Please pray that God send His Holy Spirit to my unsaved grown daughters, to draw them to Him, and to be sent to eternal salvation. I did an awful job raising them spiritually, please pray for us. In Jesus name. Praise God. Amen. Victoria 26 and Mikaela 23
Hello sister, i'm praying for you and your two daughters. And i understand your grief. I wish I'd done things differently as my daughter was growing up. 🙏💜
thats why Jesus only prays for the ones the father gives him John 17: 9 (Jesus) I pray for them. I am not praying for the world, but for those you have given me, for they are yours. All I have is yours, and all you have is mine. And glory has come to me through them.
reformed09, You need to put things in context. God has now shown me this subject twice in the past week. I had never even heard that we should not pray for the lost until now. What NONSENSE! Jesus was saying a specific prayer for His Disciples before He was taken to be crucified. He was saying that THIS PRAYER is specifically for His Disciples. He was praying for THEIR ANOINTING. He goes on to say that He prays for those that may be saved through God’s Word in hearing the preaching of the Disciples. So although this prayer was for the Disciples, He still included a plea for those that WILL believe by hearing HIS WORD through them. WE do not know WHO will believe and who will not & we should not be making such judgments. We do not know who may be saved & who may not. This is why we are called to preach the gospel to EVERYBODY. Of COURSE we are to pray that the world will have eyes to see and ears to hear His Word and to come to the Truth. We are not supposed to decide who is worthy of our prayer or to hear God’s Word. John 17:20-23 NKJV (emphasis added) “”I do not pray for these alone, but also for those who WILL believe in Me through their word; that they all may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You; that they also may be one in Us, THAT THE WORLD MAY BELIEVE that You sent Me. And the glory which You gave Me I have given them, that they may be one just as We are one: I in them, and You in Me; that they may be made perfect in one, and THAT THE WORLD MAY KNOW that You have sent Me, and have loved them as You have loved Me.”
This message definitely was a confirmation to me about why some understand the words and ways of God and others do not. Praise the Holy and just God our Father through Jesus Christ our Lord!
The most powerful reason why I believe is found in Rom. 8:16 The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: Let me personalize that verse. The Spirit Himself bears witness with my spirit, that I am a child of God
Let's say you have "charisma and all they other bling" the world loves - put it away and come to the living God - he acts, helps and heals ! Mac Arthur did it again for the glory of God.
That"s right, right on track. Exactly from the Spirit, that is right it is the TRUE Word of God. Can't even come to God unless He calls us, Jesus told us that. Only He gives the increase, not us.
"I understand it becuase He has enabled me to understand it." A guy who has been faithful in preaching the same defense of teh Word for over half a century. I didnt like his tone for years and rarely listened but never disagreed with him. When i learned I was a Calvinist, haha - all along and didnt know it- I listened to Jonnhy Mac and he is awesome. Such a valued expositor.
@@josephdurraz8574 for some odd reason so many Christians out here want to give credit to man and not to God. Who cares about John Calvin. Who cares what John Calvin taught and preached. I thought it was about God's word not man's perspective on God's word.
@@jeffouellette9946, I don't believe in the teaching of John Calvin... But it is interesting to know because they have some scriptural support for their doctrine... For instance, God Have some people chosen by God to be saved since the foundation of the world... And Jesus Christ died for the elect only....
@@josephdurraz8574 calvinism is a strong delusional doctrine that is destroying the image of God into an evil God and pushing people away from God's offer of salvation by teaching that salvation is offered only to people whom God wants to save WITHOUT any reason as in like a whimsical spoiled baby! that nobody can come to God even a repentant sinners if God does not want that person! this is pure evil teaching! and john macarthur is like a calvinist in baptist clothing and both have wrong doctrinal teaching.
Get right with God friends, don't wait another day! About 500 prophecies fulfilled hundreds and thousands of years in advance prove the Bible is God's word. Believe and repent, 1 Corinthians 15:1-4!
thank you John Macarthur may God bless you and your family we seek the truth and it's speeks to us though the words of gospel thank you my Lord and my KING JESUS CHRIST 👑 thank you for saving me Lord Jesus......
Chad Shumpert Pastor John Mc Arthur is a A false prophet. He preaches and teaches Calvinism and Calvinism is not the gospel. Do your research on him. And if you think it is the gospel you are sadly mistaken but I can help you get back on that narrow road. I am Christ strong💪🏻🙏👍. Jesus is the truth the way and the life. I Would love to dialogue with you again.Have a blessed day
@@tyronechambers9270 you are an idiot you dont believe in christ you think christ has to believe in you typical deceived narcissist thinking you can force yourself on God "yawn"
God is Good, God is Holy. He wanted us to be obedient to Him, to be faithful to Him. God Loves us so much but He is also a Jealous God. When a man fell to sin, we were cut off from him,but because of his great love to mankind He sent His Only Son to redeemed us...His Graciousness saved mankind to its eternal death...Man is sinful and be save only through Jesus..His spirit will abide in us to attain holiness,to be worthy before God.
John 17: 9 (Jesus) I pray for them. I am not praying for the world, but for those you have given me, for they are yours. All I have is yours, and all you have is mine. And glory has come to me through them.
