Review of Final Word: Why We Need the Bible, by John MacArthur.
John MacArthur has written a strong defense of the Bible as
God’s Word. He lays out a very clear argument that the Bible is under attack in
today’s world, but the Bible is Truth and it is Authoritative.
Throughout the book MacArthur repeats his view that God
speaks to His people only through the Bible. Hunches, intuition, words of
prophesy, and words of wisdom are not – according to MacArthur – valid ways to
hear from God.
MacArthur condemns the Charismatic Movement for relying on
the above methods “while the Christian in the pew has the Bible unopened beside
him,” a phrase MacArthur repeats at least half a dozen times.
I wholeheartedly agree with MacArthur on the inerrancy of
Scripture, and that the Bible is Truth. But not every Christian who seeks
extra-Biblical means of obtaining God’s direction leaves his Bible closed. Not
everyone who identifies as a Charismatic is Biblically illiterate.
Otherwise I believe MacArthur has written a fine book. He
uses multiple scriptures and is well-versed in the Word of God.
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