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ddebb82	Perhaps the dominant myth in the evangelical church today is that the success of Christianity depends on how popular it is, and that the kingdom of God and the glory of Christ somehow advance on the back of public favor.			John F. MacArthur Jr.
d2c2362	If a dying Savior could bring us to God's grace, surely a living Savior can keep us in His grace.			John F. MacArthur Jr.
47be6c5	El verdadero lider es alguien que sirve, no alguien que exige que se le sirva.			John F. MacArthur Jr.
c4577c1	La verdad no es evaluada por la forma en que la gente se siente.			John F. MacArthur Jr.
5fac002	This Book contains the mind of God, the state of man, the way of salvation, the doom of sinners, and the happiness of believers. Read it to be wise, believe it to be saved, and practice it to be holy. It contains light to direct you, food to support you, and comfort to cheer you. It is the traveler's map, the pilgrim's staff, the pilot's compass, the soldier's sword, and the Christian's charter. It should fill the memory, rule the heart, an..			John F. MacArthur Jr.
b0877f5	Christ is the focus of the entire Bible, and you need to study it to know what He is like. Too often we study the Bible for the sake of theological arguments or to answer questions. Those things are important, but the main point of Bible study is to know more about Christ so that you can be like Him.			John F. MacArthur Jr.
e2930e0	Plenty of tolerant people out there say, "Okay, you're into this cross thing, and Jesus being crucified, and that's your truth. Good for you--we are an inclusive people. You're welcome to your foolish view of religion, your foolish perspective, your simple, silly story of a crucified Jew, and that's fine if that's your truth. But that's not our truth." Well, here's the rub: It is your truth. It's everybody's truth. It's the only truth. The ..			John F. MacArthur Jr.
8c78942	un verdadero lider no solamente exige sumision; el es un ejemplo de sumision a traves de someterse al Senor y a aquellos en autoridad sobre el. Todo			John F. MacArthur Jr.
ac56371	Both Jew and Gentile enjoyed complexities, especially the Greeks with their philosophical systems. They loved mental gymnastics and intellectual labyrinths. They believed the truth was knowable, but only to those with elevated minds. This system later became known as gnosticism, a belief that certain people, by virtue of their enhanced reasoning powers, could move beyond the hoi polloi and ascend to the level of enlightenment. At the time o..			John F. MacArthur Jr.
b1df0fd	This is the problem. An unconverted person may have great reasoning power and intellect, but when it comes to spiritual reality and the life of God and eternity, he makes no contribution. Whether it's Athens or Rome, whether it's Cambridge, Oxford, Harvard, Stanford, Yale, or Princeton, or wherever else, all the collected wisdom that is outside the Scripture adds up to nothing but foolishness.			John F. MacArthur Jr.
903aa70	The gospel confronts man and exposes him for what he really is. It ignores the disappointment that he feels. It offers him no relief from the struggles of being human. Rather it goes to the profound and eternal issue of the fact that he is damned and desperately needs to be rescued. Only death can accomplish rescue, but God, in His mercy, has provided a Substitute.			John F. MacArthur Jr.
1c5414a	Sin el Espiritu Santo, el sermon mas elocuente no es mas que pura palabreria, ruido			John F. MacArthur Jr.
6716418	C. S. Lewis, who called pride "the great sin," and "spiritual cancer," wrote: It is Pride which has been the chief cause of misery in every nation and every family since the world began . . . Pride always means enmity--it is enmity. And not only enmity between man and man, but enmity to God. In God you come up against something which is in every respect immeasurably superior to yourself. Unless you know God as that--and therefore know yours..			John F. MacArthur Jr.
473269f	During the past twenty-five years, well-meaning Christians have founded a number of evangelical activist organizations and put millions of dollars into them in an ill-conceived effort to counteract the secular undermining of American culture. They have used these groups, along with existing Christian publishing houses and broadcast networks, to lobby hard for a "Christian" political viewpoint and fight back against the prevailing anti-Chris..			John F. MacArthur Jr.
624d457	As Philip Jenkins explains, "At its worst, the gospel of prosperity permits corrupt clergy to get away with virtually anything. Not only can they coerce the faithful to pay their obligations through a kind of scriptural terrorism, but the belief system allows them to excuse malpractice." --			John F. MacArthur Jr.
