Saving is Simple

Romans 10:9-10 NLT 
If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by confessing with your mouth that you are saved. 

In order to get a diploma from school you have to go through a number of hoops. You have to attend classes for one. And of course you have to pass all the courses to earn the appropriate credits to get that diploma and graduate.

What does it take to be saved? Well for one we know that unless you are saved or born again you cannot see the Kingdom of Heaven. (John 3:3 Jesus replied, "I tell you the truth, unless you are born again, you cannot see the Kingdom of God.")

Over the years man has concocted what is referred to as the "sinners prayer". And now many believe you have to say those words to become born again or to receive God's saving grace. Yet this verse in Romans breaks it down into simple terms:

1. Believe in your heart and you are made right with God
2. Confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and you are saved

The first happens without any prompting from another. It is between us and God. The second is our outward confession in front of others that Jesus is our Lord and that seals the deal.