The Pet Peeve of the day is Altar Calls.

At the end of a sermon pastors will have everyone bow their heads and close their eyes, give some cheesy, watered-down version of the Gospel, and then ask those who want to respond to raise their hands and/or walk down the aisle, and then pray the Sinner's Prayer.

Here we expose the emotional manipulation involved in altar calls that often lead to false conversions.

We also discuss the unbiblical foundation behind altar calls. These preachers deny the sovereignty of God in salvation, so they think that it is up to them and their man-made tactics to lead the un-churched to Christ.

The Bible never condones such practices. Instead, we are to preach Christ, and invite men and women to Christ.

For more biblical studies, you can always check out my other podcast that I do with my friend Preston: The Informal Reformers, and my blog: In the Last Hour.