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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[patrickbrowne]

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

[stevencruz]

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

[wesleytrinkle]

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

[Matrixqc]

*"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).*

[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...

[jenndolynn]

You don’t have to “beg” for a free gift; you receive it by faith. Also, repentance is not synonymous with sin, it’s a secular term meaning to change your mind. In the context of salvation we repent from unbelief to belief in Christ for the payment for our sins. We trust and rest in his blood sacrifice and are born again.

Sad that this “great theologian” can’t even articulate the gospel.

[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

[lemnisgate]

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.

[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!

[petercartwright]

But most people in the West are not interested in living in heaven for eternity, because they doubt whether there is an afterlife.
What they are interested in is whether following Jesus will improve their lives in the here and now, because they know 100% that they are alive.
Jesus spoke more than anything else about the Kingdom of God, and he said that the KoG is “within you” (correct translation of original Greek). And Jesus’ sermons and parables, and his disputes with the Pharisees all point to how the Kingdom grows within (and then outwards).
And Jesus’ guidanace should be trusted, as his healings point to his Messiah status. All these things are the real Good News.

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I came to a faith in my 20's which disspelled the doctrines of going to heaven and or hell. It derived instead from a translation of hell both in hebrew and greek. Hell often in the OT is referring to The Grave " wither thou goest ", a dark place . And heaven going, was not a place after death, instead the resurrection from the grave where believers are asleep " in Christ " as Jesus said of Lazarus.
And at that time judgement, then Armaggedon where Jesus fights a Spiritual war with those he has saved, after a time, Jesus becomes King and rules from Israel . Much is omitted for sake of brevity. John MacArthur has a lot of value to say about God's Word I like his direct sometimes sombre way. I have begun a mission of sorts to come to really know God's son Jesus Christ . I am in conflict however. I want so much to talk to Jesus. Yet I believe Jesus is The Way to The Father and not to be prayed to but pray Through.
I am very unsure how exactly to
" Come unto Me all you who labor and are heavy laden and I will give you rest unto your souls ..."
I poured my heart out to Christ a while back for the first time and was filled with a joy I can not explain. However the following occasion I was filled with dread. And stopped . Returning again to pray to our Father The God of Israel.
As a female now much older I am a very emotional person by nature, and long for a close relationship with, or to GOD and His son Jesus Christ. I was taught not to regard God as a Trinity. But 1 God. The God of the Israelites.
For many years a daily series of spiritual battles take place within me. I do acknowledge Evil and I know there is an Adversary against God whom God gives permission to Test those whom God chooses to have tested.
These attacks come qhen I want only to draw near to God and to or theough His son Jesus also .
It is near impossible to discuss this with anyone. I write about it here because this is a Spiritual bible aware and honouring channel -.
If others have experienced similarly or see flaws in my current spuritual approach please say what you think, with respectfulness. That would be so appreciated. I have been struggling in the dark of depressions, so hearing what the Gospel Is, reminds me of the Hope Jesus offers, through all he endured for the sake of all who want to follow after him and put their own flesh to death daily too.
I lost all hope recently. For which I feel ashamed over . God is continually good and beyond patient in my circumstances . He has brought me low. And is breaking me. But I want Him to . GOD is our Potter. I dont go to church anymore. I found many were as disordered as the natural family I needed to leave. And did not find real friendship in church. Like many I have much to learn. And many errors in my thinking. Thank you for this upload with interview. And warmest best to all.

[kelvinfuji.]

Please read Roman's 10:9, that is the Gospel from The Word. Nothing more, nothing less. Have a great day!

[heathermichellealexis]

Thank you for sharing this, I was unsure of what exactly the Gospel is. This was very helpful. Thanks again.

[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

[randyletourneau]

Jesus preached the gospel of the kingdom in Mark 1. This is very different from his death and resurrection. What was the good news that Jesus preached?

[azthma]

What does it mean to put your faith in Christ. I believe that I am a sinner. I am convinced that I deserve hell and it scares me. I believe that Christ died and resurrected. I struggle with the question am I really forgiven. Am I not putting my faith in Christ that my sins are forgiven. I pray to God to have Mercy on me to save me and give me his precious gift of salvation through Jesus Christ but, am I not believing in Christ because am still doubting that I am forgiven.

[paveli]

This is not clear at all.
The gospel is declaration of the kingship of Christ. Jesus repeated beatitudes and sermon on the mount in various ways to explain the kingdom that he is a king of. "blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven".

[endtimesareuponus]

Catholics have it right as to what the gospel is.
Jesus said He came to preach the gospel.
Most evangelicals don't even know what the gospel is.

[anabanana]

Unfortunately Jmac rejects the blood. He needs to repent of his unbelief .

[mr]

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.