The real question is: How powerful is the Word of God? Can it change men from sinners into saints without an extension of an altar call? Will it convict & convert (as God promises), or will we need to add something that helps men “settle it”? You will never be able to do without the invitation system until you are thoroughly convinced of the power of God's Word (Rom. 10:14; Jas. 1:18; 1 Pet. 1:23).

The biblical method of focusing on the gospel itself, without props, & allowing God to save whom He wills, when He wills, demands the hearing of the Word. And it demands trust that God will call His elect to Himself according to His own timetable. When the Word is preached, there will be varying responses (Acts 17:32-34). Just be faithful to preach the Word…and leave the results to God. He will save His elect according to His own timing.

But their is no getting around the Methodology & means, in how Charles Finney, used the Altar Call. As that persuasion has influenced many churches with Semi-Pelagianism, that are bad affects of Charles Finney, Altar Calls methodologies. All the while in n’t trusting in the regenerating power of the Holy Spirit removing the Veil off! As the Word needs to be faithfully preached & taught, that His Sheep will come forth!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eyP8-Il50FE

The Fear of God in perspective of Preaching; John Knox; I have never once feared the devil, but I tremble every time I enter the pulpit.

The issues is trusting in the Triunity of the Spirt, working in the faithfulness of whomever is preaching & teaching of Christ, being the only sufficient means. Of being the only one raising up the spiritually dead, in the loins of the 1ST Adam! With a new spiritual heart of flesh, & guarding against in making one to be a false convert, because they asked Jesus into their heart.

Pro 17:15 He who justifies the wicked, & he who condemns the just, Both of them alike are an abomination to the Lord.

https://banneroftruth.org/us/resources/articles/2003/dr-lloyd-jones-on-the-altar-call/

2 Tim 2:22-26 Flee also youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart. But avoid foolish & ignorant disputes, knowing that they generate strife. & a servant of the Lord must n’t quarrel but be gentle to all, able to teach, patient, in humility correcting those who are in opposition, if God perhaps will grant them repentance, so that they may know the truth, & that they may come to their senses & escape the snare of the devil, having been taken captive by him to do his will.

As His imputed righteousness is the only bridge that one can travel down on, as Christ as one mediator Alone amen!

The poor in spirit roll themselves in the dust in the sense of their unworthiness. 'I abhor myself in dust' (Job 42:6).

Spurgeon; Morality can keep you out of jail, only Christ can keep you out of Hell!; & amen!

Pro 20:9 Who can say, “I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin”?

Pro 13:12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick, But when the desire comes, it is a tree of life.

As Jim, is so worried about Skin color, than worrying about truth & how does my Sin, anger a Just loving good God. Who willint turn a blinded eye, to His Justice & Holiness, as all hypocrites & liars will take account for surepressing in acts of unrighteousness amen!

For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus whom we have n’t preached, or if ye receive another spirit which ye have n’t received, or another gospel which ye haven’t accepted, ye might well bear with him. For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. & no marvel, for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. Therefore it’s no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness, whose end shall be according to their works.
2 Cor 11:4,13-15

Jhn 3:19-20 And this is the condemnation: that Light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.

2 Cor 7:9-10 Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorrowful, but that your sorrow led to repentance. For ye were made sorrowful in a godly manner, that ye might receive injury from us in nothing. For godly sorrow is not to be repented of, but worketh repentance unto salvation; but the sorrow of the world worketh death.