In the New Testament, there is no record of a sinner being saved by prayer alone. When the church of Christ began, sinful Jews asked, “what shall we do?” Peter told them to, “Repent and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins” (Acts 2:38). The first Gentile sinner, Cornelius, was praying, but was told to send for Peter to tell him saving w…