"Jesus approaches and gets close enough to talk to them. He says three things in verse 27. The first thing He says is "Take heart”… Mark lets you know Jesus's intent was to pass them by. And that is an Old Testament reference to when Moses parted the sea and crossed the sea with

“The doctrine of regeneration encapsulates the principle that makes the gospel of Jesus Christ stand apart from every other brand of religion. It is not about what we do to earn God’s favor; it is about what He has done to secure our redemption." —From Dr. John MacArthur’s

"Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths." — Proverbs 3:5-6

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“The focus when teaching Ruth has to be on the profound theological issues raised about God's providence and His meticulous sovereignty. If there's a takeaway from the book of Ruth, it's that there are no accidents. This story shows to us that God is in control of every single

“Isn't it so encouraging in Scripture to see those places where God's sovereignty is presented as a comfort to the believer? I think of… Paul in Romans 8:28, that God is working all things together… And even when we think about God's sovereignty as it relates to salvation, the

“The justification process where I'm clothed in the righteousness of Christ, and the progressive sanctification process where I'm growing in Christ-likeness, my practice and my position will one day culminate in glorification, where I will be conformed finally and fully into the

"The Lord Jesus Christ is the ultimate standard of success. His final approval is all that ultimately matters, and therefore, faithfulness must be the measure of success: faithfulness to Him, to His Word, to His church, to His people, to His calling." — Nathan Busenitz, "How to

“For Christ to nullify Himself is not to surrender His divine attributes… To empty Himself in Philippians 2:7, is to take on the form of a slave, the nature of a slave… The nullification was not in the putting away of divine things. The nullification was the assumption of human

“When we encounter a difficult passage or doctrine, our goal is not to do damage control or even to win a debate. Rather, it is understanding the text as best we can.” Read Dr. Abner Chou’s TMS Blog article, “Handling the Hard Passages, Part 1.” #TMSblog blog.tms.edu/blog/handling-…

"Beloved, we are God's children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is. And everyone who thus hopes in him purifies himself as he is pure." — 1 John 3:2-3

The first episode of season four of The MacArthur Center podcast—titled Influence—answers a crucial question: What is leadership? Countless books have been written on the topic, but few really understand how someone becomes an effective leader. For more than 55 years, John

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"There is one fear that Scripture does call us to cultivate and that is the fear of the Lord. Those who fear the Lord there is then nothing else to fear." — Nathan Busenitz #TMSChapel

“Do you mortify; do you make it your daily work; be always at it whilst you live; cease not a day from this work; be killing sin or it will be killing you.” — John Owen

From The Master’s Seminary Archive. Watch the full chapel sermon titled, “The Guaranteed Key to Ministry Success”, on YouTube.

"Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy, to the only God, our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before all time and now and forever. Amen." —

Dr. Michael Grisanti, Professor of Old Testament at The Master’s Seminary, explains the key themes, storylines, and theological truths preachers need to know if they are going to preach through the book of 1 Kings youtube.com/watch?v=-aBFoV…

On June 26-28, The MacArthur Center hosted a sold-out Preaching Workshop in Walnut Creek, California. At most conferences, men sit and listen to a series of sermons. Rarely do they get to participate in the work itself. That happened at this workshop.

"Hard work is required for hard passages. But every time we genuinely study God’s Word, we will find it is not only vindicated but provides the most profound answers to our questions." Read Dr. Abner Chou’s TMS Blog article, “Handling the Hard Passages, Part 2.”