- MacArthur on Multisite
- 12 days ago, 26 Jan 12, 8:00am -
- Blog Comments
The day has come to close the comment section on the GTY blog. We are truly sorry to disappoint, but some recent staff changes have made this necessary—just not enough people to monitor and interact. This will be the last post where we’ll allow c…
- 13 days ago, 25 Jan 12, 8:00am -
- Careful to Be Faithful
Some commenters lately seem to have typecast Grace to You as a bunch of cranky old men, fearful of a changing world that threatens their long-held positions of power. If that’s what you or someone you know believes about John MacArthur and Grace to…
- 25 days ago, 13 Jan 12, 8:00am -
- We Can, But Should We?
Technology continues to advance at a pace that renders every new smartphone, tablet computer, gadget, gizmo, and doohickey obsolete almost upon purchase. And for every successful product—one that actually makes it on the shelf and turns a profit—…
- 34 days ago, 4 Jan 12, 8:00am -
- The Occurrence of the Virgin Birth
Matthew’s explanation of the significance of the virgin birth came within the revelatory dream God gave to Joseph. Such extraordinary, direct communication evidently occurred while Joseph slept. Matthew does not record any detail of Joseph’s imme…
- 44 days ago, 25 Dec 11, 8:00am -
- The Virgin Birth and Prophecy
At the time of Mary’s pregnancy, the idea of a virgin birth was not completely foreign to the Jews’ understanding of their Scripture. Although they misinterpreted it, many of the rabbis exegeted Jeremiah 31:22 (“a woman shall encompass a man”…
- 46 days ago, 23 Dec 11, 8:00am -
- The Significance of the Virgin Birth
At this point in Matthew’s narrative, we know two indisputable facts. One, Mary is pregnant, and two, Joseph is not the father of the child. A third crucial fact comes by way of angelic revelation. The child in Mary’s womb was conceived by the Ho…
- 48 days ago, 21 Dec 11, 8:00am -
- Joseph’s Response
Have you ever imagined being in Joseph’s shoes? Think about his predicament. Joseph is a righteous man, betrothed to a chaste young woman. The future looks bright as he maps out plans to build a family with his soon-to-be bride. But then he hears t…
- 50 days ago, 19 Dec 11, 8:00am -
- The Simple Announcement
If you didn’t pay careful attention, you might pass right over one of the most important announcements in the New Testament: the miraculous birth of Jesus Christ. Matthew took only one verse to announce it. Such a concise statement, though it doesn…
- 52 days ago, 17 Dec 11, 8:00am -
- God Became a Man
God became a man. That foundational gospel truth is pictured in every manger scene you’ll see around town this Christmas. Though the incarnation is culturally familiar, it’s utterly foreign to the unbelieving world...
- 54 days ago, 15 Dec 11, 8:00am -
- The Extraordinary Birth of Jesus
Extraordinary births are certainly not unprecedented in biblical history. As part of the Abrahamic Covenant, God promised to send a son to Abraham and Sarah (Gen. 17:19–22). They were both beyond normal childbearing ages and laughed at the prospect…
- 56 days ago, 13 Dec 11, 8:00am -
- Embracing and Shunning
Executing faithful church ministry boils down to just a few essentials—a high view of God, the absolute authority of Scripture, sound doctrine, personal holiness, and a biblical view of spiritual authority. Those are essentials to any biblical phil…
- 89 days ago, 10 Nov 11, 8:00am -
- Junk Food
We all know an exclusive diet of Big Macs isn’t just a bad idea—it’s more like suicide. But it’s even worse to gobble down the half-eaten burgers and cold rubbery fries you find under the back seat of your car. Repulsive, right? But Christian…
- 92 days ago, 7 Nov 11, 8:00am -
- Two Clear Concerns
John has encouraged the Young, Restless, and Reformed... to keep reforming. So, we asked John, Are you grateful for the YRR movement? What concerns you about some of the more popular, well-known representatives of the movement?
- 99 days ago, 31 Oct 11, 8:00am -
- The Elephant in the Elephant Room
One of the more recent entries to the conservative Christian conference line-up is the Elephant Room, the brainchild of James MacDonald. The idea was to bring Christian leaders together for some brotherly sparing over “elephant-in-the-room” issue…
- 28 Oct 11, 8:00am -
- Strengthening the Church
We recently asked John… As you survey the evangelical world, what things are strengthening the church today?
- 25 Oct 11, 8:00am -
- The Sin of Counting
I’ll admit to being weary, to the point of irritation, whenever I hear ministers of the gospel reporting their statistics as external evidences of success. And I know I’m not the only one...
- 18 Oct 11, 8:00am -
- You Might Be a Pragmatist
I’d imagine most of us on the conservative end of evangelicalism—whether you’re part of the YRR crowd or the OBR (Old, Boring, Reformed) crowd—we understand the wrongheadedness of church growth methodology. It’s easy to see how men like the…
- 17 Oct 11, 8:00am -
- Coming Home to Roost
We learned in our last spot that it is possible to be a faithful and effective missionary without excessive contextualization. In fact, there was a time when things like translating the Bible, eating native foods and wearing native clothing, and lear…
- 12 Oct 11, 8:00am -
- Contextualizing on the Mission Field
Okay, so contextualization as pragmatism is out. John MacArthur put that to rest. But is there any form of contextualization that’s legitimate? Certainly missionaries have to contextualize to evangelize in a foreign context, don’t they?
- 7 Oct 11, 8:00am -
