Pulpit Magazine

(By John MacArthur)
If we really believe the objective, rationally-understood truth of Scripture is both authoritative and incompatible with error — since the Bible is the singular Word of the living God — we must not only study and teach it; we must live it, too. It is not enough to give lip service. If we [...]

(By John MacArthur)
Have you ever noticed how different the individual members of the same family can be? One child may be melancholy while another is a live wire. One may be especially gifted in music, and another, who has no interest in music, may excel in sports. In some cases they look nothing like each [...]

(By John MacArthur)
By God’s grace, I have been the pastor of the same church now for nearly forty years. From that vantage point, I have witnessed the birth and growth of menacing trends within the church, several of which have converged under what I would call evangelical pragmatism — an approach to ministry that is [...]

(By John MacArthur)
This week, we’ve looked at the characteristics of a true work of the Holy Spirit, noting that it exalts the true Christ, opposes Satan’s interests, points people to the Scriptures, and elevates truth. Today, we will conclude this series by looking at a final mark of the Spirit’s work.
This material, again, is adapted [...]

(By John MacArthur)
In this series, we’ve seen that a true work of the Holy Spirit exalts the true Christ, opposes Satan’s interests, and points people to the Scriptures. Today, we will continue by looking at another mark of the Spirit’s work. The following material is adapted from Jonathan Edwards’s The Distinguishing Marks of a [...]