1. The altar call too easily confuses the physical act of “coming forward” (walking an aisle) with the spiritual act of “coming to Christ” (repentance and belief). 2. This confusion deceives people about their spiritual state. 3. This confusion often obscures the requirements of repentance and belief. 4. This confusion encourages people to base their assurance on a one-time event. 5. This confusion brings false converts with false assurance into the church’s membership. 6. The altar call makes conversion look like a work of man, when in fact it is a work of God. 7. The altar call confuses people regarding sacred space [that the front of the church is more sacred than any other place]. 8. The altar call confuses “coming forward” with baptism. 9. The altar call distracts Christians from the main point of the service.

Paul Alexander

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Vegetables	Canadian	Barbecue, Vegetables	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

4		Baking potatoes
1		Sweet red pepper
16		Sage leaves
3	tb	Olive oil
2		Cloves garlic, minced
1/2	ts	Each salt and pepper

INSTRUCTIONS

Scrub potatoes; slice almost through at 1/4 inch intervals. Cut red pepper
into quartered; slice crosswise into strips. Insert 1 red pepper strip into
each slit of potato.  Insert sage leaf into every third slit.
Stir together oil, garlic, salt and pepper; brush over potatoes and red
pepper to coat evenly.  Wrap each in foil, sealing well.
Place on grill over medium heat; cover and cook, turning occasionally, for
1 hour or until tender. Makes 4 servings. Typed in MMFormat by
cjhartlin@msn.com  Source: Canadian Living 20th Anniversary Cookbook.
Posted to MM-Recipes Digest  by "Cindy Hartlin" <cjhartlin@email.msn.com>
on May 4, 1998

A Message from our Provider:

“Religion: a mirage. Jesus: reality”

The true Christian is one whose religion is in his heart and life. It is felt by himself in his heart. It is seen by others in his conduct and life. He feels his sinfulness, guilt and badness, and repents. He sees Jesus Christ to be that Divine Savior whom his soul needs, and commits himself to Him. He puts off the old man with his corrupt and carnal habits and puts on the new man. He lives a new and holy life, fighting habitually against the world, the flesh and the devil. Christ Himself is the cornerstone of his Christianity. Ask him in what he trusts for the forgiveness of his many sins, and he will tell you in the death of Christ. Ask him in what righteousness he hopes to stand innocent at the judgment day, and he will tell you it is the righteousness of Christ. Ask him by what pattern he tries to frame his life, and he will tell you that it is the example of Christ. But, beside all this, there is one thing in a true Christian which is eminently peculiar to him. That thing is love to Christ.

J.C. Ryle