John MacArthur - What Is The Gospel? 

I envied a friend who had a deep faith and told him, I wish I could be like him. He told me just to talk to God and ask Him for the gift of the Holy Spirit. Many weeks later, I realised I had no more doubts. There wasn't an eureka moment but I prayed daily.

Pastor MacArthur is a good man and l always look forward of seeing him on RU-vid

Thankyou so much for these truths. Me as a babe in Christ am learning the the gospel and what it really is thankyou

Amen. Thank you Lord Jesus, for saving a wretch like me.

2 of the best preachers alive today!

Jesus forgive me for my sins i believe you died on the cross and rose from the dead and i put my faith in you..jim

This will be of great help to those that need help in knowing what to say when sharing the gospel with someone

Thank you very much. 💕

I've started reading the book 'The Gospel According to Jesus" and one very helpful part to accepting Jesus as Lord is the fact that there's no such thing as a fully autonomous individual who is his own master. We are already slaves to something or someone I the inevitable sense, so it us better to be a slave to Christ than a slave to short term hedonistic desire that inevitably leads to despair.

Blessed by this

So well said 👍👍

*"TRUE REPENTANCE is a CONDITION of SOUL before God WROUGHT by the OPERATIONS of the (Holy) Spirit of God upon the HEART AND SOUL OF MAN whereby he is MADE TO SEE, and FEEL, the SINFULNESS of his SINS and also, to FORSAKE THEM UTTERLY; and, with FULL PURPOSE of HEART to YIELD OBEDIENCE to God in the FUTURE" (Proverbs 28:13).*

amen

I came to a faith in my 20's which disspelled the doctrines of going to heaven and or hell. It derived instead from a translation of hell both in hebrew and greek. Hell often in the OT is referring to The Grave " wither thou goest ", a dark place . And heaven going, was not a place after death, instead the resurrection from the grave where believers are asleep " in Christ " as Jesus said of Lazarus. And at that time judgement, then Armaggedon where Jesus fights a Spiritual war with those he has saved, after a time, Jesus becomes King and rules from Israel . Much is omitted for sake of brevity. John MacArthur has a lot of value to say about God's Word I like his direct sometimes sombre way. I have begun a mission of sorts to come to really know God's son Jesus Christ . I am in conflict however. I want so much to talk to Jesus. Yet I believe Jesus is The Way to The Father and not to be prayed to but pray Through. I am very unsure how exactly to " Come unto Me all you who labor and are heavy laden and I will give you rest unto your souls ..." I poured my heart out to Christ a while back for the first time and was filled with a joy I can not explain. However the following occasion I was filled with dread. And stopped . Returning again to pray to our Father The God of Israel. As a female now much older I am a very emotional person by nature, and long for a close relationship with, or to GOD and His son Jesus Christ. I was taught not to regard God as a Trinity. But 1 God. The God of the Israelites. For many years a daily series of spiritual battles take place within me. I do acknowledge Evil and I know there is an Adversary against God whom God gives permission to Test those whom God chooses to have tested. These attacks come qhen I want only to draw near to God and to or theough His son Jesus also . It is near impossible to discuss this with anyone. I write about it here because this is a Spiritual bible aware and honouring channel -. If others have experienced similarly or see flaws in my current spuritual approach please say what you think , with respectfulness. That would be so appreciated. I have been struggling in the dark of depressions, so hearing what the Gospel Is, reminds me of the Hope Jesus offers, through all he endured for the sake of all who want to follow after him and put their own flesh to death daily too. I lost all hope recently. For which I feel ashamed over . God is continually good and beyond patient in my circumstances . He has brought me low. And is breaking me. But I want Him to . GOD is our Potter. I dont go to church anymore. I found many were as disordered as the natural family I needed to leave. And did not find real friendship in church. Like many I have much to learn. And many errors in my thinking. Thank you for this upload with interview. And warmest best to all.

yeah, before the Good News you have to tell the bad ones first... :) otherwise those ar not that good when you dont have what to compare with...

The gospel is the remedy for sin, that is how I like to put it, the only remedy that is available.

But most people in the West are not interested in living in heaven for eternity, because they doubt whether there is an afterlife. What they are interested in is whether following Jesus will improve their lives in the here and now, because they know 100% that they are alive. Jesus spoke more than anything else about the Kingdom of God, and he said that the KoG is “within you” (correct translation of original Greek). And Jesus’ sermons and parables, and his disputes with the Pharisees all point to how the Kingdom grows within (and then outwards). And Jesus’ guidanace should be trusted, as his healings point to his Messiah status. All these things are the real Good News.

