Inspirational Quotes by John MacArthur

“May we never take the Cross of Christ for granted or miss its profundity. It was here that mercy and truth met together; righteousness and peace kissed each other.”

“The one most valuable lesson humanity ought to have learned from philosophy is that it is impossible to make sense of truth without acknowledging God as the necessary starting point.”

“There is a kind of preaching that God blesses, specifically the proclamation that exalts the crucified Christ by the power of the Spirit. Conversely, there is a kind of preaching that God does not bless, a mere echoing of man’s empty wisdom that is devoid of Christ.”

“What is most important in heaven is not the streets of gold, nor the gates of pearl. The greatest gain of being in heaven is not even to be reunited with loved ones. The greatest profit will be to stand before Christ and behold him as he is. The glory of heaven is found in Jesus Christ himself.”

“You’ve probably had a similar experience with someone you know. I’ve already recounted the stories of three of my closest friends—one in high school, one in college, and one in seminary—who seemed so dedicated to serving the Lord, and yet all of them eventually turned their backs on Him. One became a dope-smoking rock-concert promoter, and another became a Buddhist. These were not casual acquaintances, but friends at a very close level. I was sure they shared my passion for the true gospel as much as they shared my love for sports. These three young men proved to me that you can profess Christ and not know Him. You can think you’re a Christian and later see clearly that you’re not; you can certainly deceive other people. Seeing these seemingly intelligent, dedicated, strong Christians abandon their beliefs forced me to think about who is really a Christian and what being a Christian really means. Their actions portrayed them as fellow soldiers of Christ, but in the end their hearts exposed them as traitors. Spiritual defectors are an integral part of the story of Christianity, both past and present. They’re in your life and mine, just as they were in Jesus’ life. They shouldn’t surprise you, defeat you, disappoint you, or cause you to despair. Jesus’ insights on spiritual defectors in John 6, and the reaction to His teaching about the issue, give us one of the most compelling and enlightening stories of His ministry. It’s worth considering closely.”

“Praise the LORD! For it is good to sing praises to our God; For it is pleasant, and praise is beautiful.”

“Unlike ancient Israel, America is not a covenant nation. God has made no promise to our physical ancestors that guarantees our national status. If Israel had to fulfill the conditions for divine blessing, even though God had covenanted with them as His chosen people, America certainly has no inviolable claim on the blessing of God. As long as unbelief and disobedience to the Word of God color the soul of our nation, we simply cannot expect the blessing of God. Israel didn’t get it in her unbelief. But for those of us who are Christians, the covenant blessings do apply. “If you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise” (Gal. 3:29). All the promises of salvation, mercy, forgiveness of sins, and spiritual prosperity are ours to claim as long as we remain faithful to God. That is why the spiritual state of the church in our nation is the key to the blessing of the nation as a whole. If God is going to bless America, it will not be for the sake of the nation itself. He blesses the nation, and has always done so, for the sake of His people. If we who are called by His name are not fulfilling the conditions for divine blessing, there is no hope whatsoever for the rest of the nation. On the other hand, if the church is fit to receive God’s blessing, the whole nation will be the beneficiary of that, because the Word of God will be proclaimed with power, God will add to His church, and spiritual blessings of all kinds will result. And those are the truest blessings of all.”

“When the world is hostile and persecuting, when the world moves against him and ostracizes or alienates him, a true disciple is not afraid, because he has utterly and totally given himself over to the lordship of Christ, confident in His care no matter what, even against the hostility of the world. Another characteristic of discipleship is that a true disciple is loyal to his Lord. In verse 32 Jesus told us, “Therefore whoever confesses Me before men, him I will also confess before My Father who is in heaven.” When the heat is on, when the pressure and the persecution are bearing down and the world is attacking, the true believer will openly confess Christ. He won’t bail out. He won’t deny his faith. He won’t recant. He’ll stand up and proclaim Christ, no matter what the circumstances. He’ll go to prison and even face execution before he will deny his Lord. Someone will say, “What about Peter? He was a real disciple, but he denied his Lord.” It’s true. He did. But it was before the Holy Spirit came to live in him. After that, he never again was disloyal. He died for being loyal to Christ: crucified upside down, as he requested, because he said he was not worthy to die like his Lord. Such loyalty marks the ones whom Christ will confess belong to Him.”

