Pulpit Magazine

(By Nathan Busenitz)
The Shepherds’ Conference began with as much enthusiasm and energy as it ended. The music of Friday night’s session was glorious. There were many in the audience, I’m sure, who wished the conference didn’t have to end.
John MacArthur’s message focused on the slave/Master relationship between the believer and Christ. It was a powerful […]

(By Matt Waymeyer)
Today’s post is continued from yesterday’s discussion on “Free Grace” Theology and its interpretation of Matthew 7:21-23.
A Misguided Hermeneutical Approach
The second problem is that the FG view apparently sees John 6:40 as the interpretative key which unlocks the hidden meaning of Matthew 7:21. There is nothing in the immediate context which leads the […]

(By Matt Waymeyer)
Matt is the Senior Pastor of Community Bible Church in Vista, California.
In case you haven’t heard of it, “Free Grace” is the name given to a theological system founded by Zane Hodges and currently promoted by Bob Wilkin and The Grace Evangelical Society. According to “Free-Grace” theology (hereafter FG), genuine conversion does not […]

In light of yesterday’s discussion, it is perhaps helpful to cite an extended quote from Zane Hodges (one of the leading opponents to the lordship position). Yesterday’s article originally came from a longer journal article by John MacArthur in response to the Free Grace theology of those like Hodges. We are posting this as an example of what John’s […]

(By John MacArthur)
All true believers will be saved to the uttermost. Christ’s High Priestly ministry guarantees it. They have been justified, they are being sanctified, and they will be glorified. Not one of them will miss out on any stage of the process, though in this life they all find themselves at different points along […]