The man wanted to justify his actions, so he asked Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?"
In Matthew, a rich young man asks Jesus what actions bring eternal life.
Asking Jesus into one's heart is a description of personal conversion used in evangelicalism.
Listen to him talking about his moment of conversion when at a certain event he 'asked Jesus into his heart'.
Or they can wave flags and ask Jesus where he was?
Peter, the traditional founder of the church, asks Jesus about the nature of sin.
It's not asking Jesus to save but being obedient to his will, ie, having faith in Him.
He left some graffiti on the wall praising his father and asking Jesus for forgiveness.
The saying was a response to a young rich man who had asked Jesus what he needed to do in order to inherit eternal life.