John 13:18 "I am not referring to all of you; I know those I have chosen. But this is to fulfill the scripture: .' Isaiah 65:9 I will bring forth descendants from Jacob, and from Judah those who will possess my mountains; my chosen people will inherit them, and there will my servants live. Acts 9:15 But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel
Of course you wouldn't come on your own. It takes a while for the indoctrination to take hold. Faith is just another way of saying I don't care if it isn't true and makes no sense, I want to believe.
Thou shalt not take the name [character] of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain. {Exodus 20:7}
Here's a few verses why anybody believes "For who maketh thee to differ from another? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? now if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it?" 1 Corinthians 4:7 "A man can receive nothing except it be given him from heaven." John 3:27
The truthfulness of God’s Word is not found in evidence, reason, or emotion. It is disclosed by the Father and revealed by the Spirit. A right relationship with God is the only way to come to a belief in the truthfulness of God’s Word. Huh The Mormon said the exact same thing to me about the Book of Mormon.
So much talking with these preachers, its a lot of I, I this, I that, I know iiiiii, they have their audience listening, they lord it over then, they have there reward, ponder that in the Spirit
MOST people don't want to believe in God and the Bible because they don't want to accept that there will be eternal repercussions for their action, AND don't want to accept that someone other than themselves will have the ultimate say in the matter of what will happen to them.
I'm not a Calvinist. Yet, I do find the question of election a mystery. It seems that believers these days don't want to live inside a mystery. They choose to rationally understand everything in Scripture. Mystery allows us to pursue understanding, yet leaves room for humility when truly deep things come across our attention. Why I'm the only one in my big family to know Jesus along with with mom is truly a mystery! Why I have come to embrace the Scripture as true is an amazing gift to me, although I have studied enough apologetics regarding the veracity and reliability of Scripture after coming tomorrow the Lord. But apologetics goes only so far. Trusting the Scriptures and having a living walk with Jesus is definitely God's grace to us. I find that God's sovereignty and man's freedom can be described in a geometric description: a circle inside another circle or a circumscribed circle. My freedom is inside the small circle. I can move anywhere at my will at any time. Nevertheless, I always remain inside the bigger circle of God's absolute freedom and power. I understand my freedom is Gifs gift to me, yet within a bigger universe of His sovereignty. That's a wonder-filled universe.
1 Peter 1:1-2 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To God's elect, strangers in the world, scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia,who have been chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, Matthew 1:21 She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his (Elect) people from their sins."
Haggai 2:23 "'On that day,' declares the LORD Almighty, 'I will take you, my servant Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel,' declares the LORD, 'and I will make you like my signet ring, for I have chosen you,' declares the LORD Almighty." Psalm 139:13 For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. Psalm 33:12 What joy for the nation whose God is the LORD, whose people he has chosen as his inheritance
In Calvinism what are the lost people rejecting? Think about it, Are they rejecting a god who hates them? Are they rejecting a Jesus that didn't die for them. How can they reject anything if NOTHING was ever provided for them?? How can they believe if they were "chosen" to be foolish, and stupid and to perish as JM says.
I know if anyone rejects Christ, the Gospel, they are lost. But how can they reject Christ (in Calvinism Jesus never came for them, he never died for them, nor rose from the grave for them, they were chosen for eternal damnation from before the foundation of the world for God's glory) how can they reject a Saviour that was never there to save them, how can they reject the Gospel if there the Gospel was never meant for them to believe in? How you anyone reject anything it was never provided? In Calvinism God only "gifts" a few (chosen elect) from before the foundation of the world to have faith in Him. Who gives the "gift" of faith to be placed in false gods/idols? Where in the Bible is elect or chosen FOR SALVATION or FOR DAMNATION?
GOD IS NOT A TYRANT HE IS OUR CREATOR AND DOES WHAT HE WANTS WITH US. WE AS HUMANS THINK WE ARE ENTITLED TO LIFE AND WE ARE BUT MERE HUMAN BEINGS HE IS WAY ABOVE OUR WAY OF THINKING. Isaiah 55:9 "As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.
Ephesians 1:5 God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure. Acts 9:15 But the Lord said to Ananias, "Go! This man is my chosen instrument to carry my name before the Gentiles and their kings and before the people of Israel.
The "why" question will always lead to a freewill discussion. In like manner, a works mentality. When a believer looks at the imperative associated with mathetes (the Greek word for disciple), one discovers Jesus intends on us to not only making disciples but to abide in such. As a result, the question, therefore, is "how" to do so. The why question is squelched because the focus is on "making disciples" over and above "why"... However, we must keep in mind, MacArthur's Lordship Salvation philosophy presses that mindset towards the discussion. In contrast, a specific grace forefronted philosophy will not steer a discussion to the "why" the same as one who believes in Lordship Salvation.
Ephesians 1:4 For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love John 6:39 And this is the will of him who sent me, that I shall lose none of all that he has given me, John 10:28 I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand. John 10:29 My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father's hand.
Luke 18:7 And will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off? Revelation 17:14 They will make war against the Lamb, but the Lamb will overcome them because he is Lord of lords and King of kings--and with him will be his called, chosen and faithful followers." John 6:44 "For no one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them to me, and I will raise them up on the last day.
