he and all his household. 34 And he brought them into his house and set food before them, and rejoiced greatly, having believed in God with his whole household. NASU

15. He took them and washed their wounds. (Repentance)
Nothing is said about confession.
Nothing said about saying the sinner’s prayer.
He heard the word, believed the message, repented of his sins, and was baptized. And after doing these things we read…

16. Acts 16:34 (ESV) 34  Then he brought them up into his house and set food before them. And he rejoiced along with his entire household that he had believed in God.
Acts 16:34 (GW) 34  He took Paul and Silas upstairs into his home and gave them something to eat. He and his family were thrilled to be believers in God.
Acts 16:34 (NET1) 34  The jailer brought them into his house and set food before them, and he rejoiced greatly that he had come to believe in God, together with his entire household.

17. Acts 16:34 (NASB) 34  And he brought them into his house and set food before them, and rejoiced greatly, having believed in God with his whole household.
Acts 16:34 (NLT) 34  He brought them into his house and set a meal before them, and he and his entire household rejoiced because they all believed in God.

18. Rom 10:8-17 - 8 But what does it say
Rom 10: But what does it say? "THE WORD IS NEAR YOU, IN YOUR MOUTH AND IN YOUR HEART"—that is, the word of faith which we are preaching, 9 that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved; 10 for with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation. 11 For the Scripture says, "WHOEVER BELIEVES IN HIM WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED." 12 For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, abounding in riches for all who call on Him; 13 for "WHOEVER WILL CALL ON THE NAME OF THE LORD WILL BE SAVED." (How do we call on the name of the Lord?) (Note nothing said on repentance or baptism)

19. 14 How then will they call on Him in whom they have not believed
14 How then will they call on Him in whom they have not believed? How will they believe in Him whom they have not heard? And how will they hear without a preacher? 15 How will they preach unless they are sent? Just as it is written, "HOW BEAUTIFUL ARE THE FEET OF THOSE WHO BRING GOOD NEWS OF GOOD THINGS!"
16 However, they did not all heed the good news; for Isaiah says, "LORD, WHO HAS BELIEVED OUR REPORT?" 17 So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ. NASU

20. 1 Peter 3:21 (NASB) 21  Corresponding to that, baptism now saves you—not the removal of dirt from the flesh, but an appeal to God for a good conscience—through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,