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Salvation is by the sacrifice of Jesus.

Not by baptism or “Say the sinner’s prayer and accept Jesus into your heart”.

“Say the sinner’s prayer and accept Jesus into your heart”. That is the mantra of the totalitarian evangelicals. No other opinion is allowed.

Which is odd for a sentence that never once appears in the bible.

Salvation is by the sacrifice of Jesus.

Not by baptism or “Say the sinner’s prayer and accept Jesus into your heart”.

“Say the sinner’s prayer and accept Jesus into your heart”. That is the mantra of the totalitarian evangelicals. No other opinion is allowed.

Which is odd for a sentence that never once appears in the bible.

To be clear...there is no "magic" prayer or series of words one says in their profession of faith or asking Jesus to be their Savior.

Peter illustrated how we come to know Christ in Acts 2:37-38

37Now when they heard this, they were pierced to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Brethren, what shall we do?” 38Peter said to them, “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. Acts 2:37-38 NASB

Hear the word preached v37

Believe the word v37

Repent (properly, "think differently after," "after a change of mind"; to repent (literally, "think differently afterwards") v38.

Be baptized and receive the Holy Spirit v38

This is a promise for as many as shall call the Lord v39.

Salvation is by the sacrifice of Jesus. Not by baptism or “Say the sinner’s prayer and accept Jesus into your heart”. “Say the sinner’s prayer and accept Jesus into your heart”. That is the mantra of the totalitarian evangelicals. No other opinion is allowed. Which is odd for a sentence that never once appears in the bible.

Well, seeing as the New Testament was written in Greek, we DO have the following translation into English which is where the idea of a "sinner's prayer" and "accepting Jesus into your heart" came from:

But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart,” that is, the word of faith we are proclaiming: that if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with your heart you believe and are justified, and with your mouth you confess and are saved. (Romans 10:8-10)

As far as this being "the mantra of the totalitarian evangelicals", Evangelicals are hardly totalitarian and they were hardly the first to come up with the phrasing. You know Paul wrote the book of Romans, right?