John MacArthur - What Is The Gospel?

Jonny Ardavanis is the Lead Pastor at Stonebridge Bible Church in Franklin, TN and the President of Dial In Ministries. He formerly served as the Dean of Campus Life at The Master’s University and as a Camp Director at Hume Lake Christian Camps. Jonny’s heart is to see people understand and love the Word of God and more so, to love the God of the Word. Jonny is married to Caity Jean and they have two precious daughters.
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In this episode Pastor John MacArthur from Grace Community Church answers the question, What Is The Gospel?
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[@clivejames5058]

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.

[@stevencruz3977]

Pastor MacArthur is a good man and l always look forward of seeing him on KZbin

[@patrickbrowne4606]

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

[@wesleytrinkle5153]

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

[@moosepoots1984]

2 of the best preachers alive today!

[@connorohare229]

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.

[@bukuism]

❤️❤️

[@seatedabove]

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

[@mike_martin0920]

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

[@patrickchirwa9351]

Blessed by this

[@rickbrendonherring3408]

amen

[@Matrixqc777]

*"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).*

[@connorohare229]

Amen

[@henrka]

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

[@gracenmercy579]

Is this a recent one

[@VidmantasSwan]

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...

[@STARSILVER117]

I super scared i really want to get baptized but forces out of my control are keeping me from doing it. My pastor was supposed to baptize me but he left and now the church has an unscriptual pastor and im trying to find a new church

[@evantheorthodox740]

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

[@onaholoche634]

Are there two gospels?

[@evantheorthodox740]

@@onaholoche634 I was poking at the fact that he is a dispensationalist and has a hard time talking about the gospel of the kingdom of God as presented in the New Testament because of his presuppositions.

[@MrPatdeeee]

(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!

[@MrPatdeeee]

Now, Jesus is the ONLY Gospel void of errancy and fallibility. Even the disciples made mistakes, believe it or not. Amen!

[@steveburgoon3674]

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

[@dsp62122]

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.

[@NEOGEO45580]

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

[@samuel-nolandavey.3625]

"THANK GOD someone who knows this ❤ My goodness man I've been going from Pastor to Pastor here and nobody even realizes this and John MacArthur talks about dispensationalism too 🤯 how is this possible? Bless you."

[@lkae4]

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

[@KATONKA...]

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

[@BillyJoeBob-tv6co]

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....

[@user-pv5fi6go3i]

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

[@1699stu]

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

[@willisprice7130]

The blood of Christ is what cover us so that God no longer sees our sins, but the righteousness of Christ. The blood of the Lamb like in Exodus, is what allows us to be passed over for the wrath and punishment of God in hell. Then the Holy Spirit in believers is who gives them the power to walk in a manner worthy of the gospel. Shalom.

[@thegodpicture]

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

[@willisprice7130]

Neighbor, salvation, if one receives it, is the love of God. The grace of God is to grant faith in Christ, to grant repentance, a turning away from sin, the evidence of true conversion. For God to save anyone of us wretched sinners, arrogant, mean, prideful, lustful, violent, hateful, disrespectful and ungrateful people, and with the blood of His only Begotten Son, is more loving than anyone on this earth could ever be. And if anyone is in Christ, they are instantly anointed by the Spirit of God at the moment they believe. That's what David meant when He said, "You anoint my head with oil, my cup overflows. The Holy Spirit is the overflowing oil neighbor. Shalom.

[@elsamusoy]

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.*

[@jbmettrick]

This is a rather uncharitable characterization of the Calivinist position. We see two verses later that all people exist in a state of condemnation by default (John 3:18). Their acceptance of the gospel through faith cannot be of themselves as we see in Ephesians 2:1-10. It is God's grace and His love for us which causes Him to intervene in our lives at all. There is scriptural support for the position of God's sovereign election (Romans 8:29-30 being the most explicit). The point being, even if you disagree with the concept of predestination there is still the question of God's foreknowledge and the fact that even without predestination, whether or not someone truly accepts the gospel is an unknown to outside observers anyway. I hope that you understand I am not trying to be combative, I greet you as a fellow brother in Christ, but there is a general gross oversimplification of the positions of Calvinism, of which predestination was not even the primary distinction between it and other theological propositions of its time.

[@elsamusoy]

​@@jbmettrickTell me where the Bible says we can't believe in the gospel by ourselves. It would be very stupid for God to command the gospel to be preached to creatures who cannot believe. God predestines those who He knew before the foundation would believe in Him. He takes into account the human response. That's a loving God. Very different to your twisted Romans 8:29. In which your loving "god" choses the vast majority of humans to destroy them in hell without any opportunity of salvation.

