Inspirational Quotes by John MacArthur
“In the Tabernacle there were no seats. The Israelites didn’t go there to sit and be ministered to, and they certainly didn’t go there for entertainment. They went there to worship God and serve Him. If they had a meeting for any other purpose, they had it somewhere else.”
“Exposition presupposes an exegetical process to extract the God-intended meaning of Scripture and an explanation of that meaning in a contemporary way.”
“The unique contribution of Bible exposition is its substantial enhancement of the listeners' comprehension of Scripture's intent. Those who listen to expository preaching have opportunity to submit to the Holy Spirit who first inspired the text as He now illumines that text to them. This is the best avenue for building up the saints. The New Testament puts heavy emphasis on using the mind as the principal avenue to Christian growth (for example, Rom. 12:2; 1 Pet. 1:13), so the preacher should do the same.”
“growth through the spiritual disciplines of prayer, Bible study, communion with God, fellowship with other believers, and dependence on Christ.”
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“Guilt is a spiritual pain in the soul that tells us something is evil and needs to be confronted and cleansed. To”
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“Hasta hace unos quince años los cristianos veían a la psicología como algo hostil al evangelio. Permítase que alguien que profesa el nombre de Jesús bautice la psicología secular y la presente como algo compatible con la verdad de la Escritura, y la mayoría de los cristianos se sentirán felices tragándose una cicuta teológica en forma de «intuiciones psicológicas». Durante los últimos 15 años las iglesias han tendido a depender más y más de los consejeros pastorales entrenados [...] Para mí esto parece indicar debilidad en o indiferencia hacia la predicación expositiva dentro de las iglesias evangélicas [...] ¿Por qué tenemos que recurrir a las ciencias humanas? ¿Por qué? Porque por años no hemos expuesto el todo de la Escritura. Porque debido a nuestra débil exposición y nuestras charlas temáticas superficiales hemos producido una generación de ovejas cristianas sin pastor. Y ahora nos estamos maldiciendo a nosotros mismos más profundamente que nunca por haber recurrido a la sabiduría del mundo.”
“These days, when sinners seek help from churches and other Christian agencies, they are likely to be told that their problem is some emotional disorder or psychological syndrome. They might be encouraged to forgive themselves and told they ought to have more self-love and self-esteem. They are not as likely to hear that they must repent and humbly seek God’s forgiveness in Christ. That is such an extraordinary change of direction for the church that even secular observers have noticed it. Wendy”
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“Pero, ¿y qué de mí como suministrador de la verdad de Dios, el médico del alma? ¿Acaso no soy responsable ante Dios por cualquier perversión de la verdad, independientemente de cuán tonta sea, y también por mi negligencia e incapacidad? ¿Qué asociación terrenal me regula?”
“Most women were treated as nothing more than lowly slaves or animals, and husbands often bought, traded, or even disposed of their wives at will.”
“Todos miramos con indignación al abogado o al juez que, a raíz de la búsqueda de riquezas particulares, distorsionan la verdad al atacar la reputación y las posesiones personales de la gente, a medida que las reducen a la pobreza. Respondemos con una indignación parecida ante el médico farsante que, por incompetente, pone en peligro la salud y la vida de alguien en busca de ganancias financieras. Esas personas merecen ser consideradas como criminales;”
“What two or three books on preaching have profoundly impacted your thinking? The first book that affected my thinking was John Broadus's On The Preparation and Delivery of Sermons. A second book that really hit me hard was John Stott's book The Preacher's Portrait in which he explained five New Testament words that pictured the preacher's vast responsibility and duty. Then I read D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones's Preachers and Preaching. Those three have influenced me greatly.”
“Es interesante notar lo que la Biblia identifica como la raíz de los problemas. El problema de la dificultad familiar recibe tratamiento en Efesios 5.22-6.9, pero la sección siguiente (Ef 6.10-20) identifica al diablo como la fuente principal de tal problema. El problema del dominio propio sobre cosas como la lengua (Stg 3.1-5) tiene su base última en el mismo infierno (Stg 3.6). El problema de las tensiones internas se atribuye en definitiva a las fuerzas demoníacas (Stg 3.13-18). La solución definitiva a los conflictos interpersonales es (Stg 4.1-6) «someterse… a Dios» y «acercarse a Dios» y «resistir al diablo» (Stg 4.7-8). Los problemas entre el liderazgo de la iglesia y quienes son liderados tienen su fuente, en gran medida, en las embestidas del diablo (1 P 5.1-11).”
“They see life the way it really is. When they laugh, they laugh at what is truly humorous, not what is tragic. They enjoy what is truly enjoyable—a beautiful day, a precious child, and meaningful relationships.”
“Here’s why: The best way to find the right person is to be the right person.”
“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.”
“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.”
“Pero nuestro Señor no mandó a sus discípulos a proclamar un mensaje flexible que tuviera que ser revisado en cada generación; y la misión de la iglesia no es ganar la admiración del mundo.”
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“Confronting issues of racial and economic prejudice is part of missions work, the work of the church. Left without a Christian response, advocates for the poor or minorities must turn to political means for relief. Unfortunately, they must rely on a rights-based approach rather than a biblical love-based approach. Without the church leading the way, secular agendas of multiculturalism, diversity, tolerance, and racial reconciliation provide only a humanistic, man-centered solution.”
“We have been given a mission of rescue and mercy toward sinners.”
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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.