Quote by John MacArthur
“La ortodoxia bíblica abarca la ortopraxia. Tanto la doctrina recta como la vida recta son absolutamente esenciales y totalmente inseparables para el verdadero hijo de Dios. Esa es la enseñanza consecuente de Cristo mismo. Dijo entonces Jesús a los judíos que habían creído en él: «Si vosotros permaneciereis en mi palabra, seréis verdaderamente mis discípulos; y conoceréis la verdad, y la verdad os hará libres» (Juan 8.31–32). Más allá de esto, la Escritura enseña clara y coherentemente la primacía de la creencia correcta como la base de la conducta correcta. En otras palabras, la vida recta se ve propiamente como el fruto de la fe auténtica, y nunca al revés. Los actos piadosos carentes de todo amor real por la verdad no constituyen en ninguna medida la ortopraxia genuina. Por el contrario, esa es la peor clase de hipocresía santurrona. Por lo tanto vale la pena pelear por la verdad. Como vimos, es la única cosa en el mundo por la cual la iglesia debería pelear. Si pierde esa pelea, todo lo demás está perdido.”
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John F. MacArthur, Jr. is a fifth-generation preacher who serves as a pastor-teacher of Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California. He is also a prolific author, conference speaker, and is president of The Master's College and Seminary. MacArthur received a B.A. from Los Angeles Pacific College, his M.Div. from Talbot Theological Seminary, Litt.D. at Grace Graduate School, and D.D. from Talbot Theological Seminary. In addition to his administrative responsibilities, he regularly teaches Expository Preaching at the seminary and frequently speaks in chapel.
MacArthur's pulpit ministry has been extended around the globe through his media ministry, Grace to You, and its satellite offices in Australia, Canada, Europe, India, New Zealand, Singapore, and South Africa. In addition to producing daily radio programs for nearly 2,000 English and Spanish radio outlets worldwide, Grace to You distributes books, software, audiotapes, and CDs by John MacArthur. In thirty-six years of ministry, Grace to You has distributed more than thirteen million CDs and audiotapes.
John Fullerton MacArthur, Jr. is a United States evangelical writer and minister, noted for his radio program entitled Grace to You. MacArthur is a fifth-generation pastor, a popular author and conference speaker and has served as the pastor-teacher of Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California since 1969, and as the President of The Master's College (and the related The Master's Seminary) in Santa Clarita, California.
Theologically, MacArthur is a conservative far-right Baptist, a strong proponent of expository preaching, a dispensationalist and a self-described Calvinist. He has been acknowledged by Christianity Today as one of the most influential preachers of his time, and is a frequent guest on Larry King Live as representative of an evangelical Christian perspective.
MacArthur has authored or edited more than 150 books, most notably the MacArthur Study Bible, which has sold more than 1 million copies and received a Gold Medallion Book Award. Other best-selling books include his MacArthur New Testament Commentary Series (more than 1 million copies), Twelve Ordinary Men, (more than 500,000 copies), and the children's book A Faith to Grow On, which garnered an ECPA Christian Book Award.