[@markusw.2690]

​@@elsamusoy We are naturally "dead in trespasses and sins" (Ephesians 2). Question: What can a dead man do? Jesus says in John 3, that we must be born again "from above". How can you born yourself? The picture of birth couldn't be more clear, that you can nothing do by yourself to get saved! Why? Because you have naturally an evil heart! You cannot believe, as long God doesn't take out from you the heart of stone and give you a hart of flesh! Scripture compares the process of being born again ("effectual calling") with the creation of the world! Salvation is of God only. Calvinism is nothing than a nickname for the true Gospel.

[@elsamusoy]

@@markusw.2690 Again, tell me where The Scriptures says we can't believe. If you were dead you couldn't eat or breath either. And... To born again is a totally different thing. Be careful my friend!

[@elsamusoy]

@@markusw.2690 Again, tell me where The Scriptures says we can't believe. If you were dead, you couldn't eat or breath either. So... dead is refering to the future judgment, not the actual state. And... to born again is a totally different thing. Be careful my friend!

[@thegodpicture]

WOLF!

[@oscarfabi_]

No he isn't, and if your answer is the standard "cAlvInisM BaD" comment, then please elaborate biblically. If your issue is with limited atonement, which is the case 99% of time for you arminians, then please explain how your position doesn't lead into the heresy of universalism? Ultimately God saves, it is God's gospel. The Person and work of Jesus Christ is the gospel, our job is simply to tell the world about that truth and invite them to repent and trust in Christ, however, God chooses and only He saves.

[@thegodpicture]

For “God” (Theos, the Father) So LOVED the WORLD……that WHOEVER (each, every all) believes in HIM (Jesus, His atonement His anointing, Our Adoption)…. MacArthur is a clever WOLF.. His fruit is meanness and arrogance. There is no Gospel without LOVE, Holy Spirit, or Adoption.

[@oscarfabi_]

@@thegodpicture So basically you are saying that Christ makes a random people "savable" and it is their decision to accept this? Think about this, in the beginning of Matthew, why is Jesus Christ called "Jesus", "for He shall save His people from their sins", meaning that He already knows who they are, it's not a random bunch that suddenly appear in heaven. God uses means to accomplish His ends, everyone who believes in Christ (the true Christ in Scripture) for salvation is going to heaven, whether arminian, molonist or calvinist. However what I am pointing out is that arminianism (taken to its extreme) can lead to great heresies such as a denial of original sin or a denial of penal substitutionary atonement. Ironically arminians often are the ones, like you, to call others "wolfs" or heretics without any backing.

[@vaporizejello]

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

[@Blackjamie80]

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.

[@jamingentry]

The question was, what is the gospel, and answered it. He said exactly what Paul said the gospel was. 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 doesn't talk about the Holy Spirit, the new heavens and earth, etc. either, but Paul says that what is contained there is the essence of the gospel.

[@Blackjamie80]

This is a reductionist version of the gospel. Also Paul talks about way more than MacArthur talks about in the 1st Corinthians 15 passage. He talks about Adam, the resurrection body, the abolition of death etc.

[@wallacegrommet3479]

@@Blackjamie80hey, get off your high proud horse and research what his legacy is. This is 1 clip and 5 min. 55 years of sermons. Repent from your trolling

[@Blackjamie80]

@@wallacegrommet3479 His legacy is of a dead, loveless and lifeless orthodoxy. To be clear I think orthodoxy is of the utmost importance. But this is a severely reductionist presentation of the gospel.

[@jamingentry]

​​​@@Blackjamie80 so I guess the apostle Paul was a reductionist as well since he expressed the fundamentals of the gospel as: repentance and faith in the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ (1 Corinthians 15:1-4), and for that matter the apostle Peter and others who were even more "reductionist" several times in the book of Acts. John MacArthur has proclaimed the full counsel of God for 50+ years, love and passion not excepted. A preacher's faithfulness does not depend on how charismatic his personality is, but on how faithful he is to the truth. JM has been a faithful pastor for decades and God has used him in incredible ways for his glory. Your attitude is prideful and divisive brother. Give honor where honor is due.

[@thegodpicture]

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.

[@mr3817]

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.

[@patrickedgington5827]

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?

[@lemnisgate8809]

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.

[@HouseOfJacobWAKEUP]

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.

[@johndoherty1258]

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