Evangelicals, where in scripture does it say "ask Jesus into your heart"?

If we do not invite the Spirit into our hearts and lives, we are not His. John 14:15

Surely, you understand that there is more to acknowledging that Jesus has come in the flesh than simply saying it, I hope.

expensive Mrs Vaughan, there is not any Scripture that states that! it truly is a pretend coaching that has permeated each and every denominational church! in accordance to 2 Thessalonians 2:3 we study, "enable no guy lie to you by ability of any ability: for that day shall no longer come, different than there come a falling away first, and that guy of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;" This "falling away" isn't conversing approximately church attendence yet falling removed from Bible certainty. In a million Timothy 4:a million-3 we study, "Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the time of the latter situations some shall leave from the religion, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; 2Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their judgment of right and incorrect seared with a warm iron; 3Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be won with thanksgiving of them that have faith and understand the certainty."

It doesn't say that at all. That's the idea conveyed by scripture, though. It says that we're indwelt by the living God. It says that we must trust in him. It says that we are crucified with Christ, through his spirit in us.

Legalism is a nasty thing. Christians aren't called to pass judgment on the spiritual condition of others, and when you set up specific hurdles that you think must be met in order to approve of someone else's salvation, you're actually committing a grave sin yourself, the sin of pride.

The fact is that scripture, written in the 1st century in Greek to capture ideas of a heretofore unheard of belief, then translated into modern English, doesn't contain many modern words or ideas. The word "Pope" isn't in scripture. Neither is "Catholic." Nor is "rapture." The word "confessional" and "rosary" and "purgatory" and "belfry" and "poor box" aren't in scripture, either. By your standard, these things should all be done away with, too.

Rev 3:20 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.

Rom 10:9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

Rom 10:10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

John 14:6 (KJV)

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me

There is no such verse in the Bible. Instead the Word teaches this:

John 6:37 (KJV)

All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.

Romans 8:29-30 (KJV)

29 For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.

30 Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.