I Believe because I continue to fear GOD,others reject because men love darkness rather than light . GOD HAS strategies of HIS OWN after HE USE a vessel to give a WORD that's why it works.
I have met many self-professed Christians who do not have the belief He is describing. I personally have exactly the belief he describes. Not just an unquestioning belief in who Jesus is, salvation and so on but also in scripture as being the word of God and therefore not a deception that we have to tip toe around. Sorry, they would not all call it a deception, many just call it extended parables. I remember one guy saying, "Well, obviously Samson didn't actually kill 200 men with the jaw bone of an ass!" Others want to say that humans have a righteousness and propensity to do good without God, rejecting the idea that our righteousness really is as filthy rags. The question in my mind has always been "Are these people really saved?" After all Muslims can be very devout, know their scriptures inside out and yet have no God equipping them with faith to believe. The same is true of other world religions as well. So, it would follow that we would meet people who have all the signs and say all the right things, but just can't quite grasp the true depth of God's wisdom which to them appears as foolishness. I have always aired on the side of caution saying that if they say Jesus is Lord then they must be saved. But is that enough? Having listened to John's talk here, I would say not. What does it mean to say, "No one can call Jesus Lord except by the Holy Spirit?" I should think you could train a parrot to say, "Jesus is Lord!" I would think that verse is saying without the Holy Spirit you cannot have the utter conviction that Jesus is Lord. Not that it is impossible to utter the words. I mean, there are Catholics and Orthodox followers who call Jesus Lord. They recite the trinity. It is a much more specific thing. To call Jesus Lord is to accept His utter Lordship in your life. A rejection of all things worldly and your old nature in favour of what Jesus truly offers. What He does not offer are the things these people whore after, religious trappings of hierarchies, rituals, robes and beards! I have never understood how anyone could say they love God yet reject His word, even in part. They favour denominational teaching over scripture. I had often thought that maybe some people are given faith enough to accept Jesus but not His word and certainly not enough to place it as critical. They say they must read their bibles, but they sit in judgement over the word deciding for themselves which bits they like and which can be ignored. They read it as if looking for the loophole. Always twisting what it says to water it down and make it acceptable to their intellectual and emotional satisfaction. A person may well have a misunderstanding of what it says, they may not feel certain that they understand what it is saying, but the question is whether they cling to it as if it is the only truth in a world full of lies and deceptions. And scripture itself says - The heart is deceitful above all things. There are those who would rather trust their hearts and those who would rather trust scripture. As John says this is not a matter of persuasion, it is a conviction that comes from God. The number of times as a newish believer I was made to feel foolish for sticking by God's word by church leaders and older Christians. I now reject all of them who do not. They do not teach wisdom but their own foolishness. I am also wary of those who act like they have it all sewn up! Again, Muslims and other religious followers are good at doing this. That should be a warning for us.
The lesson i learned after being brought up in a independent fundamental baptist church and school, is all scripture points to Jesus Christ. I walked away for a long time from church and my fellowship with God. God disciplined me with a disability and a addiction to go with it. I come running to the Lord and stayed on my knees in prayer in hopes He would forgive me. i now counsel addicts in a faith based recovery program. I get to bring them in the true foundation of Jesus Christ through the truth guided by His Spirit. I get to spread this seed in hopes they will believe and God will give increase. I get to love them as Jesus has loved me. The devil had me doubt i could be saved after i turned at such a young age. I went through many terrible things and hardened my heart with bitterness of unforgiveness and hate. then i understood God loved me despite my faults, in that while i was yet a sinner, Christ Jesus died for the ungodly. I received this love as my salvation. this love is Jesus Christ. Since then i have looked through the love of God to plant seeds. It is the will of God that none should perish, but that all should come to repentance. Overcome evil with good. Love your enemies. Bless them that curse you, Forgive to be forgiven, God is merciful to those that are merciful. Judge not lest you be judged. If we do not live what we believe for our own salvation we will fall short of belief. We have to be a doer of the Word, not just a hearer only. Deny yourself, pick up your cross, and follow Jesus. If you do the first two, you are following Jesus. This is to be fruitful and abide in Him with His fruit being produced through obedience to love one another as Jesus has loved you. Your salvation is by His Grace through your faith in God. A sinner can come home. Prodigal son, Peter, King David,... We must know there is hope in Jesus Christ and to not believe in Jesus Christ alone for your salvation is the greatest sin we can commit. Trust in God no matter where you are. Believe in Jesus. His Spirit will seal you. His SPirit will lead you to all truth. Wait on the Lord.
Greetings Richard Hawkins! I too have had this same experience as yourself and John Mcarthur in my life! Today I am 76years old,LOL. and can look back over 72 years,during all that time I had a reverence and love for the Bible/Jesus Christ.Although for many a year I went my own way! For a such long time I thought I was the only person on the earth who felt like I did? I couldn't understand why I felt the way I did, and neither could my family? Kindest Regards from the UK, and may God ever bless U in the Faith! Hope! and Love! that is in Christ Jesus!
Matthew 24:31 And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other. Romans 9:11 Yet, before the twins were born or had done anything good or bad--in order that God's purpose in election might stand "Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated."
