John MacArthur and the folks from Grace to You (GTY) have done the body of Christ a great service by continually warning Christianity against the growing dangers within the Charismatic movement. Then there is the whole question of what the church is about. And this from a Scottish leader of an American megachurch wonderful stuff again , Pastor, Writer, Debater, Blogger, Scot, Dundonian, married to Annabel.with three grown up children and two grandchildren.View all posts by theweeflea. Because he is a pastor? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3BN1lStbIw. 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What talent, what ability, what fantastic communication skills, what self-belief, what a tragedy! He has been the pastor of Grace Community Church, a non-denominational church in Sun Valley, California since February 9, 1969. David, you use your blog to write some really encouraging and courageous articles for which Im very grateful. Elevation Church were accused of getting 'volunteers' to come forward during the 'spontaneous' baptism services, in order to encourage others to get up out of their seats. [15], Nearly 43 years after beginning in the pulpit of Grace Community, MacArthur completed one of his own life goals,[2] that of preaching through the entire New Testament on June 5, 2011. Sadly so. Yea not Steve but the ones who bash or become busy bodies against him. [52], Grace Community Church, Sun Valley, California, Independent Fundamental Churches of America, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, "Theology and Ministry: An Interview with John MacArthur", "1998 Gold Medallion Book Awards Winners", "Voice of Calvary Legacy - The Legacy - Page 3", "When should a Christian fight for his country? 3) You respond by providing no evidence and say that you are not against mega churches. Also available on most smart TVs and streaming services. It is still priced as such on my Amazon feed.thankfully someone pointed me to another link which I have now used to buy the book for a couple of pounds on Kindle. You've successfully subscribed to this newsletter! Excellent post! To this end he cites the biblical passage of 1 Timothy 2:11-12. They drift from church to church. I love the gospel, and I love the Lords people from whatever background, and I want to see Christ glorified throughout the world. Marantha! And it is culturally not relevant to us at all! 2) There are inherent dangers in mega churches which some of your other contributors have highlighted. The challenge (as you have already pointed out) is to warn and admonish from a place of love, and of course to pray. ", "What is dispensationalism? I might write a review later but the book is dreadful Mark Driscoll and Tim Keller, for example, are frequently careless and irreverent in the way they use Scripture. Really? John MacArthur was able to summarize Furtick as a minister with one word: unqualified. Cameron Buettel, Grace To You, Hillsong, Jeremiah Johnson, music, worship. It is an appalling rant already and Ive only read the first couple of chapters. You are just exporting your own. Just a couple of verses from Ezekiel (which I am currently reading), the context being God restoring his people: I made no comment on how Matt Chandler lives as a Christian.you didyou declared I was somewhat alarmed by the endorsement of Matt Chandler as a good example of how the gospel should be preached and lived.. There is nothing that makes me believe in God and the Gospel more than the church in all its beauty, and there is nothing makes me doubt more than the church in all its ugliness. Its mainly a forlorn appeal but can we say to the mega churches please stop it! Hardly the same as Furticks message! Yes, some of it is biblical and Furtick is a good communicator, amusing, connected etc.but a great deal appears to pay only passing lip service to the Bible. From 20052015, MacArthur made about $3.4 million in compensation from GTY and TMUS, for an average of about $320,000/year. All I would say is that there was no irrational, ranting, preaching anywhere in it. I will always call that out, and I refuse to be intimidated or bullied by those who just cry foul or moan about not being nice. Firstly in the teaching. Elevation Church's revival is seeing some theological controversy. He spoke for an hour without notes and held his audience completely in the palm of his hand he is a brilliant orator using all the tricks of the trade. He has remarked that "[t]he Charismatic movement has stolen the Holy Spirit and created a golden calf, and they're dancing around the golden calf as if it were the Holy Spirit. Grace Community Church, home to pastor-teacher John MacArthur, is located in Sun Valley, California and has been faithfully proclaiming God's Word since 1956. Join Transformation church Sunday service at 11AM with Michael Todd, Live Stream (April-24-2022). I live maybe two hours from the Village and have visited twice. This submission to Jesus as Lord when converting to faith in Jesus Christ became known to Arminians as the Lordship salvation controversy in the 1980s. Im not sure though why I should apologise for my Amazon remarks? [21][22], MacArthur argues that modern "visions, revelations, voices from heavendreams, speaking in tongues, prophecies, out-of-body experiences, trip to heaven, anointings, miracles all false, all lies, all deceptions attributed falsely to the Holy Spirit." ", MacArthur is married to his wife, Patricia. So when I see money, resources and people being diverted into what appear to be personal vanity projects, branding and corporate Christianity, I weep, am angry and cry out to the Lord. Its not that difficult to grow large congregations which teach heresy if you think size is an indication of faithfulness then why are you not a Muslim, a Mormon or a Moonie?! MacArthur has written three books on the subject. As he walked across the stage July 26 to the large, wooden pulpit, the auditorium that seats 3,500 people was filled with non-masked, non-socially distanced conservative . I have read only one or two books by John Piper and Timothy Keller and dont really know much about them. Name me one church that has handled everything well. And also trying to get to know what God says in His Word and please stop shouting at those you know nothing about. I've carried one of these of an NAS with the New Testament, Psalms, and Proverbs with me for years and years, so that's why I wanted this to be the first one. Your email address will not be published. But to me that is clear what it is. As a preliminary observation, there is no name calling. It is the Bible watered down by a mixture of Waltonesque homespun wisdom, pop psychology, stand up comedy and an unhealthy doze of how to missiology. Again as an author who is tempted to mention or quote from my couple of books in every sermon, I sympathise. New International Version Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. Stephen Furtick is his own brand and it seems it is a brand that sells well and pays well. If I had said that I wasnt happy with any mega church, that would have been a fault as well. Do we really believe that the Holy Spirit is incapable of working, without us chiding things along? JOIN Elevation Church Sunday Service with Steven Furtick at 2PM, 5PM, 8PM, 10PM, Live Stream (December-12-2021). If he has lots of money good for him, if he has a nice home- good for him. And if you want to learn of the dangers of this movement I would recommend that you read The New Calvinists: Changing The Gospel by E S Williams. