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1. The altar call is simply and completely absent from the pages of the New Testament. 2. The altar call is historically absent until the 19th century, and its use at that time (via Charles Finney) was directly based upon bad theology and a man-centered, manipulative methodology. 3. The altar call very easily confuses the physical act of “coming forward” with the spiritual act of “coming to Christ.” These two can happen simultaneously, but too often people believe that coming to Christ is going forward (and vice-versa). 4. The altar call can easily deceive people about the reality of their spiritual state and the biblical basis for assurance. The Bible never offers us assurance on the ground that we “went forward.” 5. The altar call partially replaces baptism as the means of public profession of faith. 6. The altar call can mislead us to think that salvation (or any official response to God’s Word) happens primarily on Sundays, only at the end of the service, and only “up front.” 7. The altar call can confuse people regarding “sacred” things and “sacred” places, as the name “altar call” suggests. 8. The altar call is not sensitive to our cautious and relational age where most people come to faith over a period of time and often with the interaction of a good friend. 9. The altar call is often seen as “the most important part of the service”, and this de-emphasizes the truly more important parts of corporate worship which God has prescribed (preaching, prayer, fellowship, singing). 10. God is glorified to powerfully bless the things He has prescribed (preaching, prayer, fellowship, singing), not the things we have invented. We should always be leery of adding to God’s prescriptions for His corporate worship (Ryan Kelly).
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    • Baked Salmon Fillets with Mustard-Chive Butter

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    Seafood Fish 4 Servings

    INGREDIENTS

    4 tb Margarine — room
    Temperature
    1 1/2 tb Lemon juice — divided
    1 tb Chives — finel chopped
    1/2 tb Dijon mustard — country
    Kind
    1/2 ts Lemon peel — grated
    1/4 ts Salt
    1 ds Pepper
    24 oz Salmon fillets — 4-6 oz.
    Fillets
    1 bn Chives

    INSTRUCTIONS

    Pour 3/4 tablespoon lemon juice on top of 4 fillets. Mix remaining
ingredients until smooth.  Spread one tablespoon of mixture on baking pan
covered with aluminum foil.  Place fillets on foil with skin side down.
Divide remaining mixture on top of fillets. Bake at 450° for 10 minutes.
Garnish with chives if desired.
Recipe By     : Bon Appetit, April 1993, p. 68
File ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/mmdja006.zip

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