What does it mean to put your faith in Christ. I believe that I am a sinner. I am convinced that I deserve hell and it scares me. I believe that Christ died and resurrected. I struggle with the question am I really forgiven. Am I not putting my faith in Christ that my sins are forgiven. I pray to God to have Mercy on me to save me and give me his precious gift of salvation through Jesus Christ but, am I not believing in Christ because am still doubting that I am forgiven.

(Sorry for the VERY long "comment". But I believe it NEEDS to be espoused) Kind Sir John MacArthur...I had a "Christian Room" on the Web. And one day; a Lady came in. And in a few minutes; she did NOT like what I was saying. So she said, "Pat, where do you get your Authority?" I said, "Jesus". She said, "I KNOW that; but I want the Ultimate Authority?". I said, "Jesus". She got so mad she left FAST! Then about 2 weeks, a Gentilemen came in. And in a few minutes; he said, "Pat what is the Gospel?" I said, "Jesus". He said "I KNOW that; but I want Full Gospel?". I said, "Jesus". He got so mad, I do believe He would've killed me; if he could! The End of the story, and I rest me case... ...in any case Brethren, Please Pray OFTEN and Praise Jesus OFTEN; for He is the ONLY true "God Almighty"; there will ever have been. And may Jesus bless you and yours always. AMEN!

Paul in the Bible said this was his gospel. What was Jesus' gospel?

Is this a recent one

a more interesting question would be "what is the gospel of the kingdom?"

It would have been more helpful. Had he given some direct scripture references. For example, 1st Corinthians 15:1-4

Didn't JMac say in his testimony that he never rebelled against the Gospel? How's that work in Calvinism?

John MacArthur has been blessed by the Lord Jesus to pursue the knowledge of our Lord's Word. His zealousness and commitment to that end deserve our honor and respect. As to the Gospel of our Lord Jesus... Our Lord, God, and Savior Jesus had an eternal plan of redemption for mankind following mankind's partaking of the fruit from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. That is, the Lord had an eternal plan that He predestined for His future sons and daughters since before He created Creation or initiated Day 1... That eternal plan predestined the Lord Jesus Himself to be crucified by His own future sons and daughters in the most tortuous and ignominious way on a cross. By doing that, the Lord Jesus disarmed all the rulers and authorities in the heavenlies above and on the earth below by declaring that He had overcome all of mankind's sins through the Cross. He did that to make known to His future eternal sons and daughters that they were forgiven of all of their sins through the Cross... That is, the Cross represents to all of His future eternal sons and daughters that our Lord had been willing to sacrifice Himself for the forgiveness of all of their sins since before the creation of Creation. He was willing to do that in order to bring forth for Himself sons and daughters who were truly made in His image. Such a sacrifice demonstrates boundless love for His future eternal sons and daughters... The Lord Jesus did that for us! Now, that eternal plan of redemption of mankind had been kept hidden for ages from the rulers and authorities in the heavenlies above and the earth below, including mankind. That was necessary so that at the proper time, our Lord Jesus's sacrifice for mankind would be revealed to all of Creation, including His future eternal sons and daughters. But, we know that there are many among us who remain in unbelief of these things. Therefore, Lord Jesus also predestined some from among the many to be believers so that we would represent the first fruits from among the many sons and daughters who were to come... If we were predestined to believe from among the many, then we testify about the Gospel that is to come... That is, we died with Christ Jesus on the Cross and were raised with Him to eternal life through His resurrection. Having died like this, we know that we are the first fruits from among the many sons and daughters who are to come... So then, there is a Day of the Lord to come when our Lord Jesus will be revealed in all of His glory, and all of His sons and daughters will be made known to all of Creation. As to the Lord Jesus's glory... Every knee will bow, and every tongue will confess that Jesus is the Lord to the glory of the Father. As to the Lord Jesus's sons and daughters... In a flash, in the twinkling of the Lord's eye, all will be made incorruptible and immortal. Then all of the Lord's eternal sons and daughters together along with their Lord Jesus will live forever in a new heavens and a new earth... What a Gospel our Lord Jesus has made known to us who believe. Rejoice then, all of us should be rejoicing... Our Lord, God, Savior, and Creator Jesus had an eternal plan of redemption all along! That is our Gospel.

The actual Gospel scripture which no one ever says is 1st cor 15 vs 1-4 it literally says this is the Gospel

Never a word of the LOVE of God! Never a mention of His anointing!

