John F. MacArthur Jr. > Quotes

“Why is discipline important? Discipline teaches us to operate by principle rather than desire. Saying no to our impulses (even the ones that are not inherently sinful) puts us in control of our appetites rather than vice versa. It deposes our lust and permits truth, virtue, and integrity to rule our minds instead.”
― John MacArthur Jr.

“Once I was free in the shackles of sin:
Free to be tempted, just bound to give in;
Free to be captive to any desire;
Free to eternally burn in hell’s fire.
‘Til Someone bought me and called me His slave:
Bound by commands I am free to obey;
Captive by beauty I’m free to adore--
Sentenced to sit at His feet evermore.”
― John MacArthur

“You can’t confuse childlike faith with childish thinking.”
― John MacArthur

“We should not be entertained by the sins for which Christ died.”
― John MacArthur

“The true gospel is a call to self-denial. It is not a call to self-fulfillment.”
― John MacArthur

“Prayer is not an attempt to get God to agree with you or provide for your selfish desires, but that it is both an affirmation of His sovereignty, righteousness, and majesty and an exercise to conform your desires and purposes to His will and Glory”
― John F. MacArthur, Alone With God

“If I’m not showing grace . . . have I forgotten the grace I’ve been shown?”
― John MacArthur

“People act what they truly believe.”
― John MacArthur

“Scripture does what psychoanalysis can't do-it pierces the heart, penetrates deep into the soul and judges the motives. To see yourself in the light of Scripture, is to see yourself as you really are.”
― John MacArthur Jr.

“Contrary to popular opinion, the most important characteristic of a godly mother is not her relationship with her children. It is her love for her husband. The love between husband and wife is the real key to a thriving family. A healthy home environment cannot be built exclusively on the parents' love for their children. The properly situated family has marriage at the center; families shouldn't revolve around the children.”
― John MacArthur, Twelve Extraordinary Women : How God Shaped Women of the Bible and What He Wants to Do With You

“What you cant forget... God cant remember!”
― John MacArthur

“The cross is proof of both the immense love of God and the profound wickedness of sin.”
― John F. MacArthur Jr., The Vanishing Conscience: Drawing the Line in a No-Fault, Guilt-Free World

“Jesus Christ is not just 'my personal Savior'. He is Lord.”
― John MacArthur

“It wasn't a potential atonement actuated by the sinner, it was an actual atonement initiated by the savior.”
― John MacArthur

“Christ's atonement fully satisfied the demands of God's righteousness, so forgiveness and mercy are guaranteed to those who receive Christ in humble, repentant faith.”
― John F. MacArthur Jr., The Vanishing Conscience: Drawing the Line in a No-Fault, Guilt-Free World

“He that lacks assurance of God's love, converses too much with Satan”
― John MacArthur

“The Lord accomplishes great things through weak people...What is required of His people is an obedient spirit, not a roster of tremendous gifts and abilities.”
― John MacArthur

“When believers have a low view of God, everything focuses on meeting felt needs within the body of Christ. When the church adopts such a perspective, it often offers people nothing more than spiritual placebos. It centers on psychology, self-esteem, entertainment, and a myriad of other diversions to attempt to meet perceived and felt needs.”
― John F. MacArthur, Alone With God

“A true Christian does not see God's promise of forgiveness as a license to sin, a way to abuse His love and presume on His grace. Rather, he sees God's gracious forgiveness as the means to spiritual growth and sanctification. He continually thanks God for His great love and willingness to forgive.”
― John F. MacArthur, Alone With God

“Prayer is the spontaneous response of the believing heart to God. Those truly transformed by Jesus Christ find themselves lost in wonder and joy of communion with Him. Prayer is as natural for the Christian as breathing”
― John MacArthur

“If I could simplify the Christian life to one thing, it would be obedience.”
― John MacArthur, Truth For Today A Daily Touch Of God's Grace

“Without a proper view of God there cannot exist a proper view of man.”
― John F. MacArthur, Alone With God

“Although changing our society by calling it back to a safer morality is a noble goal, that has never been Christ's goal for His church. The church has but one mission in this world: to lead people destined to spend eternity in hell to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ and an eternity in heaven. If people die in a communist government or a democracy, under a tyrant or a benevolent dictator, believing homosexuality is right or wrong, or believing abortion is a woman's fundamental right to choose or simply mass murder, that has no bearing on where they will spend eternity. If they never knew Christ and never embraced Him as their Lord and Savior, they will spend eternity in hell.”
― John F. MacArthur, Alone With God

“If you are ever to know power and passion in your prayer life, you need to pray with a devout heart-with a pure motive seeking only the glory of God. You also need to pray with a humble heart seeking only the attention of God, not men. Finally, you need to pray with a confident heart knowing full well that God already knows what you need.”
― John F. MacArthur, Alone With God

“We are not heard for our many words, but for the cry of our hearts.”
― John F. MacArthur, Alone With God

“Prayer begins and ends not with the needs of man but with the glory of God (John 14:13). It should be concerned primarily with who God is, what He wants, and how He can be glorified.”
― John F. MacArthur, Alone With God

“Sixteen of the thirty-eight parables of Jesus deal with money. One out of ten verses in the New Testament deals with that subject. Scripture offers about five hundred verses on prayer, fewer than five hundred on faith, and over two thousand on money. The believer's attitude toward money and possessions is determinative.”
― John F. MacArthur Jr.

“Because ours is such a free and prosperous society, it is easier for Christians to feel secure by presuming on instead of depending on God's grace. To many believers become satisfied with physical blessings and have little desire for spiritual blessings.”
― John F. MacArthur, Alone With God

“The woman was made of a rib out of the side of Adam; not made out of his head to rule over him, nor out of his feet to be trampled upon by him, but out of his side to be equal with him, under his arm to be protected, and near his heart to be beloved.”
― John F. MacArthur Jr., Twelve Extraordinary Women: How God Shaped Women of the Bible, and What He Wants to Do with You

“Adam was refined dirt; Eve was a glorious refinement of humanity itself. -John MacArthur, Twelve Extraordinary Women”
― John MacArthur