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1 | Alter Calls? | Rom 10:9 | Hugger | 25146 | ||
Alter Calls........ I would appreciate any biblical applications AND opinions/experiences of anyone who would like to respond. I am asking because it has come up several times in my church services where the Pastor has brought the gospel to a clear understanding......and then does not give an "alter call" to those who would respond at that time.....I feel this is crucial to those who are feeling the tug and want to answer the call....they are left without that opportunity AT THE TIME. During these times the Pastor has imparted the salvation message....it leads right up to that expectant point of one taking a step of faith and then "wham" shuts the door. I would appreciate anyones comments and wisdom about this. Also, for those who would think to ask me....no, I have not been in a church that have had alter calls...so I am not familiar with seeing it implimented in church. I just feel that during those times that the Pastor leads there that there should be an alter call...not every sunday. I am planning to ask my Pastor about this too. Thank you all......Hugger P.S. I did a search on this but did not find any questions and answers on this subject on the forum. |
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2 | Alter Calls? | Rom 10:9 | EdB | 25177 | ||
Hugger CDBJ and Charis gave you good information. "Altar Calls" are actually fairly new to the church world. I think Finney or someone from around his time frame came up with the idea. I especially liked CDBJ’s pastors statement “all they did was to jump through someone's psychological hoop”. I say I like it in that it is contains fact not the idea. The fact is many Pastors give emotion packed charges and many times the people respond as a form of emotional release rather than real salvation. I saw a man give an altar call where hundreds responded and he never mentioned sin, salvation, repentance, cleansing blood, the cross, forgiveness or anything connected to salvation. He gave a rip your heart out and throw it on the floor unless you come to altar type call. I have always wondered what God thought of that. God is looking at the heart, I believe you can be saved lying bed, walking the aisles, sitting/standing in the pew, or grasping your last breath. If you ask Jesus into your heart He is faithful to respond. EdB |
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3 | Alter Calls? | Rom 10:9 | CDBJ | 25206 | ||
EdB, where does it say that we are to ask Jesus into our hearts? That's like asking Him into a sewer. That will do the same thing for you as walking an aisle; bad advice!! CDBJ | ||||||
4 | Alter Calls? | Rom 10:9 | Hank | 25209 | ||
CDBJ, so we don't ask Jesus into our hearts and we don't walk aisles? What must we do to be saved? Is Romans 10:9 it? Is that the answer, the complete and only answer? What are your thoughts? (This is not a trick question and is not intended to be a cute or smarty one either). --Hank | ||||||
5 | Alter Calls? | Rom 10:9 | Reformer Joe | 25226 | ||
Hank: I don't like the "asking Jesus into our hearts" thing, either. There seems to be a huge divide between the emotional response of asking Jesus into our hearts (which could be done by a lot of people with not the slightest understanding of the Cross) and repenting and trusting in Christ alone for the forgiveness of sins. I am not the biggest fan of altar calls, either, but that is usually because the gospel is not explained very well in a lot of cases. Too many "come to Jesus" calls without explaining that one should count the cost (Luke 14:28) and understand that Jesus is not merely some cosmic therapist who will get you self-actualized. Altar calls done sloppily (which is frequently the case) often lead to spurious conversions which don't lead to truly following Christ (not to mention the false assurance of salvation on the part of thousands upon thousands of people who think that they are "saved" without ever clearly hearing the gospel). Even the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association acknowledges that just a small percentage of those who come forward at crusades ever join a church. While God undoubtedly can and does use all kinds of methods in His grace and sovereignty to call people to Himself, I wonder whether altar calls (weekly ones, especially) are a good gauge at all of the Holy Spirit's work. And we both know that many denominations do indeed use it as a gauge and record "results." --Joe! |
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6 | Alter Calls? | Rom 10:9 | Norrie | 25236 | ||
My Bible teacher says he thinks that "asking Jesus into our hearts" thing is unbiblical. He says Jesus can't come into a dirty, filty heart and until our heart is regenerated, He can live there so that is a wrong expression. | ||||||
7 | Alter Calls? | Rom 10:9 | EdB | 25253 | ||
Norrie I agree. it is kind of like the cncept in Ezekiel 36:26 I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. I wonder what that is in reference too? People it is just an expression I wasn't giving a teaching on salvation theology. EdB |
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