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Topic: MacArthur (John)

Episode Topic Audio

2024-04-22
MacArthur/Calvin Theology: What should I do if I have just discovered that the church I am attending strongly supports MacArthur and is Calvinist?
"Meticulous Providence" & "Predestination" (Calvinism): If the Calvinist theology of "meticulous providence" were true, then why would one bother? Wouldn't there be no point? Isn't the idea of "predestination" dangerous?


2024-01-30
Falling Short of Full Obedience: Could you comment on Luke 17:10 and its application to being fully obedient? [Luke 17:10].
Dispensationalism: Doesn't Dispensationalism teach that when the Jews rejected Jesus when He attempted to set up the Kingdom, He went to plan B and then had to die?
Debating Dispensationalism: Why don't Dispensationalists, like John MacArthur or David Hocking, debate alternate views with people like you?

2024-01-30
John MacArthur: What is the difference between your teaching and John MacArthur's teaching?
Doctrinal Differences: Why are there so many doctrinal differences if everyone is studying the same Bible and seeking the truth?


2023-11-09
Predestination (in Calvinism): Can you help me with the idea of "predestination" after listening to Voddie Baucham and John MacArthur? Rec: topical lectures, "God's Sovereignty and Man's Salvation." [Ephesians 1:5, Romans 8:29-30, 2 Corinthians 3:18, 2 Peter 3:9, Titus 2:11].



2023-08-15
John MacArthur: Regarding your differences with John MacArthur and his beliefs, could you be more specific about the points of disagreement? Rec topical lecture series: "God's Sovereignty and Man's Salvation" and "Charisma & Character." [1 Corinthians 1:7].
Steve Gregg's Tribulation Position: Are you pre or post-trib in your view? Rec topical lecture series; 'When Shall These Things Be?" "What Are We to Make of Israel?"


2023-08-10
John MacArthur, Fallen Angels & the Nephilim: How could a demon or angel mate to have children, relative to MacArthur's view of the Nephilim? [Genesis 6:1-6, Numbers 13:32-33, Genesis 6:3].



2023-05-01
Leading of the Holy Spirit: How do you tell when it is your own mind (Bible-informed mind) and the leading of the Holy Spirit? [Acts 11:27-28, Acts 21:10-13].



2023-01-27
Calvinism vs Non-Calvinism: Can you give me your take on the difference between the non-Calvinist evangelical teachers (Billy Graham, Greg Laurie) and the Calvinist preachers (John MacArthur) and the freedom for all to come to Christ?
Theist Evolution: Am I being too critical if I am concerned about our new Calvinist pastor who believes in "Theist Evolution?" Can you be a Christian if you believe that?


2023-01-23
Steve's Book, "Empire of the Risen Son:" My pastor found fault in the preface of your book, where you talk about John MacArthur and his view of us as servants and Jesus as Lord. Did you misattribute a John MacArthur quote?
John the Baptist and Elijah-Not Paralleled: Someone disagrees that John the Baptist and Elijah are not paralleled because John did not succeed in turning the country around? [Malachi 4:5-6, Matthew 11:13-14, Matthew 17:11-13].


2023-01-03
Calvinism-a Heresy: Why do we not find Calvinism an unacceptable heresy? [Romans 1:16].



2022-10-10
Losing One's Salvation: Do you believe there are sins other than "apostasy" that will cause someone to lose their salvation? [Galatians 5:19-21, I Corinthians 6:9-10].
John MacArthur is a False Teacher: Steve you should call out John MacAthur for teaching false doctrine and a different gospel.


2022-09-22
John MacArthur Wealth & Error: Call shares his view against the views of John MacArthur. [I Timothy 6:9-12].



2022-09-21
Rich Ministers & Evangelists: Can a minister who has used the ministry to make themselves really rich be a good Christian? Are they whitewashed tombs?



2022-05-27
Anti-Calvinist & Anti-MacArthur: Catholic Caller shares his concerns about a number of things, primarily false teachers, as he claims is John MacArthur.



2022-05-25
John MacArthur is a False Teacher: Is not John MacArther a false teacher because of what he teaches about justification from regeneration? [Philippians 1:18].



2022-04-25
Predesdination: Is "predestination" in scripture more about God determining how people would be saved through Christ? [Ephesians 1:4-5, Ephesians 1:11, I Peter, Romans 9:29-30, I John 3:2, Romans 8:14-16].
Augustine, Predestination & Manichaeism: Doesn't the misunderstanding that Calvinists have about predestination actually come from the Gnostics (Manichaenist)?


2022-03-03
Post Millennial View & Future Israel: Could you help me sort out the value of these books about ; "Paradise Restored" by David Chilton, and the book "Future Israel" by Barry Horner? [I John 2:22].
Millennium & Israel: What does one do about the opposing views with excellent people and on either side of the Millennial and Israel controversy? [Matthew 28:20, I Corinthians 13:9].


