{"product_id":"so-you-prayed-a-prayer","title":"So ... You Prayed A Prayer","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSo ... You Prayed a Prayer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. . . and you prayed it because someone guaranteed you that you would go to heaven if you did.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. . . and, after all, you do believe in Jesus.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. . . and if that’s all it takes, why not?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBut ...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. . . absolutely nothing about your life has changed since you prayed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. . . you are still the same kind of person you were before you prayed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. . . and, the truth is, your life is no different from your non-Christian neighbor’s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSo ...\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. . . are you really sure you’re going to heaven, after all?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBecause ...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. . . the scariest thing Jesus ever said was this:\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter. Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?’ And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness’” \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e(Matthew 7:21-23).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn other words, a lot of people just like you will come before Jesus on Judgment Day thinking they’re okay because they not only “believed” in Jesus, but also called Jesus Lord, prayed a prayer, or even did miracles in Jesus’ name. However, they find out too late that because they never did what God really wanted, they’re going to the wrong place.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow could that be?\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt’s because a lot of people who pray a prayer and believe in Jesus don’t understand that true saving belief in Jesus includes a crucial attitude adjustment called \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003erepentance\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003efirst\u003c\/b\u003e time Jesus addressed crowds in His ministry, He used the word \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003erepent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e along with \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ebelieve\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e to describe what people need to do to be included in His Kingdom:\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel” \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e(Mark 1:15; author’s emphasis).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnd when Jesus met with His disciples the \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003efirst\u003c\/b\u003e time after His resurrection, He said repentance was essential for the forgiveness of sins:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Thus it is written, that the Christ would suffer and rise again from the dead the third day, and that repentance for forgiveness of sins would be proclaimed in His name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem” \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e(Luke 24:46-47; author’s emphasis).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnd in the very \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003efirst\u003c\/b\u003e Christian sermon, when Peter told his listeners what they needed to do to be saved from judgment, he said:\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Repent, and each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit” \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e(Acts 2:38; author’s emphasis).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is repentance?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt is literally changing your mind when you believe in, trust in, or rely on Jesus and His death as payment for your sins and His resurrection as the guarantee of your eternal life.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhen you truly trust in Jesus alone, you change your mind. You transfer trust from yourself, your good works, or anything else that you think might save you to Jesus alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnd when that happens, you turn \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003efrom\u003c\/b\u003e your sin and the death that it brings, \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eto\u003c\/b\u003e Jesus and the life that He gives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe kind of belief that will save you is never just an agreement with the facts about Jesus. We’re told “the demons also believe, and shudder” \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e(James 2:19b). \u003c\/i\u003eIt is always a change of mind in which you put your trust in Jesus alone—for the forgiveness of your sins, the gift of eternal life, and the direction (not perfection) that He gives for your life right here and now.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBecause what you really believe always determines what you do.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSo ... 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