566822f	What teachings of Scripture do you still mainly follow out of dutiful habit, not with an eye toward honoring God or being used as a blessing to others? What has your legalistic adherence gained for you, and what has it cost you?			John F. MacArthur Jr.
1c31f0f	The advertising scheme is anything but subtle. If you want to be healed, send in your money; and if you don't get healed, you didn't send enough. Like the wicked religious leaders condemned in Luke 20, Benny Hinn devours "widows' houses" as he hawks false hope in exchange for money;"			John F. MacArthur Jr.
3a5fb5d	take great pleasure and joy in the outcome of a time of suffering, trial, or persecution, realizing that we are enhancing our heavenly reward and understanding more about the power of suffering (Rev. 2:10).			John F. MacArthur Jr.
ecb6060	Remember, loving your children is not based on emotion. Rather, it is your responsibility to pour yourself into your child's life so that he or she grows up to love Christ.			John F. MacArthur Jr.
e36c25a	When programs, methods, and money produce impressive results, there is an inclination to confuse human success with divine blessing. Christians can actually behave like practical humanists, living as if God were not necessary. When that happens, passionate longing for God and yearning for His help will be missing--along with His empowerment.		prayer	John F. MacArthur Jr.
e847d2e	If Jesus expresses loving concern for the smallest of our troubles, certainly in His role as the perfect sufferer He cares for our greatest traumas.			John F. MacArthur Jr.
6c55b4c	Jesus gave us, His children, three reasons for not worrying about this life: It is unnecessary because of our Father, it is uncharacteristic because of our faith, and it is unwise because of our future.			John F. MacArthur Jr.
6df141e	Bizarre doctrinal inventions, proclaimed by Hinn under the alleged influence of the Holy Spirit, only confirm his true nature. What should we conclude about someone who has claimed that the Trinity consists of nine persons;65 that God the Father "walks in a spirit body" complete with hands, mouth, hair, and eyes;66 that the Lord Jesus assumed a satanic nature on the cross;67 and that believers should think of themselves as little Messiahs?6..			John F. MacArthur Jr.
432fee1	It is the highest activity of the human soul, and therefore it is at the same time the ultimate test of a man's true spiritual condition. There is nothing that tells the truth about us as Christian people so much as our prayer life.... Ultimately, therefore, a man discovers the real condition of his spiritual life when he examines himself in private, when he is alone with God.... And have we not all known what it is to find that, somehow, w..			John F. MacArthur Jr.
5badb5e	Finally, by making activism our priority, we fashion a reputation as rabble-rousing malcontents and foster hostility toward unbelievers that alienates us from them, and them from us. We need to let go of the notion that culture and			John F. MacArthur Jr.
22dc933	he presented God not only as the One who is faithful but also as the One who is sovereign. God has allowed suffering in their lives according to His overall plan and purpose. Therefore it is only logical and reasonable that Peter's readers be urged to trust God through trials			John F. MacArthur Jr.
5bf871b	The real key to accepting and enduring a particular trial or persecution, or to persevering victoriously through a certain period of suffering, is discipleship.			John F. MacArthur Jr.
d7179ee	One primary reason many believers today have a hard time accepting the role of suffering in their lives or in the lives of friends and loved ones is that they have failed to understand and accept the reality of divine sovereignty.			John F. MacArthur Jr.
9eb90fc	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.			John F. MacArthur Jr.
89ed699	If we are faithfully walking the path of discipleship daily, we will be aware of all the possible consequences of obedience. When that's true, no circumstance of suffering will meet us as a total surprise. If we are called upon to suffer lengthy physical pain that may even conclude in death, we may be initially surprised. But if we are Christ's disciples, we won't remain in a state of shock.			John F. MacArthur Jr.