John 6:37 All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never drive away John 15:16 You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit--fruit that will last. Then the Father will give you whatever you ask in my name. Romans 8:29 For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.
Ephesians 1:5 he predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will John 15:19 If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you
You can remove thoughts by going on my Instagram so God's spirit can flow through you, I used the bible to do it all, I no longer have headaches, anxiety, stress, etc etc, it's been about 2-3 years of being mentally and spiritually free
The unborn children before they were conceived, God knows their destiny, knows their heart. Who would fulfill his devine plan. He is delighted with Jacob and hated Esau because of giving away his birthright to a bowl of soup. Remember God gave man freewill,esau if he really serious with the Lord, he will not just giveaway his right...jacob does! But Jacob Suffered the consequences of his deeds also..he was continually deceived by Laban....
man has no free wil thats not in the bible or reality you follow one spirit or any other that interest you you are deceived and certainly dont understand scripture
I thought the reformed preachers believe in scripture alone, and nothing or no one else. Why then is he quoting John Calvin. As a preacher of the gospel we are supposed to be quoting only scripture for scripture is the final authority.
People dont believe is because of their pride and they are stubborn they 😎 prefer to live in darkness so that they can do evil deeds - cheating, lying, stealing and they think nobody knows. But God knows everything. (LOVE) I believe because I read John and the holy spirit touches my heart and he speaks to me. Jesus died on the cross for us because He loves us. Good New is 3 days later He risen. Our saviour is alive, we have hope. And during Moses/Jesus time there are two groups of people Evil(darkness) or Good(light). If you who do you choose? Of cause I choose Good(light) not Evil. How to be good, only God is good. Believing in God, He will teach you to be good. 😊 read His words and obey.. Follow Jesus not man. Amen
So once you have been chosen to see the truth, you still need to CHOOSE to believe the truth, in order to be saved??? Isn't choosing excercing your free will???? Calvinism is confusing, or am I the one that is confused?
I love this old man I’ve been listening to him for three years every day and at bedtime all night long this man is not me so much he starts from the beginning of the battle all the way to the end of revelation every step every verse three verses for an hour and a half he learned so much from this man is so good but when it comes to the Holy Spirit I don’t think he has been touched.Does not believe in speaking in tongues when Jesus ascended into heaven he told the 11th or the 12th that he was in the Holy Spirit 10 days hits and then it was and they spoke in tongues so I believe in tongues.
Romans 10:20 And Isaiah boldly says, "I was found by those who did not seek me; I revealed myself to those who did not ask for me." Romans 3:4 Of course not! Even if everyone else is a liar, God is true. As the Scriptures say about him, "You will be proved right in what you say, and you will win your case.
why do non Christians reject.....John 3.19 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
Acts 1:2 until the day he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen Luke 1:15 for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He is never to take wine or other fermented drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from birth. (John the Baptist was chosen and filled with the Holy Spirit in his mothers womb)
This has saddened my heart to the core! I know what hes saying is true. But I'm 52 and I've been in love with Jesus christ and the bible sense I was a small child I've witnessed true conversions Such joy and peace. But I've also witnessed the fools and they have rejected Jesus. Dearest heavenly father, I'm hurting in my heart for my adult children, my grandson, my friends. I want them to love you and your word. Please holy spirit reveal yourself to them. Only you dear lord jesus know how to do this! Only you can do this. I pray you do. Comfort me for this hurts my heart. I dont want them to stand before you and have you say to them I never knew you. Thank you God for my salvation through Jesus christ amen
marleneisnarcfree peaceful, Have you ever shared the gospel to your children and grandchildren? I believe that it is your duty if you are a Man... But if you are a woman... not to your adult male children, you can share the gospel only to women and children.... This is bible...
@@josephdurraz8574 yes. Thank you. They grew up knowing the gospel. I taught it and lived it. They all accepted Jesus In their teens. But several tragic events took place and it hurt our family . My son then went to Iraq. Hes a marine. He came home a very different person. Hes very sad. I know God has it under control. My children have left their faith :( in reality I did to when I was in my 20s but I was convicted and returned to the Lord ;) this I pray for my adult children also. I continue in my bible and prayers for them. And gently remind them of Jesus. Thank you. :)
@@marleneisnarcfreepeaceful7060, You are welcome... I am happy for you with your faith in God...Keep on praying to Jesus for your whole family :)) That's what I do too.....
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By dismissing the pandemic's threat to others MacArthur has dismissed the teachings of Jesus. Was he always so lost?
I believe the Bible I believe in Jesus Christ for salvation that's what I believe I believe I believe I believe I've been videos against John MacArthur and Paul Washer John Piper and Tim Conway so if none of these people are going to heaven then that's something we should investigate
Paul Gross, I want also to investigate who are going to heaven... But I don't know how to do it... Can you please tell me how? I am not a Calvinist but I believe in 'Election and Predestination' and I believe that Jesus Christ died only for the elect which he calls My Sheep.....
In order to pray for the salvation of others we must abandon Calvin's teaching which holds that the saved and the damned have been already selected according to the "sovereign" choice of God which cannot be altered. How can we pray that God would decide to do something that was fixed before the foundation of the world?
Because we don't know what He has in store for those we pray for. He has commanded that we witness and pray, He does the rest according to His purpose and will.
