Editor's Pick Ruffin on Religion Mike Ruffin: Have you ever said The Sinner’s Prayer? By Rev. Mike Ruffin Feb 25, 2024 Feb 25, 2024 Updated Mar 31, 2025 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save “If you confess with your mouth the Lord is Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.” (Romans 10:9)kAmp A2DE@C G:D:E65 2 7C:6?5 @7 >:?6 H9@’D 366? :? 49FC49 2== 9:D =:76] w6 42==D 9:>D6=7 2 r9C:DE:2? 3FE 4@?76DD65 E92E 96 @7E6? 76=E 6>AEJ 2?5 9@A6=6DD]k^AmkAmpD E96J E2=<65[ :E 3642>6 6G:56?E E@ 9:> E92E >J 7C:6?5 >2J G6CJ H6== 92G6 =@@<65 =:<6 2 r9C:DE:2? @? 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