2022-01-27
Being Born Again, Not One's Free Will Choice: Regarding being "Born Again", is scripture saying that we have nothing to do with it? Caller recommends two books-one by Steve Lawson, and "You Must be Born Again" by John MacArthur. [John 1:12-13].



2022-01-27
Eternal Security (Once Saved, Always Saved): What do you think when John MacArthur says the doctrine of eternal security is firmly taught in John 10. [John 10:26-29, John 10:10, Isaiah 53:6, Luke 15, Romans 11:22, Ezekiel 33:11, Ezekiel 18:23].
Eternal Life Canceled: So once God gives you eternal life, can He, or does He, take it back? [John 10:28, I John 5:11]


2022-01-26
Total Depravity: Some teachers teach some truth and some error, and I challenge their credibility, such as the doctrine "Total Depravity", like John McArthur's view. Is that view true? [Psalms 14:2, Romans 3:11, Genesis 6:5, Jeremiah 13:23, Isaiah 64:6, I Thessalonians 5:21-23].



2022-01-19
God Creates People to Go to Hell: Why would God create people if He knew that they would go to hell? [Ezekiel 18:23, Luke 7:30, Luke 13:34, Isaiah 66:4, 2 Peter 3:9].
Rebirth or "Born of God": Would you exegete John 1 about rebirth? [John 1:12-13, Matthew 10:34-36].


2021-12-17
Simon of Cyrene: Why do you think it was significant for us to know that Simon of Cyrene was the one who carried the cross. [Romans 16:13, Mark 15:21].
Believe that Jesus is God or You Are Antichrist: What do you think of John MacArthur's position that you have to believe that Jesus is God or you are antichrist? [I John 2:22, I John 4:3].


2021-11-04
Good Bible Commentators (Commentaries): Who are some good Bible commentators you respect?



2021-10-26
Precious Metals Donations to The Narrow Path: Does "The Narrow Path" accept precious metals as donations?
Calvinist Teachers: How can intelligent Christian teachers (John MacArthur, R.C.Sproul, etc.) ascribe to Calvinism when there is so much scripture that disproves it ?


2021-09-16
Whistling on The Narrow Path: Where does the whistling song come from on your show? The full song is posted at TheNarrowPath.com under the tab called resources.
Steve Gregg vs John MacArthur: Caller comments that he no longer listens to John MacArthur and only listens to Steve. Steve Doesn't recommend listening to only one teacher.
Tithing for Christians: Could you go over the biblical view of tithing for Christians? [Luke 14:33].

2021-06-09
John MacArthur & the Free Masons: Caller talks about John MacArthur and his family connection to the Masons, and his giving credit to them for the spiritual blessing on his ministry today.
John MacArthur Accusing Other of Anti-Semitism: Is it not reason to question John MacArthur's trustworthiness if he has said that if ones sees the church as Israel, they are anti-Semitic?


2020-12-08
Other Partial Preterists: Who else is in the Partial Preterist camp would be good to recommend (Adrian Rogers, C.S. Lewis, Hank Hannegrath, Kenneth Gentry, John MacArthur, John Ankerberg) ?



2020-07-17
Terrified into the Church: How could John MacArthur, a Calvinist, believe that people could be terrified into entering the church, if they are already elect?



2020-05-13
God Authored Evil: I understood that John MacArthur said that God is the author of evil, can you comment?



2020-04-14
John MacArthur's Teaching: What do you think of John MacArthur's teaching?
Paul's Thorn in the Flesh: What do you think of John MacArthur's view that Paul's thorn in the flesh was a demonic torment? [Matthew 8:17, Isaiah 53, Galatians 4:13, Acts].


2018-12-07
Non-Calvinists Hating God: People of other religions don't actually ALL hate God like Calvinism suggests, do they?



2018-07-19
John MacCaarthur's View of the Nephilim: The Nephilim, are they demons or angles that had sex with women? John MacCarthur thinks so. [Genesis 6:4, Number 13:33]



2018-04-02
Not Willing that any should perish: Not willing that anyone perish, God is 'being patient waiting for us' to evangelize the world, what does Steve say about that in contrast to how John MacArthur would answer it? [2 Peter 3:9]



2017-08-25
John MacArthur: Would you have a problem w/ john MacArthur's teachings?
Jesus Movement: Do you know about the Jesus Movement: What do you think about the. Was there any parallels of Christianity & the Counter Culture?


2017-07-14
Lectures about Calvinism about Once Saved Always Saved: You were talking about Calvinism & Once Saved, Always Saved, & you referred them to some lectures on your website. Can you tell me the name of that lecture again?



2017-07-07
Denying Yourself: "Deny yourself, take up your cross & follow Me", does that mean we have to be ashamed of ourselves? John MacArthur says we have to be! [Mark 8:34]



2016-08-15
Widow's Mite & John NacArthur: John MacArthur thinks the interpretation of the Widow's Mite story is wrong....that she should've given all of her money, that Jesus wasn't commending her but admonishing her. [Mark 12:41-44, Luke 21:1-4]
John MacArthur's & Reckless Teachers: Caller says that MacArthur thinks there's a lot of reckless Bible teachers out there. (again, audio cuts out a lot.)


