The Invitation System

Weight 0.1 lbs
Dimensions 7.25 × 4.8 × 0.2 in
ISBN 9780851511719
Binding

Booklet, eBook (ePub & Kindle), Booklet & eBook (ePub & Kindle)

Topic

Evangelism

Original Pub Date

1967

Banner Pub Date

Apr 1, 1967

Page Count

44

Format

Booklet

Series

Booklets

Book Description

In the controversy arising from the promotion of this method, three main reasons have been put forward in its defence; the argument from Scripture, the ‘psychological argument’ which asserts the helpfulness of a public response to the individual, and a general argument as to its evangelistic effectiveness. In this booklet Iain Murray, himself an evangelical minister, examines the validity of these arguments and questions whether they can satisfactorily answer counter-arguments from Scripture and experience.

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  1. Robert Widdowson

    At first I thought altar calls were biblical. The pamphlet by Iain Murray The Invitation System set me straight. It was one of the first pieces of literature I deliberately read for its Reformed content.

  2. David R Nelson

    I was weaned on the invitation system, and so entrenched in this way of thinking that I didn’t know any other way to “do church.” The reformed books I began reading in college opened my heart and mind to a more biblical and Christ-glorifying view of salvation. Subsequently, I found myself questioning the invitation system. Murray’s clear but respectful refutation of this system answered both my questions and the ones I didn’t know enough to ask! I heartily recommend it to anyone wondering about how we should call the lost to Christ.

  3. David Bess

    Murray here in this little booklet gives a quick critique of the pitfalls of the invitation system that has been popular in American evangelicalism. It was used repeatedly in the Graham crusades and as a result, gained far greater prominence and acceptance. Murray examines the Scriptural basis of the practice, and its tendency to distort one’s understanding of the Gospel. He offers a quick, easy, but insightful read. I recommend it highly.

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