5d136a3	Although every true believer knows it is a serious sin to be ashamed of his Savior and Lord, he also knows the difficulty of avoiding that sin. When we have opportunity to speak for Christ, we often do not. We know the gospel is unattractive, intimidating, and repulsive to the natural, unsaved person and to the ungodly spiritual system that now dominates the world. The gospel exposes man's sin, wickedness, depravity, and lostness, and it de..			John F. MacArthur Jr.
cf8ef78	The bell in the steeple may be well hung, fairly fashioned, and of soundest metal, but it is dumb until the ringer makes it speak. And . . . the preacher has no voice of quickening for the dead in sin, or of comfort for living saints unless the divine spirit [Spirit] gives him a gracious pull, and begs him speak with power. Hence the need of prayer for both preacher and hearers.			John F. MacArthur Jr.
a49d7fe	We have no way of preventing ourselves from being led into sin, unless we can bring the Word of God into our conscious minds. Let me give you something basic to understand: We'll never function on what we don't know. We'll never be able to apply a truth or principle we haven't discovered. So as we feed into our minds the Word of God, it becomes the resource by which the Spirit of God directs and guides.			John F. MacArthur Jr.
59eaad1	Y les dijo: ?No sabeis esta parabola? ?Como, pues, entendereis todas las parabolas? MARCOS 4.13 Jesus fue un experto narrador de historias, pero nunca conto una historia solo por contarla. Sus parabolas no fueron juegos de palabras o misteriosos <>, donde se invitaba a cada oyente a proporcionar su propio significado. Cada una de sus parabolas transmitia una ensenanza importante, originada por Cristo mismo y fortalec..			John F. MacArthur Jr.
99abd40	The New Testament tells us plenty about Judas--enough to accomplish two things: First, the life of Judas reminds us that it is possible to be near Christ and associate with Him closely (but superficially) and yet become utterly hardened in sin. Second, Judas reminds us that no matter how sinful a person may be, no matter what treachery he or she may attempt against God, the purpose of God cannot be thwarted. Even the worst act of treachery ..			John F. MacArthur Jr.
218b9a6	None other than the Skeptic's Dictionary points out an obvious and troubling irony: "When spoken by schizophrenics, glossolalia is recognized as gibberish. In charismatic Christian communities glossolalia is sacred and referred to as 'speaking in tongues' or having 'the gift of tongues."			John F. MacArthur Jr.
dea0e9b	Jesus was always angered when the Father was maligned or when others were mistreated, but He was never selfishly angry at what was done against Him. That is the measure of righteous anger.			John F. MacArthur Jr.
f95e9be	Our Lord Jesus Christ, in His own suffering and death, is an unequalled example of the reality that one can be completely in the will of God, supremely gifted and used by God in ministry, and perfectly righteous and obedient toward God and still undergo tremendous suffering.			John F. MacArthur Jr.
e041e5d	God does not first ask men to behave but to believe. Man's efforts at right behavior always fall short of God's perfect standard, and therefore no man can save himself by his own good works. Good works are the product of salvation (Eph. 2:10), but they are not the means of it.			John F. MacArthur Jr.
5050db7	Salvation is not merely professing to be a Christian, nor is it baptism, moral reform, going to church, receiving sacraments, or living a life of self-discipline and sacrifice. Salvation is believing in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. Salvation comes through giving up on one's own goodness, works, knowledge, and wisdom and trusting in the finished, perfect work of Christ.			John F. MacArthur Jr.
2e61355	Using psychology for soul-care is like dressing cancer with Band-Aids. It may temporarily relieve the pain or even mask the symptoms, but it will never penetrate the issues of the heart like God's Word.			John F. MacArthur Jr.
5b151dd	In spite of their gross theological error, charismatics demand acceptance within mainstream evangelicalism. And evangelicals have largely succumbed to those demands, responding with outstretched arms and a welcoming smile. In so doing, mainstream evangelicalism has unwittingly invited an enemy into the camp. The gates have been flung open to a Trojan horse of subjectivism, experientialism, ecumenical compromise, and heresy. Those who compro..			John F. MacArthur Jr.
ba5a7a4	Meanwhile, modern feminists heap scorn on women who want family and household to be their first priorities--disparaging the role of motherhood, the one calling that is most uniquely and exclusively feminine. The whole message of feminist egalitarianism is that there is really nothing extraordinary about women.			John F. MacArthur Jr.
4d29872	The truth divides people. The more fundamental the truth, the deeper and wider the division. The goal of Christian preaching--the goal of presenting the gospel, the goal of the church--is not just to open the door so wide that we can suck everybody in and make them feel comfortable. The goal is to preach the truth to as many people as possible, so that we can sort out the true from the false.			John F. MacArthur Jr.

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