John 1:12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: Regeneration does not precede belief. No where in scripture. Acts 16:31 They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, you and your household.” In scripture belief ALWAYS PRECEDES SALVATION. Romans 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: FOR IT IS THE POWER OF GOD to salvation to every one that believes; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. Acts 7:51 Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye. People resist the Holy Ghost. That is why they don’t believe. Also in Romans 1 people suppress the truth in their unrighteousness. 2 Thessalonians 2:10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. What does the Bible say?
The conundrum of Calvinism: "You are dead. You cannot choose to be saved. You need to be made alive. The only way to become alive is to be saved" In other words, you can't be saved until you are made alive, but you can't be alive until you are saved, but you can't be saved until you are made alive, but you can't be made alive until you are save.... The only way to solve this riddle is to circumvent Jesus' death on the cross, thus nullifying it. Calvinism is one giant mess
Is the Lord Jesus Christ your Savior? Have you been born again of His Holy Spirit by putting your faith completely in the blood of Christ shed for you on the cross when He took our place and died for our sins, as the substitutionary atonement for our redemption from sin? It is written, ALL HAVE SINNED, NONE ARE RIGHTEOUS, and therefore we have no hope of salvation because we’re born into sin, but the great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, is our Blessed Hope, Titus 2:13, because Jesus Christ was sent into the world to be the propitiation for our sins, 1 John 2:2, so that by trusting in what Jesus did for us in His death, burial, and resurrection the 3rd day, we can become the righteousness of God by faith in Christ. We do not trust in our own works to save us. We put all our faith in the finished work of Jesus Christ when He took the wrath of Father YHVH for our sins, died in our place on the cross, and resurrected the 3rd day unto eternal life, by the power of the Holy Spirit of YHVH . Come to repentance and acknowledge you’re a sinner who has broken the law of our righteous and Holy God and Father YHVH. Ask our Heavenly Father to forgive you for all your sins, and trust in the precious blood Jesus Christ shed on the cross when He died in our place, for OUR SINS, to be the propitiation for our sins, and He took the wrath of God upon His own body for our sins, so that by faith in His atoning blood we can become the righteousness of God IN CHRIST. Trust in Jesus’ death, burial, and resurrection the 3rd day for paying your sin debt IN FULL, and do not trust in your own works to save you. Trust in the finished work of Jesus Christ ALONE for your salvation, and ask Jesus to wash you clean of all your sins in His blood, and ask Him to send the Holy Spirit to live in you, seal you until the day of redemption, and to change you from within into a new creature in Christ. Read the KJV Bible. Seek the face of the Lord Jesus Christ while He may be found. Stand with Jesus Christ AGAINST THE WORLD, because the world is ruled by Satan, and all those who follow the world are following Satan. DO NOT FOLLOW THE WORLD! COME OUT FROM THE WORLD, COME OUT FROM RELIGION, AND BE SEPARATE! We are the minority, but the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, BUT ARE MIGHTY THROUGH GOD! Our Lord Jesus Christ already won this battle, He just needs His soldiers to stand with Him against the world and proclaim the true gospel of Christ! Reach out to lost souls, tell them we have a Savior, our Lord Jesus Christ, who loves them and doesn’t want them to perish! Share the gospel of Christ, and proclaim our Blessed Hope we have in our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, who is the visible manifestation of the invisible Father YHVH in the flesh, Colossians 1:15. Jesus Christ is the fullness of the Godhead in one body, Colossians 2:9. The Godhead in 1 John 5:7 is the 3 who bear witness in Heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost, and THESE THREE ARE ONE. Jesus Christ is the Word, and in Jesus Christ is the Father and the Holy Spirit, so that Father, Word, and Holy Spirit are united together as ONE LORD, ONE TRUE LIVING GOD, in the flesh body of the Lord Jesus Christ. “Hear ye, O Israel, the LORD thy God is ONE LORD”. The day of salvation is today! “For it is by GRACE you are saved, THROUGH FAITH, and that not of yourself, IT IS THE GIFT OF YHVH, NOT OF WORKS, lest any man should boast”. Ephesians 2:8-9.
lol 10 thumbs down looks like they didnt get it. 1 Corinthians 2:14 The man without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned Matthew 13:11 He replied, "The knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.
@@michaelbarnes2478 you mean diffrent than the bible and in line with satans lies in teh garden. Because the bibel is very straightforward. Men who justify men reject it.
