John MacArthur

“We're going to be faithful to the Lord and we're going to leave the results to Him. Whatever happens is going to be what He allows to happen. But He will be on our side because we will be obedient and faithful to His word.”

“Government officials have no right to interfere in ecclesiastical matters in a way that undermines or disregards the God-given authority of pastors and elders.”

“You know, the one thing that expository preaching does that is apart from the congregation is it sanctifies the pastor.”

“I thought the evangelical church was living out true unity in Christ without regard for race. That has certainly been my experience in every church I've ever been part of, and it's also what I have seen in the wider evangelical world.”

“No other nation has literally been born out of a desire to be faithful and obedient to the living and abiding Word of God. America is the first nation that separated Church and State.”

“The biblical framework limits the authority of each institution to its specific jurisdiction. The church does not have the right to meddle in the affairs of individual families and ignore parental authority. Parents do not have authority to manage civil matters while circumventing government officials.”

“Children are under a relentless assault by all the forces of evil, and they are defenseless. And we have a society and a culture that wants to make sure that those who are pumping out this destruction are free to keep doing it without restraint.”

“We love our neighbors.”

“I am convinced the only long-term solution to every brand of ethnic animus is the gospel of Jesus Christ.”

“Over the years, I've fought a number of polemical battles against ideas that threaten the gospel.”

“If attendance figures are someone's gauge of effectiveness, there's literally no end to the crazy schemes that person will try to legitimize - as long as the schemes are successful in drawing appreciative crowds. That idea has been injecting poison directly into the evangelical mainstream for decades.”

“Men are always interested in finding the easy way, right? That's why they compromise. That's why they find a way to be popular and to avoid hostility and to avoid opposition and to avoid persecution and to avoid offense.”

“Government is ordained by God.”

“I think corporate worship is the stimulating of one another, love and good works as we come together. Even the early church came together. They didn't have their own buildings so they went to the temple collectively. All of them who were there. There were thousands of them there.”

“As Christians we are reconciled with God and united with Christ. To understand that doctrine is to be reconciled with one another. This is a major emphasis in all the Bible's teaching about forgiving one another as God has forgiven us.”

“When you see a nation deep in sexual sin, pervasively affirming of homosexuality, and the insanity of a reprobate mind, where they make laws to criminalize righteousness and to legalize gross evil, you know that nation's under judgment.”

“Women are to maintain submission to men in all churches in all times.”

“As a church, we have a moral and religious obligation to continue allowing our congregants to gather in our sanctuary to worship the Lord.”

“I underestimated the hold that educating young Christians for Gospel influence on the world would have on me.”

“In many cases, everything that once constituted a traditional worship service disappeared altogether, giving way to rock-concert formats and everything else the church could borrow from the entertainment industry.”