Least persuasive argument used by Catholics?

[ephesians2]

I don’t have a problem with the sinners prayer but the bad theology surrounding it that pastors (and myself at one point) say before and after:

Baptism isn’t necessary
You are now saved
Nothing you do can change your salvation
Collect your commemorative get out of hell free card on your way out (literally saw this once)

Sounds like a Biblically (and doctrinally) challenged church. The first and second statements indicate to me that they are not a church that held to the truths that the Reformers held to. They have certainly strayed from Biblical teaching.

 

[Jon_S_1]

Sounds like a Biblically (and doctrinally) challenged church. The first and second statements indicate to me that they are not a church that held to the truths that the Reformers held to. They have certainly strayed from Biblical teaching.

But none of their statement went against 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 as you shared them as "being the gospel. Therefore the gospel entails much more than those four verses right?!

 

[ephesians2]

But none of their statement went against 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 as you shared them as "being the gospel. Therefore the gospel entails much more than those four verses right?!

Forgive me. I should have included the quote about the “sinner’s prayer” along with the other post so you would understand where I was coming from when I presented that statement. Nowhere in the Scriptures does Christ (or anyone else) tell us to pray the “sinner’s prayer” in order to, as you said in so many words- be saved, neglect baptism or get out of hell free.