Inspirational Quotes by John MacArthur
“He was never deterred by opposition, never disheartened by criticism, and never ashamed, for any reason, of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Although that gospel was then, and still is today, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, it is the only way God has provided for the salvation of men, and Paul was both overjoyed and emboldened by the privilege of proclaiming its truth and power wherever he went.”
“The Word of God makes me happy. Psalm 1 describes a happy man as one “who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand in the path of sinners, nor sit in the seat of scoffers! But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and in His law he meditates day and night” (vv. 1, 2). A happy person is someone who studies the Bible.”
“Jesús le dijo: «No te digo hasta siete, sino aun hasta setenta veces siete» (Mt. 18:22). La mente carnal protesta de inmediato ante lo que parece ser un estándar irrazonable. ¿Acaso el perdón no tiene un límite? El sentido común parece sugerir que a los ofensores reiterativos no se les debería conceder perdón indefinidamente ¿En que punto la gracia se convierte en ingenuidad? ¡Setenta veces siete es cuatrocientos noventa! ¡Nadie podría llevar la cuenta de tal número de ofensas!”
“, righteousness, mercy, purity of heart, and peace, you will experience happiness that even severe persecution can’t destroy.”
“another of the disciples said to Him, ‘Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father.’” The phrase “bury my father” did not refer to a funeral service but was a colloquialism for awaiting the father’s death in order to receive the inheritance. Jesus therefore told the man, “Follow Me; and allow the dead to bury their own dead” (vv. 21–22).”
“The fullness of our salvation is a hope for the future.”
“For confidence in the future, trust the Word.”
“When a person takes personal responsibility for his sin, he advances toward spiritual maturity.”
“Is He a part of the created universe, or its Creator? Did the universe evolve, or was it created? Colossians answers those questions. Colossians 1:16 says, “For by Him all things were created, both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things have been created by Him and for Him.”
“Isaiah 55:1 describes salvation as God’s gift, yet refers to buying: “Every one who thirsts, come to the waters; and you who have no money come, buy and eat. Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost.”
“Human ideas and concepts are temporal and completely incapable of producing spiritual truth or guidance.”
“To rule the spirit is meekness. To be out of control is to lack meekness.”
“When He spoke, “I am he” (v. 6), a designation He had used before to declare Himself God (8:28, 58; cf. 6:35; 8:12; 10:7, 9, 11, 14; 11:25; 14:6; 15:1, 5), they were jolted backward and to the ground (v. 6). This power display and the authoritative demand not to take the disciples were of immense significance, as the next verse indicates.”
“Man Cannot Always Find Out Which Route is the Most Successful for Him to Take Because His Wisdom is Limited (7:1—8:17)”
“9What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again;i there is nothing new under the sun. 10Is there anything of which one can say, “Look! This is something new”? It was here already, long ago; it was here before our time. 11No one remembers the former generations,j and even those yet to come will not be remembered by those who follow them.”
“do workers gain from their toil?e 10I have seen the burden God has laid on the human race.f 11He has made everything beautiful in its time.g He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet1 no one can fathomh what God has done from beginning to end.i 12I know that there is nothing better for people than to be happy and to do good while they live. 13That each of them may eat and drink,j and find satisfactionk in all their toil—this is the gift of God.l 14I know that everything God does will endure forever; nothing can be added to it and nothing taken from it. God does it so that people will fear him.”
“know that everything God does will endure forever; nothing can be added to it and nothing taken from it. God does it so that people will fear him.”
“We are all like the boy who had no ability. God graciously puts us on the team, not because of our own ability, but purely by His sovereign grace. And He gives us the ability to play the game. So get in the game and give thanks for the holy privilege of serving Jesus Christ.”
― John MacArthur ,
“not be quick with your mouth, do not be hasty in your heart to utter anything before God.a God is in heaven and you are on earth, so let your words be few.b”
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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.