In Desiring God the first chapter in the book is entitled, “The Happiness of God: Foundation for Christian Hedonism.” As we saw in my previous article, Piper’s god is a deity who is self-absorbed in the happiness his glory brings him. And this unbiblical self-absorbed god is the basis of Piper’s Christian Hedonism. Piper asserts, “Therefore the … Read more
New Season Church in Hiram, Georgia is hosting a leadership summit for Johnny Hunt on September 14th. Along with Hunt, the featured speakers at the summit are Steve Flockhart, the pastor of New Season, and Steven Kyle, the pastor of Hiland Park Baptist Church in Panama City. This is absolutely shameful (well, it would be … Read more
Earlier this year Ravi Zacharias International Ministries (RZIM) hired a law firm to investigate allegations of sexual misconduct that had been leveled against its deceased namesake. This week that firm reported that “credible evidence” indicates that Ravi Zacharias indeed “engaged in sexual misconduct over many years”. Accusations of (among other things) credentials fraud and sexting … Read more
In a panel at Liberty University, David Nasser spoke with Andy Stanley about the theological basis for being closed while other churches in the area, including Grace Community Church, stay open. Stanely responds: There is a theological basis for this (closing down church until 2021) and this is where I part ways with some of … Read more
YouTube has continued to crack down on free speech and alternative media reporting, removing a recently uploaded clip from a John MacArthur sermon because it ‘violated community guidelines.’ The clip, initially posted by Tim Hurd of BibleThumpingWingnut (BTWN) was little more than a segment from a recent sermon by Pastor John MacArthur. BTWN had uploaded … Read more
Comedian John Crist, once the darling of the evangelical world before his reputation tanked and burst into flames after allegations of sexual misconduct came to light, returned to social media 5 weeks ago in a roaring comeback after spending a short time in time-out being restored for deep-seated sins. Crist, a popular Christain entertainer known … Read more
John MacArthur of Grace Community Church has said that he does not believe there is a pandemic based on CDC numbers, observing that only 6% of people die from the novel coronavirus absent comorbidities, and revealing that no one from Grace Church has been sick with it so far despite being open for over a … Read more
The battle between Los Angeles County and the Lord’s Faithful continued Monday, with cantankerous county officials trying for *the fourth time* to get Grace Community Church (GCC) to make like Beth Moore and go home, taking them to the courts and seeking to shut them down from having indoor worship services of more than just … Read more
Pastor John MacArthur of Grace Community Church (GCC) has received a phone from President Donald Trump in the midst of his fight to stay open for services, with the President thanking Dr. MacArthur for taking a stand as the two of them discussed the unbiblical notion of Christians voting for Democrats. Pastor MacArthur revealed details … Read more
Pastor John MacArthur of Grace Community Church, a California-based megachurch that has been defying state and local laws and ordinances by having indoor, fully packed, non-socially distanced, non-masked services, announced that he received an internal memo from the Los Angeles Police Department reassuring his congregation that officers would not be showing up to enforce any … Read more
John MacArthur and the Elders at Grace Community Church defied government orders and held their regular Sunday morning services yesterday, without masks and without socially distancing, after a late-night, last-minute appellate court decision removed an exemption they were given on Friday by Superior Court Judge Gregory Alarcon to have service, so long as they complied with … Read more
A California Court has ruled that John MacArthur and Grace Community Church have a constitutionally protected right to remain open and hold indoor services in their sanctuary, upholding the church’s stance that they are indeed essential, but also imposing some restrictions for mask-wearing and social distancing, which GCC indicated they will comply with. According to … Read more
Pastor John MacArthur of Grace Community Church brought the house down when he opened up his service with an iconic introduction to his congregation, leading to 20 seconds of raucous cheering and clapping, even as California law enforcement agencies looked on and took pictures and collected evidence of the church in defiance of the states … Read more
The Thomas More Society announced in a press release that “nationally renowned attorneys Jenna Ellis and Charles LiMandri will represent Pastor John MacArthur and Grace Community Church in Los Angeles, California, as Special Counsel.” Grace has been the target of unconstitutional religious discrimination by the City of Los Angeles and the State of California, amid … Read more
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary president Dr. Albert Mohler kicked off a new season of the Briefing by accusing his friend, Dr. John MacArthur of Grace Community Church of “malpractice” by choosing to open up five months into the pandemic and not staying shut down for an indeterminable time. Mohler opened the program discussing issues surrounding … Read more
