Pulpit Magazine

(By John MacArthur) 
In Philippians 4:11-12, Paul said, “I have learned to be content . . . I have learned the secret.” Here he used a Greek term pregnant with meaning—an allusion to the mystery religions of Greece. Initiation into those pagan cults involved becoming privy to certain religious secrets. Paul became privy to the secret of contentment, […]

(By Nathan Busenitz)
Today’s post is Part 10 of our ten-part series on why we can trust the reliability of the New Testament Gospels. Earlier parts of the series can be found here: Parts 1-6; Part 7; Part 8; Part 9.
Tenth, we believe the New Testament Gospels are reliable because they have been faithfully preserved throughout church history.
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(Review by Nathan Williams)
“This book, as the title announces, is about sin — not only the obvious sins of our culture but the subtle sins of believers, the target audience of this book.” (p. 9)
The above quote is an apt description of Respectable Sins. It really is a book about sin, but it deals with […]

(By John MacArthur) 
Earlier this year, Crossway released a multi-author work entitled Preaching the Cross, for which John contributed one chapter. The book, a highly recommended resource, is a call to pastors and church leaders to have ministries that are gospel-centered. Today’s article comes from John’s chapter, and recounts an experience he had early in his ministry which made a lasting impact on […]

(By Nathan Busenitz)
Recently, I have been studying biblical prophecy from an apologetics perspective. It is a fascinating topic, and one that I have found to be very confirming.
In my studies I have come across five major objections to biblical prophecy (from critics and skeptics). Perhaps there are others, but these are the primary ones that I have found. Without […]