Pulpit Magazine

(By John MacArthur)
Editor’s note: We ran this series of articles about a year ago on Pulpit. However, in light of yesterday’s article and discussion, it seemed like an appropriate series to run again. We hope you will enjoy being reminded of these great truths.
A young man contemplating conversion to Roman Catholicism wrote me to [...]

(By John MacArthur)
Leaving a church is not something that should be done lightly. Too many people abandon churches for petty reasons. Disagreements over simple matters of preference are never a good reason to withdraw from a sound, Bible-believing church. Christians are commanded to respect, honor, and obey those whom God has placed in positions of [...]

(By Jesse Johnson)
Every Fall, Outreach Magazine hosts its “National Outreach Convention.” As the Pastor of Local Outreach, I get invited to it, but have never quite worked up the nerve to go. The invitation to this year’s event arrived this week in the mail, and two things are worth mentioning:
1. The keynote speakers are Erwin McManus, [...]

(By John MacArthur)
In its simplest definition, discernment is nothing more than the ability to decide between truth and error, right and wrong. Discernment is the process of making careful distinctions in our thinking about truth. In other words, the ability to think with discernment is synonymous with an ability to think biblically.
First Thessalonians 5:21-22 teaches [...]

(By John MacArthur)
Practically speaking, how can a person develop self-discipline in his or her life?
Here are some things that have helped me through the years:
1. Start Small. Start with your room. Clean it, then keep it clean. When something is out of place, train yourself to put it where it belongs. Then extend the discipline [...]