The most insidious false gospels are filled with partial truths. The false gospel that Mr. MacArthur promotes is nothing more than a spiritual version of the prosperity gospel. The true gospel is not about a “get out of hell” pass handed out to bad people who admit that they are bad and commit to trying to be good. Going to heaven is not about experiencing “bliss” as MacArthur puts it nor is it the avoidance of eternal suffering. Seeking self instead of God is the root of all sin. That is what separates us from God. We choose us over God. Repentance is seeking to know and serve God instead of ourselves. Eternal life is not avoiding misery or experiencing bliss as MacArthur claims it is. Eternal life is to know the one true God and Jesus Christ whom He sent. Ironically, that is “John” 17:3.

A calvinist approaching a person to preach the gospel: "Hi! I don't know if God loves you, the most probable thing is that He hates you. I also don't know if He died for you in the cross, only a very few were chosen, but I’ll tell you a beautiful story. Listen!" We need urgently to bring back the *powerful, simple and true gospel* summarized in *John 3:16.*

If rapture is rev5 why preach snything from rev 6 to 18...which you do..

If you trust the Gospel and the Words of Christ Jesus then you will know that easter actually hasn't anything to do with Christ Jesus. In Matthew 12:40 Christ Jesus said this, "As Jonah was in the belly of the great fish 3 days and 3 nights I too will be in the bowels of the Earth 3 days and three nights" Christ Jesus did not say 3 days and TWO nights. Trust in the Word of Christ Jesus not the word of the world and a chocolate bunny

That’s the worst explanation of the gospel I have ever heard. What this man is preaching is not the gospel anyone can quote “For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; and that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:” ‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭15‬:‭3‬-‭4‬ ‭KJV‬‬ But if they deliver that message without context without audience and cultural relevance it will fall of deaths ears and the one preaching mind come to relieve he’s not preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ but a version of it he himself has cobbled together.

start with (sin) fear then sell them on your hokum

No wonder people dont wanna be 'Christians' if this is your Protestant version of the Gospel and God. Giant sigh*

C'mon John, The Gospel is defined quite succintly in I Cor 15:1-4 , and also in I Thess 4:14 in short form....

You cannot repent of your sins if not, Jesus died in vain. God put the wrath of sin on him on Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior amen. Hallelujah.

What is the blood of Christ? John Macarthur "Just a symbol it has no special power"

You don’t have to “beg” for a free gift; you receive it by faith. Also, repentance is not synonymous with sin, it’s a secular term meaning to change your mind. In the context of salvation we repent from unbelief to belief in Christ for the payment for our sins. We trust and rest in his blood sacrifice and are born again. Sad that this “great theologian” can’t even articulate the gospel.

No mention of the Holy Spirit, the love of God, the restoration of the heavens and the earth, a redeemed/resurrection body, knowing and experiencing God now personally, deliverance from satanic powers.

False gospel John MacArthur is a false preacher

This is a very incomplete Gospel... not once is the BLOOD of Jesus mentioned. It is by FAITH in the perfect Blood of Jesus shed to satisfy the wrath of God that one is saved. The Gospel is not just the truth of the wrath of God upon us and the truth of the person and work of Jesus Christ... THE Command and Call of the Gospel is to BELIEVE, and this Saving Faith is not to believe the Truth, but to place one's trust and hope in Jesus - in the BLOOD of Jesus. At 4:18, a different Gospel command is given... "ask, plead with God to be reconciled to Him"... that is VERY UNBIBLICAL. This is a different Gospel than declared in the Bible. WHERE does the Bible say that YOU need to "ask, plead with God to be reconciled to Him"? We ARE reconciled to God through the Blood of Jesus, and we are COMMANDED to be believing in Jesus' death, His blood shed, to satisfy God's wrath against us.

This is why I don’t think MacArthur is saved... After all a Christian should at least know the good news? I mean at a minimum, and as a teacher no less?

MacArthur doesn't know what the gospel is.

Unfortunately Jmac rejects the blood. He needs to repent of his unbelief .

WOLF!

This gospel sounds a lot like the snake in the garden of eden doesnt it? Maybe this christmas jesus guy came in his own name and we should read the bible ourselves to make sure we arent learning about the one Whom the world received.

The Gospel is nothing like John describes it! The Gospel us about the Love of the Father, the Blood of the Son, the Filling of the Spirit, and the Adoption to Sonship of the believer by Faith. This man is doing great harm to the Church by his Pharisaical meanness.

The gospel has nothing to do with heaven and hell. Jesus came to save us from our sins and restore us back to fellowship with the Father through the holy spirit. Repentance, baptism and receive the holy spirit. This man never mentions the holy spirit. Stay away because if you don't have the holy spirit, you don't belong to Jesus Christ.....Rom.8:9

False gospel John MacArthur is a false preacher