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. He has misgivings about Neo-Calvinism and he gave his reasons for those misgivings. Nevertheless, you continued to misrepresent what I had said, and you continue to do so, even after prayerfully sleeping on it. Timothy Nerozzi is a writer for Fox News Digital. Its not the first time that youve responded aggressively when a pastor that you hold in such high regard is questioned. Your comment about owning churches is actually ban on the mark. For what its worth, I fully support your stand in almost everything else. My main problem about the teaching is that it seems to be so man/woman centred. | Screenshot: YouTube/Grace to You Prominent pastor and theologian John MacArthur has come under fire after a video resurfaced of him taking issue with the idea of "religious freedom," with some Christian speakers debating whether his comments were taken out of context. The point you made about Matt Chandler was that he does not live as a Christian (how can you know that? The Amazon website only has E S Williams book on sale as 30:08.! "In a recent sermon given by Steven Furtick of Elevation Church around Christmas 2016, Furtick continues to demonstrate that John Macarthur is right in his assessment that Furtick is indeed 'unqualified to be a pastor by not . 1. As for Southern Baptists liking Donald Trump, its almost as bad as you liking Scottish Nationalism. You said he was a great example, I urged caution and pointed to a recent event where he and his church had attracted adverse publicity because of how they handled a particular incident. I found helpful most of what he said and disagreed with a few things. Cool name, cool Church I knew that it was one of the fastest growing mega churches in the USA, and had heard a little of its pastor, the dynamic Stephen Furtick. He has been the pastor-teacher of Grace . And now I have to go and read his recommended book I hope its not as bad as the reviews suggest! All rights reserved. 23,12! "[43] Moore responded to this stance by stating on her Twitter account, "I did not surrender to a calling of man when I was 18 years old. They do things right. ", Grace Community Church parishioners make their way to Sunday service in Sun Valley on Sept. 13, 2020. John MacArthur. Radio Scotland Abortion Debate Edited Highlights, https://theweeflea.com/2020/04/22/return-to-elevation/), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3BN1lStbIw, http://thewartburgwatch.com/?s=Matt+chandler&x=0&y=0, http://www.amazon.co.uk/New-Calvinists-ES-Williams/dp/1908919329/, https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=vvjMUrPUfC4&app=desktop, https://mrayton.wordpress.com/tag/john-macarthur/, Elevation Church The Good, The Bad and the Ugly, Most Read Wee Flea Articles in 2017 THE BLOG OF DAVID ROBERTSON. Your reference to Isis was, in my opinion, ill-judged given recent events. Help us continue to be a voice for truth in the media by supporting CBN News for as little as $1. There's some really helpful information in there. But like John Flavel I regard as a pretty close second the threat of disunity in the body of Christ not least that caused by those who go around unjustly and wrongly accusing others of false teaching. Matt Chandler is an excellent example of how the gospel should be preached I cant comment on his lifestyle because I dont know it do you? An unknown man clad in black confronted Grace Community Church pastor John MacArthur during service on Sunday, Aug. av. Despite the blurb you are not changing the world. For me there is no doubt that some of Scotlands independent churches and ministries, need to be investigated re their finances..question is who does it? I agree that the greatest threat to the church comes from false teachingas you will know if you read this blog. - John MacArthur", "John F. MacArthur - The Master's Seminary", "MacArthur Appointed Baptist College Gets New President, Name", http://www.bing.com/search?q=When+was+the+MacArthur+New+Testament+Commentary+Series+completed%3F&go=%E3%82%AF%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AA%E9%80%81%E4%BF%A1&qs=bs&form=QBRE, "The Modern Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit", "Reexamining the Eternal Sonship of Christ", "The Loving Husband: A Portrait of Christ", "Can Women Exercise Authority in the Church? rm. How easily the lure of money and outward success can lead a good man astray, and sadly take with him many people. It appears this lawsuit is going in our favor, MacArthur said Sunday. (Note the attempted injection of humour!). Its just name calling which again results in self-justification and does not really contribute to any discussion. He went on to say, "I understand that Im a fifth cousin, and so its quite a distance but nonetheless we are related. John MacArthur is the pastor-teacher of Grace Community Church, as well as an author, conference speaker, chancellor of The Master's University and Seminary, and featured teacher with the Grace to You media ministry. We stray from scripture at out peril: http://www.whatisthegospel.org.uk. Staff Pastor Tom Patton delivered the sermon in MacArthurs stead, telling churchgoers the senior minister was resting., ***As the number of voices facing big-tech censorship continues to grow, please sign up forFaithwires daily newsletterand download theCBN News app, to stay up-to-date with the latest news from a distinctly Christian perspective.***. . I d not think there is any man alive especially a young man who could cope with this degree of adulation and not have his head explode with pride. But I find it astonishing that you cite it here in a massive church (and smaller churches) there are bound to be people who are sex abusers and the church will not always handle that well. 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