Sentence:  The sinner's prayer is an example of a wrong presupposition that plagues much of modern evangelism. It comes from the errant notion that a sinner's decision to receive Christ is the determining factor in salvation. The sinner's prayer is an offshoot of this concept of <WSD>decisionism</WSD>, despite the fact that it utterly removes the idea that it is actually God who draws people to Himself. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A theology that stresses the importance of the decision to become a Christian for salvation. Often this decision takes the form of the sinner's prayer.