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...the phrase “accepting Jesus Christ as your personal savior” never appears in the Bible.

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I’m glad someone else notices that. The phrase has always been rather cringe-inducing to me. The Lord of the Universe is so far beyond and above what that trite-sounding term suggests, as if He is a mere genie in a bottle, or something. That’s a product of some shallow theological thinking. Ugh.

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I think a more accurate term other than ‘accepting Jesus’ is ‘stop rejecting Jesus’. We are saved by grace alone as a free gift. It’s already been given. By the grace of God it is ours now. No need to ‘accept’. But don’t ‘reject’ it which is the sin against the Holy Spirit. ‘Accepting’ has works-righteousness overtones, as if we have to do something to be saved. That’s why the more orthodox protestant denominations get hyper. Subtitle difference but significant. On the other hand I’m not going to fuss at those who happen to use ‘accept’ terminology.