I'm Also Listening to Pastor John F. MacArthur's Sermons During the Quarantine
While I usually go to Ligonier.org for apologetics - I can't deny the contribution of Pastor John F. MacArthur's sermons to that same ministry and his own. I admit that I used to have a wrong view of him since I didn't fully understand lordship salvation. Thank God I finally stopped subscribing to the paranoia-fest known as Jesus-is-Savior. The more I check MacArthur's definition of lordship salvation - the more I agree with it especially with what he said about eternal security. Now, in these times of pandemic, one can't deny that church meetings have been temporarily suspended. Aside from Bible reading and reading some Christian books by MacArthur (which my favorite book is "Fool's Gold") - why not listen to his sermons on the Grace to You application?
I prefer the King James Version (KJV) while I embrace non-KJV-Only Christians as brothers and sisters in Christ. I'm still struggling with Calvinism while I can consider Calvinist Christians as brothers and sisters in Christ. Some moderate Fundamental KJV-Only Baptists still listen to MacArthur's sermons and buy his books even if they disagree on certain areas. They also buy materials from Living Waters (Ray Comfort) and Heartcry Missionary (Paul Washer). Both Calvinists and non-Calvinists who believe in the perseverance of the saints love MacArthur's expository style that much.
I prefer the King James Version (KJV) while I embrace non-KJV-Only Christians as brothers and sisters in Christ. I'm still struggling with Calvinism while I can consider Calvinist Christians as brothers and sisters in Christ. Some moderate Fundamental KJV-Only Baptists still listen to MacArthur's sermons and buy his books even if they disagree on certain areas. They also buy materials from Living Waters (Ray Comfort) and Heartcry Missionary (Paul Washer). Both Calvinists and non-Calvinists who believe in the perseverance of the saints love MacArthur's expository style that much.
Something worth thinking about is that MacArthur's methods have slowly deviated me away from a lot of past junk. In the past, my fascination with Jesus-is-Savior (as well as Chick Publications) only had me dig through my now-busted junk research which heavily relied on those sites. Instead, I decided to observe how MacArthur refutes Catholicism without being cheesy and overly offensive. He's among a few of my inspirations to put the Bible first in my religious research.
God bless!
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