John F. MacArthur

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The true gospel is a call to self-denial. It is not a call to self-fulfillment.
- John F. MacArthur
Collection: Self
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We should not be entertained by the sins for which Christ died.
- John F. MacArthur
Collection: Sin
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Why is discipline important? Discipline teaches us to operate by principle rather than desire. Saying no to our impulses (even the ones that are not inherently sinful) puts us in control of our appetites rather than vice versa. It deposes our lust and permits truth, virtue, and integrity to rule our minds instead.
- John F. MacArthur
Collection: Integrity
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Nothing in the Christian life is more important than forgiveness-our forgiveness of others and God's forgiveness of us.
- John F. MacArthur
Collection: Forgiveness
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You say you do not know what God's will is, but I'll tell you what it is. Above all it is that you know Christ and then that your neighbors hear about Christ. That is His will. So often we sit around twiddling our thumbs, dreaming about God's will in some distant future when we are not even willing to stand up on our own two feet, walk down the street, and do God's will right now.
- John F. MacArthur
Collection: Dream
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Contrary to popular opinion, the most important characteristic of a godly mother is not her relationship with her children. It is her love for her husband. The love between husband and wife is the real key to a thriving family. A healthy home environment cannot be built exclusively on the parents' love for their children. The properly situated family has marriage at the center; families shouldn't revolve around the children.
- John F. MacArthur
Collection: Mother
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For the faithful, Spirit-filled Christian, every place becomes a place of prayer.
- John F. MacArthur
Collection: Christian
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If I’m not showing grace . . . have I forgotten the grace I’ve been shown?
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Collection: Grace
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No human being...is ever conceived outside God's will or ever conceived apart from God's image. Life is a gift from God created in His own image.
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Collection: Life Is
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Jesus Christ is not just 'my personal Savior'. He is Lord.
- John F. MacArthur
Collection: Jesus
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Christians actually need to be confronted by their real need-an understanding of God's holiness and their own sinfulness-so they can be usable to Him for His Glory. When we have a right relationship to God, every aspect of our lives will settle into its divinely ordained place. ... We are still to need other needs but it begins with a high view of God.
- John F. MacArthur
Collection: Christian
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You can’t confuse childlike faith with childish thinking.
- John F. MacArthur
Collection: Faith
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I am a free man, the slave of Christ.
- John F. MacArthur
Collection: Men
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If we could condense all the truths of Christmas into only three words, these would be the words: 'God with us.'
- John F. MacArthur
Collection: Would Be
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These were specific enablements given to certain believers for the purpose of authenticating or confirming God's Word when it was proclaimed in the early church before the Scriptures were written. The temporary sign gifts included prophecy (revelatory prophecy7), miracles, healings, tongues, and interpretation of tongues. The sign gifts had a unique purpose: to give the apostles credentials, that is, to let the people know that these men all spoke the truth of God. Once the Word of God was inscripturated, the sign gifts were no longer needed and they ceased
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Collection: Healing
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It wasn't a potential atonement actuated by the sinner, it was an actual atonement initiated by the savior.
- John F. MacArthur
Collection: Atonement