Mac Arthur at his best

there are times when speaking that Mac Arthur's abruptness and bare faced honesty (to call a lie bare faced in this era is to misunderstand the world in which we live) can feel so cutting that one is left to wonder if there is a soothing bone in his body.
this book is where that doubt rests. it is written in a tone that, rather than the ravening Pastoral passions of a hell fire and brimstone pastor, this book is penned as with a grandfather who educates and console's a beloved grand daughter who has fallen out of the tree. I've come to the conclusion that debates between theologians and atheists are nauseatingly pointless to the point of becoming perhaps sinister in their nature, like the pointless conversation we are told to avoid in Timothy and Titus, so I was dubious as to whether or not I would get much out of this book as I heard about the theological debate this book caused during its introduction. I needn't have worried. I found out that Mr MacArther has a heart as soft as spun silk towards the beloved. I'm also seeing the father heart in some of his most pointed statements. he is the voice of the father heart in this book.
I still haven't found where it says that there are no pets in heaven in the Bible, though I have seen where the lion will lie down with the lamb. literal imagery perhaps written to sound poetic and so easily mistaken as metaphor. I also imagine the good shepherd whistling and every animal ever made, wagging its version of a tale and standing to obedient attention, as should we. Death, I believe came only from Adam, but not damnation for the animal kingdom. Death was necessary for the animals as it was for Cain, but where men are consciously aware of their sin animals haven't got the knowledge of right or wrong.
anyway I digress, to a bugbear I have with the wonderful John MacArthur. Maybe I should write a book on the subject. until then, preach the gospel to all creatures, starting with your dog. they are a great person to practice on. not to cast pearls before swine, but to rid yourself of social anxiety when declaring the gospel.

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Good thought provoker

The Lordship is established, many issues surrounding the Gospel addressed and the necessity of the law is also mentioned. Worth a read.

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