YOU ARE NOT PREACHING THE GOSPEL MR. MacARTHUR. The bible tells us that God does not wish anyone to be lost, and that He wants all men to repent and come to a saving faith in the Lord Jesus. He has sovereignly given to all men the capacity to believe. He calls to all men to repent and believe the gospel ( not to 'all classes of men' as your friend John Piper wrests it). The deadness of the human spirit is not relevant. It is with the HEART that men believe, and with the MOUTH that confession is made unto salvation. Not with the spirit. He has said: 'I HAVE GIVEN YOU TO CHOOSE between life and death' and then urges 'therefore CHOOSE life'. There is CHOICE; not 'irresistible grace', nor 'unconditional election'. Election refers to service on the part of those who are ALREADY SAVED. You are manipulating the word of God, using expressions and phraseology based on false assumptions which by constant and ubiquitous repetition have entered into the mindset and blindly accepted terminology of those who are deceived by calvinist doctrines. Words like 'election' and 'predestination' and 'foreknowledge' represent biblical truths. By sheer use of repetition these terms are assumed by the unwary to heave certain meanings which are NOT biblical. You are telling millions of people that they can never possibly be saved because it is God's will that they should never believe and be saved. At the same time you contradict yourself by saying that God 'would be pleased' if you believe in Christ. Let me ask you, why did God harden Pharoah's heart? If he was 'totally depraved', such hardening would not have been required would it? The Lord Jesus spoke in parables knowing they would not be understood by anyone but true believers and seekers, we are told, because He knew the HEARTS of men. If the calvinist notion of 'total depravity' were scriptural, the Lord could have spoken in plain terminology and the lost would still have been lost. Christians are elect IN CHRIST, and God knew who they would be before the foundation of the earth. This is the meaning of being elect IN HIM before the foundation of the world. Or are you arguing that all believers were in Christ before the foundation of the world, then were born into sinful Adam and thus had to be put back 'in Christ' again? The moment one believes in Christ he or she is elected to serve the Lord and witness for Christ. Israel was elected to witness for Jehovah God. Christ was elected to be the perfect sin bearer. Was Christ elected to believe and be saved? Perish the thought! I have seen many videos of you speaking on a number of topics, and you are very skilfull at debunking false teaching, such as the blasphemies of the Roman Catholic religion and Islaam. This is to your credit. But like a multitude of others you have been blinded by the crafty sophistries of calvinism regarding the preaching of the gospel. And why preach anyway, if the saved are already saved and the damned already damned? And please don't give the outworn calvinist reply that it is because the bible tells you to do so. Try to see WHY the bible tells you to do so!
Yes Jesus choose the twelve apostles; but one was a devil. So they were not chosen for salvation otherwise Judas would have been saved. Because after all we don’t make that choice God does. No Judas rejected Christ even though Christ called him. And of course Jesus already knew the type of person Judas was and would become.
There is something in the water, You must do as Christ and get in the water For Jesus told john we must do this to fulfill all righteousness and the spirit descended on jesus with the appearance of a dove. Then he began his trials in the desert. Some question the necessity of baptism and john macarthur as I have witnessed says it is not necessary. WRONG!
To Mr. Slippin22...GOD who created heaven and Earth is HOLY/RIGHTEOUS/JUST! The Lord in His Devine Wisdom knows all things/search all things/seen all things, His Eyes searching around the universe looking for a kind/good HEART(not evil) of a Man to be given to his son JESUS to get saved..In deep study of scriptures,not all the human in this world are the seeds of man..but from the seeds of sons of God(fallen angels)
Can someone help me with this question? I once heard about someone who, when asked why he believed in the existence of God, answered, "Because of the Jew." Does anyone know who said this? I'd be grateful for any help.
@@mohanzmani1770 Thanks for your comment, Dr. Mohan Z. Mani. I researched it and you are indeed correct. So, that means that the Jews were offered as proof of the existence of God by more than one person. That makes sense... I've used it as proof myself.
I think preachers should stick to what the Bible says, and avoid quoting others in relation to Bible interpretation. One scripture brother MacArthur left out is 2 Thessalonians 2:10-12. 10and with all unrighteous deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved. 11And for this reason God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe the lie, 12 that they all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness. Maybe because it goes against his Calvinism.
you are a space cadet instead of demandiong everyone evade truth by going by 'what you think' you shoudl read and learn teh scriptures and respond by repenting and placing yourself unde r Christ
@@jonathanfreeman777 Agree. And we all need to stick to what the Bible says; that is the whole Bible. We cannot pit one verse against another; but we must blend them together. That is how we get the Trinity; by blending scripture together.
Why did I believe? Proverbs 18:17 Have you ever been in a courtroom where the jury only heard the prosecution? or the Jury only heard the defense? & the prosecution was muzzled? In a courtroom does only the innocent get an acquittal? Does only the guilty get prosecuted? The obvious answer is Jesus Himself & Barabbas. Proverbs 17:15 Why do you think a majority of pastors do not allow comments or questions on most of their dissertations? I only heard one side of the argument at the time I believed. If I had heard all sides I do not think I would have been persuaded to believe unto eternal life. When I look back at it I see I was persuaded by half truths & lies. I am not saying that the Bible is half truths & lies but rather that the reasons for my persuasion was by half truths & lies about the Bible & about history & about present day Judaism that was never challenged or tested that sounded reasonable at that time. I was driven through fear to believe. I never heard debates. I had a few primary pastors I listened to. If the element of challenge or debate were present & the present day access to the information on the internet I probably would have never believed. Any debates I did hear like on John Ankerberg were conceived in carefully controlled environments. It would not have been the truths that the pastors/teachers/evangelists that would have persuaded me for there is much that is glossed over in messages by pastors. I am positively shocked about the erroneous assertions & illustrations that pastors, teachers & evangelists use to evangelize the lost & teach their assemblies. Stalin said that if you repeat a lie enough people will believe it. I think the same goes for the truth, whatever it is. Yes I believe the skill of the preacher makes a huge difference in whether a person believes or not as well as how they treat their audience. if It were not for a racist usher Mahatma Gandhi would have been a believer in Christ, but since he saw that Christianity in practice was racist and caste like in the way it treats people with respect of persons he went back to Hinduism.
