delmer - 

i know the prayer and the verse, but that is not a
"traditional" sinners prayer and is not needed for
anything - remember, that the use of a sinners prayer
is for "salvation" and the person who was praying in
the temeple was already a believe and attending
worship - and was worshiping God - in the evangelical
tradition the "sinners prayer" is the magic words
needed to be saved - all i am saying is that it is not
needed, only the confessing to being a follower is
needed - 

pax
jok




. Lawson" <delgene@...> wrote:
> JOK:
> 
> The prayer is found in Luke 18:10-13.
> 
>              "Two men went up into the temple to
> pray; the one a
> Pharisee, and the other a publican. 
>                   The Pharisee stood and prayed thus
> with himself, God, I
> thank thee, that I am not as other men are,
> extortioners, unjust,        
>                 adulterers, or even as this
> publican.
>                 I fast twice in the week, I give
> tithes of all that I
> possess.
>                 And the publican, standing afar off,
> would not lift up so
> much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his
> breast, saying, God be
>         merciful to me a sinner."
> 
> The Pharisee was a self-righteous hypocrite, whild
> the publican was one
> who needed repentance.  Jesus said the publican went
> away justified.
> ibid.
> 
> Because of Calvary, yours,
> Delmer G. Lawson
> Jesus loves you, and I do too
> 
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