“13But as for you, brethren, do not grow weary in doing good.”

“According to Christ, then, the truest kind of leadership demands service, sacrifice, and selflessness. A proud and self-promoting person is not a good leader by Christ’s standard, regardless of how much clout he or she might wield. Leaders who look to Christ as their Leader and their supreme model of leadership will have servants’ hearts.”

“But avoidance is only part of the biblical approach to media. The Christian life is not only concerned with avoiding immorality; it is also consumed with pursuing Christ. In putting off “the deeds of darkness,” we must also “put on the armor of light” (Romans 13:12).”

“La verdad no es evaluada por la forma en que la gente se siente.”

“The future glories of heaven have been overshadowed by the present glitter of earth, and many Christians have sunk into a health-wealth-and-prosperity comfort zone from which only death itself or the rapture of the church would dare remove them - and even those would be unwelcome intrusions to some. Few people long for heaven. (pg. 158).”

“Estad, pues, firmes, ceñidos vuestros lomos con la verdad, y vestidos con la coraza de justicia. EFESIOS 6.14 ¿Cuáles son precisamente nuestras armas? Si las fortalezas se construyen por medio de «argumentos y toda altivez que se levanta contra el conocimiento de Dios» (2 Corintios 10.5; pensamientos, conceptos, opiniones, ideologías, filosofías), es obvio que el único poder que destruiría esas cosas es el poder de la verdad. Ciertamente, cuando el apóstol Pablo hace una lista de las armas de la guerra espiritual en Efesios 6.13–17, nombra solo un arma ofensiva en toda la lista: «la espada del espíritu que es la palabra de Dios» (v. 17). El poder de Dios para salvación es el poder del evangelio solamente (Romanos 1.16; 1 Corintios 1.21). En otras palabras, «las armas de esta milicia» son los instrumentos de la verdad. La palabra de Dios. El evangelio. La sana doctrina. La verdad de la Escritura. Es un hecho que usted no puede pelear la batalla espiritual con frases mágicas o palabras secretas. Usted no vence a los demonios simplemente gritándoles. No tengo nada que decirle a un demonio. No estoy interesado en hacerlo. Que el Señor sea el que haga eso (Judas 9). ¿Para qué querría comunicarme con los espíritus malignos? No obstante, tengo mucho que decirles a las personas que se ensimisman en fortalezas de mentiras demoníacas. Quiero hacer todo lo que pueda para demoler esos palacios de mentiras. Y lo único que me capacita para hacerlo bien es la Palabra de Dios. La guerra espiritual tiene que ver con demoler las mentiras malignas mediante la verdad. Utilice la autoridad de la Palabra de Dios y el poder del evangelio para darles la verdad a las personas.”

“How does a leader build trust? When people are convinced you will do everything in your power for their good and nothing for their harm, they’ll trust you.”

“can do all things uthrough 6Christ who strengthens me.”

“La disciplina nos enseña a operar por principios más que por deseos. Decir”

“I feel a righteous indignation toward preachers and others who want to take God off His throne and turn Him into a servant who has to meet their every demand.”

“A lot of preaching today puts all the stress on the sinner’s hostility to God, and I fear it tends to give sinners the impression that all that is needed for salvation is their own free-will decision to stop being at odds with God. The idea of a sacrificial atonement that propitiates God has all but disappeared from the message Christians proclaim to the world.”

“When you remember who owns you, acknowledge the covenant of obedience you made at salvation, recognize sin as a violation of your relationship with God, learn to control your imagination, and live to advance God's kingdom, you will become a self-disciplined person who pleases the Lord.”