The part about the people that were at your church but left does not sync with the idea of the "body of Christ" you speak of often. It was judgemental and you should avoid it. They leave your church and are no longer in the body of Christ according to you? Dear me that sounds like the jehovah's witnesses that I escaped from. The rest of the sermon was so on point, please consider cutting the part about the folks you deem leave something physical according to your parameters and not the bibles parameters. You became the arbiter quickly and it was a misstep brother.
space cadet its from teh bible. those who went out from us were never among us. if you had ever read the bible youd know. Seeker friendly cookie cutter fake with no discernment. no knowledge becuasewrong Spirit and wrong seed . typical.
John Calvin was a mass murderer. Excusing His actions, not repenting to my knowledge. Never place your trust in any man, that includes pastors or prince (leaders) only trust Christ 118:8-9
It does not take the HS in order for a human being to become "indubitably" convinced of a thing. The end of this, in typical Calvinist fashion, is to dehumanize the faith to intellectual robotism. Oh the sanctity of emptying any role of humanity for fear of human pride. Paul , on the other hand, commends people over and over for their role in virtually every aspect of the Christian faith.
lightlover33, I agree with you.... 'Free Will' was given to Adam and Eve , and were not taken away by God after the Fall... All creatures were given free will by God.. including satan and his cohorts... However 'Election and Predestination' is indeed a biblical doctrine and Jesus Christ indeed died for the elect alone...
@@josephdurraz8574 God did not "elect" the butchering of Scripture according to reformed doctrine. And the blatant contradiction of asserting Jesus died for part of the world should signal a problem to anyone attempting to explain election and pre-destination. At any rate, I am not going to waste time playing chase the tail. Good luck.
@@lightlover33, I don't blame you for such an insulting response to me because you think that 'Election and Predestination' is invented by John Calvin.... The fact is John Calvin did not understand the whole beautiful Biblical doctrine of 'Election and Predestination... Therefore his doctrine of 'Election and Predestination' is: Half Biblical Truth and Half man-made Lies.... If you read Matthew 13:24-43 (KJV), Jesus has revealed that there are only two kinds of people in the world regarding Salvation...The true Children of God by heredity and the children of the devil by heredity also.... In verse 35 of this chapter, It says that this revelation of Jesus has been kept secret since the foundation of the world but is now revealed in our time by the parable of Jesus..... All the children of God are the elect(Sheep) and are predestined to be saved... All the children of the devil are the reprobates(goats) are predestined to be thrown to the lake of fire... EXAMPLES OF THE CHILDREN OF THE DEVIL ARE: Cain, Judas, some of the pharisees to whom Jesus said: ''you are of your father, the devil''... Judas was called by Jesus, a devil(John 6:70) ... Cain was describe as: of that wicked one, which means, from the devil(1 John 3:12)....
@@josephdurraz8574 Double pre-destination requires an indication of God as the agent of cause. Satan is the clear agent of cause as he is the one planting seeds causing tares to grow according to Mattew 13, NOT God. And there is NOTHING in this passage from which any reasonable person can justify the word "heredity." This is how a Calvinist butchers Scripture, attributing the very nature of Satan as a destructive agent to the character of God, thus maligning God. A discussion of double pre-destination requires an awareness of CAUSE as the operating basis. If I call someone a "devil" or a son of the devil, I am not suggesting a CAUSE of any kind, much less a divine one. I am suggesting a state of being in the PRESENT.
JUDAS CANT WALK IN THE SPIRIT HE WAS NOT CHOSEN HE HAD NO CLUE THAT JESUS WAS THE SON OF GOD AND 1 Cor. 2:12 IS TALKING ABOUT WHAT GOD FREELY GIVES TO HIS ELECT. Romans 9:11Yet, before the twins were born or had done anything good or bad-in order that God’s purpose in election might stand: 12not by works but by him who calls-she was told, “The older will serve the younger.”13Just as it is written: “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated. (They did nothing!)”
I believe John Mac is leading a movement of the intellect which takes prime importance over the Holy Spirit. This is why he must assure Himself constantly that his intellect is guided by the Holy Spirit. Because the Holy Spirit isn't confirming it. To John, the Holy Spirit is very much synonymous with Bible text, a conclusion NO ONE can abide in light of Acts and the many varieties of manifestations listed verbatum in I Cor 12. When the intellect is a servant to the Holy Spirit, a man actually recognizes the supernatural gifts, the supernatural nature of God, and the primacy of FAITH. No cessationist has any credibility on matters of the Holy Spirit.
staying stupid does not coincide with the indwelling presence of teh Holy Spirit. He has been preaching for 50 years. He is not new. you are a moron youtube commenter living in a fantasy world. youre a sinner. deal with it. itll be the best thing you ever do.
