John F. MacArthur Jr. Quotes

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.

Expect progress, not perfection.

When programs, methods, and money produce impressive results, there is an inclination to confuse human success with divine blessing. Christians can actually behave like practical humanists, living as if God were not necessary. When that happens, passionate longing for God and yearning for His help will be missing—along with His empowerment.

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 It never needs to be edited, never has to be updated, is never out of date or obsolete.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.

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