Comments on: Iain Murray on Altar Calls, P2 http://shepherdtheflock.com/2009/04/30/iain-murray-on-altar-calls-p2/ "Shepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight, not under compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you...” Thu, 24 Jun 2010 19:19:27 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Mike Drew http://shepherdtheflock.com/2009/04/30/iain-murray-on-altar-calls-p2/comment-page-1/#comment-3439 Mike Drew Wed, 06 May 2009 11:49:27 +0000 http://shepherdtheflock.com/2009/04/30/iain-murray-on-altar-calls-p2/#comment-3439 I heard it said that today we (at least baptists) scorn the idea of baptizing an infant and saying, "you're in the covenant", and yet we turn around and say, "raise your hand, come forward and pray this prayer...okay, now you're in the covenant". I'm thankful for the churches that don't follow this main-centered invitational system that helps mass produce gospel hardened hypocrites. I heard it said that today we (at least baptists) scorn the idea of baptizing an infant and saying, “you’re in the covenant”, and yet we turn around and say, “raise your hand, come forward and pray this prayer…okay, now you’re in the covenant”. I’m thankful for the churches that don’t follow this main-centered invitational system that helps mass produce gospel hardened hypocrites.

]]> By: Nathan White http://shepherdtheflock.com/2009/04/30/iain-murray-on-altar-calls-p2/comment-page-1/#comment-3435 Nathan White Sat, 02 May 2009 12:31:09 +0000 http://shepherdtheflock.com/2009/04/30/iain-murray-on-altar-calls-p2/#comment-3435 Chris, along the same lines, I have a pastor friend who, upon preaching a sermon and having someone come up to him afterwards asking him 'why didn't you give an invitation?', responded by saying: "What are you talking about? The whole sermon was an invitation." Right on. Our preaching and the message should be the emphasis and focus of the service, not some special period of exhortation/pleading afterwards. The entire message should be a presentation of the gospel and an invitation to submit to Christ. Chris, along the same lines, I have a pastor friend who, upon preaching a sermon and having someone come up to him afterwards asking him ‘why didn’t you give an invitation?’, responded by saying: “What are you talking about? The whole sermon was an invitation.”

Right on. Our preaching and the message should be the emphasis and focus of the service, not some special period of exhortation/pleading afterwards. The entire message should be a presentation of the gospel and an invitation to submit to Christ.

]]> By: Chris Whisonant http://shepherdtheflock.com/2009/04/30/iain-murray-on-altar-calls-p2/comment-page-1/#comment-3433 Chris Whisonant Fri, 01 May 2009 18:18:06 +0000 http://shepherdtheflock.com/2009/04/30/iain-murray-on-altar-calls-p2/#comment-3433 I've heard it said that if we don't do an altar call, then how will we have someone's "public profession of faith". The simple reply is "that's one of the things that happens with baptism". Good post Nathan - thanks! I’ve heard it said that if we don’t do an altar call, then how will we have someone’s “public profession of faith”. The simple reply is “that’s one of the things that happens with baptism”. Good post Nathan – thanks!

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