Altar Calls

“In Scripture, a public confession of Christ is never made a requirement of salvation. It is indeed a requirement for victorious Christian living, as made clear in Romans 10:9-10.” - C.Leaders

“Let me start by recognizing that those who give altar calls do so because they sincerely desire for people to be saved… . Altar calls remain popular today and are increasingly accompanied by an invitation to be baptized immediately.” - 9 Marks

“Unless we challenge our hearers to respond to God’s Word, we’ve only given them biblical information without telling them what to do with it … . Whether you prefer the term ‘response’ or ‘invitation,’ consider 5 ways to help your listeners respond to the Word.” - Chuck Lawless

“The success rate of genuine conversions at crusades hovers between 5% to 15%. Some may argue, ‘But seeds are planted.’ Yes, seeds are planted, but are they seeds of salvation or seeds of false assurance?”

I believe that this particular man-made practice, this 19th-century innovation, has produced more bad than good for Christian churches in the West.