With few exceptions (e.g. elect infants dying in infancy who are regenerate and united to Christ) there is always a point of turning from trusting in one's own dead works to relying upon Christ as our sin bearer and personal righteousness. <br><br>You asked several good questions, I believe. There may be no reason to question one's profession of faith if an exact moment of conversion is not discernable. As for your questions concerning the sinner's prayer and the work of the cross two thousand years ago, both are part of salvation. We are redeemed by the work of the cross, but we appropriate that work (and are justified) by grace through faith alone (which is what you might be referring to as the sinner's prayer). Finally, you asked whether there is a moment when one repents and receives the Spirit. I would suggest that if one truly repents, he does so solely by the Spirit. Regeneration precedes faith (and repentance). <br><br>Blessings,<br><br>Ron<br>
