Asking Jesus into one's heart

R. Larry Moyer lists "If you want to be saved, just invite Jesus into your heart" as one of the things that God never said.

[2] Moyer suggests that Revelation 3:20 ("Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me", KJV) is the only verse that could be considered to support the concept, but notes that the verse is addressed to Christians rather than non-Christians.

[3] Moyer argues that the phrase "often conveys the idea that one is saved by saying a prayer instead of trusting Christ.

[5] Greear relates how he asked Jesus into his heart several thousand times "until he came to put his faith in the truth of the gospel instead.

"[6] Asking Jesus into one's heart is depicted in the 1970s evangelical Christian horror film A Thief in the Night, serving as a template for viewers.