@@uncasunga1800, lightlover33 is somewhat correct, Because Calvinism is a mixture of Biblical Truth and Man-Made lies.... Consider this Statement of John Calvin : ''God arranges all things by His sovereign counsel, in such a way that individuals are born, who are doomed from the womb to certain death, and are to glorify Him by their destruction.'' by John Calvin.... This an evil statement or belief, because it contradicts the nature of God and cannot be supported by the scriptures....
@@uncasunga1800 The stupid tree is as the stupid say... your post here and every other post you have written. I would tell you to go pound sand, but I am not sure you could figure that out.
It's funny when you first started out saying why some people don't believe I believe that John MacArthur is one of them I don't think John MacArthur believe at all so when he dies he goes to hell for his unbelief
Paul Gross What do you base this opinion upon? You can call him dry or perhaps less “entertaining” as other preachers but to say that he is preaching what he doesn’t believe; how do you come to such a conclusion?
Why did I believe? Proverbs 18:1717 He that is first in his own cause seemeth just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him. I may never have believed if I had heard the opposition's best claims F1RST. When I was F1RST confronted with the scriptures in a SERIOUS way I believed them BECAUSE THERE WAS AT THAT TIME no arguments presented that made me doubt them. Back then there was a BARRIER UP that did not allow me exposure to all the unbeliever's arguments against FAITH nor did I know the worlds deceptive tricks to get you to believe nearly anything the media tells you. Neither did I understand the conspiratorial view of History. It was that fact that drove me over the goal line of FAITH. Later when I was confronted with the opposition I began to have serious doubts that had I then been exposed to the counter arguments I would never have believed. Have you ever been in a debate where you heard only the ONE DEBATER & no alternative views? I think it is called BRAINWASHING. I was driven over the goal line of faith once & now I am stuck with it's result of having become eternally regenerate in spite of bevies of alternative views both within the faith & outside the faith which at times seem more persuasive than the arguments that originally drove me to believe.
James Houston I am not turned back. I still believe but many aspects of my faith have changed such as prophesy. for example I am no longer certain which brand of eschatology to buy. Preterism Historicism or Futurism or something else? I am actually glad that I was driven over the goal like of faith in Christ because in times of doubt salvation cannot be lost. Yet I am not too certain it is healthy to be exposed only to one side of any argument for too long without hearing the opposition. I am learning a lot about human history and that winners write it and teach their children it but the losers have a story to tell too. I am only saying that if I had seen both sides I would never have believed but having believed produces permanent effects that cannot be undone. I believe in more grace than an OSAS believer. I am an OBAS. Once a believer always saved. At least if that once was a correct belief. 9-11 was a wake up call to something greater than any pastor ever woke me up to. 9-11 ripped open history in a way I never dreamed possible. It shattered my world view especially when it is determined that it was an inside job or at least had more inside elements than outside elements. There are a few theories kicking around out there but the ONLY theory I am SURE IS WRONG is the OFFICIAL STORY. You can eliminate that one right away. The fact that most pastors HAVE NO GUTS to tell people that the official story is wrong was a stumbling block to my faith for a very long time. Virtually every time I hear the Islamic religion discussed in these 501C3 government controlled churches is in reference to 9-11. I really believe Islam had little to do with 9-11 plus a lot of other terrorist acts blamed on it, though I do believe Islam to be a dangerous religion, to use 9-11 as exemplary of its modus operandi is a misrepresentation of reality. The worst competing conspiracy theories are FAR MORE BELIEVABLE than the OFFICIAL Conspiracy theory. As far as Jesus Christ goes I love one aspect of faith in Him more than any other. Jesus was supposed to be the sacrifice to end the necessity of all other sacrifice. However mankind somehow does not understand this and therefore follows every form of sacrificial religion TRYING TO ADD what is INFINITE INEXHAUSTIBLE & ETERNAL & COMPLETE.. It is the DEVIL that wants to mingle our blood sweat & tears with the blood of Jesus. Satan tricks mankind into believing that other sacrifices are necessary through RELIGION. I thank God there are a few speaking out. I commend Charles Lawson for mentioning these things. Chuck Baldwin Michael Heiser & even a Calvinist is now mentioning these things John Weaver. These men have the guts to tell us that our Government is filled with traitors cutthroats megalomaniacs psychopaths & sociopaths who work together to deceive us & promote a godless antiChrist agenda. They are not afraid to speak out against Israel or Judiasm when it is wrong. They are not afraid to speak out against secret societies such as freemasons or Jesuits. Though the SDA is a form of Christianized Judiasm I have to give them kudos also that they mention the Jesuits and are fearless in talking about them. NO I Have not trashed my faith. However even if I did I would still be saved UNLESS you bite on the idea that Salvation is a coupon for a free gift WITH THE PURCHASE OF some expensive non free heavenly item that takes a lifetime or a sacrifice of a life other than Christ alone to purchase it It was for freedom that Christ set us free. Not Saved to Slave. What is YOUR gospel? Salvation free * * with the purchase of... a white stone? ... a pillar? a crown? Calvinists and Arminians alike keep giving me the b |_| |_ |_ $ }{ ! + that salvation is free with the purchase of something else of value. Arminians frontload the purchase & Calvinists load it from the rear end saying that you must have an authentic receipt for some expensive heavenly item to turn in after your life is done to redeem the free gospel coupon for eternal life. it is all the same.