2015-04-08
Soft Libertarianism: What does Steve know about Soft Libertarianism?
Love Not the World: Caller doesn't like what John MacArthur said about Love not the World, [1 John 2:15], and him spiritualizing it. What does Steve know about what it means?


2014-07-18
John Macarthur & reign of Domitian: John Macarthur says the book of Revelation probably wasn't written until the end of the reign of Domitian. What do you think? [Revelation]



2014-05-12
John Calvin & Michael Servetus: Follow up to John Calvin having Michael Servetus burned at the stake, caller having varying information as to why he did it.
Dispensationalism & Futurism: Dispensationalists have to be a Futurist, but does the other way necessarily ring true, does a Futurist have to be a Dispensationalist?


2013-12-30
Pastors being Limited to Think CLearly: It's unfortunate there's a limit sometimes on what a pastor can believe or teach within the belief system of their denomination.
Predestination: Was R.C. Sproul saying that we actually DO have a choice on whether we go to hell or not? Trying to make Calvinism & Arminianism harmonize.
Loved ones burning in Hell: John MacArthur & R. C. Sproul seem inconsistent about that they say about buring in eternity in hell.

2013-12-30
The “Strange Fire” Conference by MacArthur: Caller is listening to the "Strange Fire" conference put on by John MacArthus that embraces John Calvin, & a long discussion ensues, following up from a previous call.



2013-12-26
Perfecting of the New Testament: Caller is reading John MaCArthur's book, "Strange Fire", & has got to the part where he talks about 1 Corinthians & the supposed perfecting of the canon of Scripture. What are Steve's thoughts. [1 Corinthians 13:10]



2013-11-25
"Strange Fire" Book by John MacArthur: Would Steve be interested in a book called, "Strange Fire" by John MacArthur that's talking about speaking in tongues & other things that MacArthur criticizes about Spiritual Gifts?



2013-11-25
Charismatic Movement: Is John MacArthur right that the Gifts of the Spirit have ceased?



2013-11-15
Relying on Feelings to Follow God: I think it was great that my call came after the previous one because it's sort've about the same thing, that you can't rely on your feelings to follow God. I was reading about a pastor who committed suicide & think that even though I disagree with most of "Strange Fire" by John MacArthur, that the spiritual gifts are not for today's church, that he made a few good points in his book.



2013-10-30
John MacArthur's "Strange Fire": Dennis the Millennialist talks more about the conference John MacArthur's just had called, "Strange Fire", & talkd about the idea about being able to fellowship with different theological understandings.
Not Everything that happns to us is God's Will: A speaker at his meeting said, "God is not in control of everything that happens to us, & not everything that happns is not God's will", & there was a big gasp.


2013-10-29
John MacArthur not Believing in Miracles: Isn't John MacArthur by not believing in the gift of healing blasphemy against the Holy Spirit? [Matthew 12:24]



2013-10-22
Michael Brown & Phil Johnson Interview: Michael Brown had an interview with Phil Johnson, an associate of the John MacAthur ministry, & Phil said that Michael Brown says that everyone in the charismatic movement are ok, which is just as wrong as MacArthur saying they are all crazy, all wrong. Mostly talking about the conference MacArthus just had called, "Strange Fire".



2013-10-21
John MacArthur's Conference, "Strange Fire": Dennis the Millennialist calls to share his experience at John MacArthur's conference, "Strange Fire". They talk about Dr. Michael Brown.



2013-08-30
"Strange Fire" & John MacArthur: Does Steve know about the upcoming conference that John MacArthur is about to have called, "Strange Fire", talking about Charimatic groups who think the can Speak in Tongues but of which he disagrees.



2013-08-29
Women in Leadership Roles: People who support women in leadership roles like Jack Hayford use this passage of Scripture in Galatians that says there is no Jew nor Greek, neither male nor female, & so on. So what do you say? [Galatians 3:28]



2013-05-21
MacArthur-Charismatic, Cessationism, Women in Ministry: John MacArthur's conference "Strange Fire" (against the charismatic gifts), women in ministry, and the dramatically charismatic Bethel movement all seem quite at odds, what do you make of this? [Deuteronmy 18:22, I John 4:1, 2 Corinthians 3:18].



2013-05-01
The Bethel Movement & Revival: What do you think about the Bethel revival/ renewal movement? Do you recommend Randy Clark and Bill Johnson's books?
Gift of Tongues or Cessationism: Do you need to have a sign to prove that you are filled with the Holy Spirit, like speaking in tongues? What about the "Strange Fire" conference by John MacArthur and his position against these gifts? [Luke 10:18].
Doctrinal Guide in Acts: Should we take the Book of Acts and make it our doctrinal guide?
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