Pulpit Magazine

(By John MacArthur)
THE LEGACY OF LIBERALISM
A Recent Example
Dr. Robert Bratcher was chief translator of the American Bible Society’s Good News for Modern Man. A former Southern Baptist missionary, he was invited to speak at the Christian Life Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention in March of 1981. He addressed the topic “Biblical Authority for the [...]

(By John MacArthur)
The questions addressed in today’s post are a continuation from yesterday’s article. 
5. How did the preacher’s message begin?
The message began as a true word from God and was given as truth because God’s purpose was to transmit truth. It was ordered by God as truth and was delivered by God’s Spirit in cooperation with holy men [...]

(By John MacArthur)
INERRANCY, EXEGESIS AND EXPOSITION
Postulates and Propositions
Let me propose five logically sequential postulates that introduce and undergird my main propositions. These five ideas also establish the true biblical basis for the doctrine of inerrancy:
1. God is (Gen 1:1; Pss 14, 53; Heb 11:6).
2. God is true (Exod 34:6; Num 23:19; Deut 32:4; Pss 25:10, 31:6; Isa [...]

(By John MacArthur)
We believe in biblical inerrancy. So what? How does the truth of biblical inerrancy and the authority of God’s written revelation affect what we preach and how we minister? There’s little point in defending the inerrancy of Scripture if we’re unwilling to bow to the authority of Scripture in our approach to ministry.
This [...]

(By Nathan Williams)
The topic of assurance of salvation has become a fascinating topic to me over the last 6 months. It all began when I took a class on the writings of Jonathan Edwards and the teacher said that he normally tells his students that if they read Religious Affections by Edwards and don’t doubt [...]