Pulpit Magazine

(By John MacArthur)
One argument against repentance that is invariably found in no-lordship books goes like this: The Gospel of John, perhaps the one book in Scripture whose purpose is most explicitly evangelistic ( John 20:31 ), never once mentions repentance. If repentance were so crucial to the gospel message, don’t you suppose John would have [...]

(By John MacArthur)
Repentance is no more a meritorious work than its counterpart, faith. It is an inward response. Genuine repentance pleads with the Lord to forgive and deliver from the burden of sin and the fear of judgment and hell. It is the attitude of the publican who, fearful of even looking toward heaven, smote [...]

(Guest Post by Matt Waymeyer)
One of the fundamental issues in the debate over “lordship salvation” concerns whether or not obedience to God is an inevitable fruit of conversion. In the preface to the first edition of The Gospel According to Jesus, John MacArthur wrote:
I have never taught that some pre-salvation works of righteousness are necessary [...]

(By John MacArthur) 

QUESTION: Why do you use language like “forsake everything,” “death to self,” and “unconditional surrender”? The absoluteness of those demands is intimidating. Aren’t you afraid you’ll turn people away from Christ?
Actually, it was Jesus himself who said, “Whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my [...]

The following are excerpts from four of Spurgeon’s sermons. They outline the lordship salvation position in a way that only Spurgeon can.
Excerpt 1: To repent does mean a change of mind; but then it is a thorough change of the understanding and all that is in the mind, so that it includes an illumination, an [...]