The Unique Impact John MacArthur’s Teachings Have Had On Me

I am saddened to hear of Pastor John MacArthur’s passing. This is my testimony of his impact on my life.

The Unique Impact John MacArthur’s Teachings Have Had On Me

In my early years as a work-from-home mom, I listened to Christian radio for hours every day. John’s program was one I greatly anticipated.

I admired his unflinching stance on orthodox Christianity. His teachings often challenged me to deeper spiritual growth, but none as much as this one.

On one broadcast, he surprised me when he got tender and said,

“Life is so hard for everyone. It’s really no surprise that many people turn to drinking, drugs, and sex just to cope.”

He continued with a story of how he was called to minister to dying patients in the height of the AIDS crisis in the 1980s in California, the hot spot for the epidemic. John talked about the compassion that overwhelmed him when he saw their faces and spoke words of comfort over them. He encouraged us to do the same with all types of worldly people, even if we don’t agree with their lifestyles.

This teaching still resonates with me many years later. Why? Because I knew how stringently John adhered to an orthodox viewpoint, and I didn’t always agree with him on each fine point. I knew he was incredibly committed to upholding the Truth in the Bible.

Yet he testified about his compassion to a group of people I would have found extremely hard to love at that time in my life, based on difficult past experiences.

I remember thinking after that broadcast, “If he can be kind to people like that, I can too.”

Now, every time I feel a judgmental spirit rising up in me against worldly people, I remember John’s words about life being hard. I picture John walking through California hospitals and spreading the love and compassion of Christ to hurting people who turned to the wrong things to fill the ache in their souls – an ache I have too, though I fill it in different ways.

I have listened to many teachers who have impacted my faith and ministry. Yet no one impacted me more than John in this particular area, and I look forward to sharing this story with him in heaven someday.

How did his teachings impact you? Respectful comments only – negative or divisive ones will be removed.

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