John F. Macarthur Jr. Quotes

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 F. Macarthur Jr.

You can’t confuse childlike faith with childish thinking.

~ John F. Macarthur Jr.

Our greatest limitation isn't the leader of the lives, it is the spirit within us.

~ John F. Macarthur Jr.

Expect progress, not perfection.

~ John F. Macarthur Jr.

When two people can't live up to each other's expectations, they'll look for their fantasized satisfaction in the next relationship, the next experience, the next excitement.

~ John F. Macarthur Jr.

When you choose to love someone who is no longer attractive to you, he or she will become attractive.

~ John F. Macarthur Jr.

The American family shattered for the simple reason that it was American, not global.

~ John F. Macarthur Jr.

People act what they truly believe.

~ John F. Macarthur Jr.

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.

Look in your local Christian Bookstore. You could take most of the books there, throw them into the sea, and not lose anything valuable. The vast majority of them are just placebos that superficially attack trivial problems. During the eras when the church was most holy, Christians had very few books to read, but the ones they did have told them how to have a relationship with God. Most books today don't do that.

~ John F. Macarthur Jr.

The truth is in Jesus and it leads to the fullness of truth about God, man, creation, history, sin, righteousness, grace, faith, salvation, life, death, purpose, meaning, relationships, heaven, hell, judgement, eternity, and everything else of ultimate consequence.

~ John F. Macarthur Jr.

A husband's work as provider will be so difficult that it can only be fulfilled in the power of the Spirit and a transformed life.

~ John F. Macarthur Jr.

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 F. Macarthur Jr.

If I’m not showing grace . . . have I forgotten the grace I’ve been shown?

~ John F. Macarthur Jr.

Accept suffering as a part of God's tenderizing process.

~ John F. Macarthur Jr.

Liberty does not mean doing as you like, it means liking as you ought, and doing that.(From Slave)

~ John F. Macarthur Jr.

The world doesn’t judge us by our theology, it judges us by our behavior. The validity of Scripture in the world’s view is determined by how it affects us.

~ John F. Macarthur Jr.

Jesus Christ is not just 'my personal Savior'. He is Lord.

~ John F. Macarthur Jr.

Even though the Bible is an ancient document, every person in every situation in every society that’s ever existed can find in this book things that endure forever. Here’s a book that never needs another edition. It never needs to be edited, never has to be updated, is never out of date or obsolete. It speaks to us as pointedly and directly as it ever has to anyone in any century since it was written. It’s so pure that it lasts forever.

~ John F. Macarthur Jr.

It wasn't a potential atonement actuated by the sinner, it was an actual atonement initiated by the savior.

~ John F. Macarthur Jr.

Within the church, it is possible for believers to possess a profound unity based on a shared commitment to Biblical truth, an intimate knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ, and a deep level of spiritual maturity. Paul also adds sound doctrine and growing in Christlikeness as additional benefits that result from the saints being properly equipped to build up the body of Christ.(Comments on Ephesians 4 vs 11-13)

~ John F. Macarthur Jr.