John F. MacArthur

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John F. MacArthur, Jr.
Born(1939-06-14)June 14, 1939

John Fullerton MacArthur Jr. (born June 19, 1939 in Los Angeles, California) is a United States Reformed evangelical Bible teacher, writer and pastor. He is known for his radio program called Grace to You. He is the editor of the MacArthur Study Bible, which won a Gold Medallion Book Award for Bibles.[1]

MacArthur earned academic degrees from Talbot Theological Seminary.[2] He is now the pastor-teacher of Grace Community Church, a megachurch in southern California, and the president of The Master's College and The Master's Seminary. He has written many books and has been a guest on Larry King's television talk show many times as a representative of conservative evangelical Christianity. His opinions about lordship salvation, church growth methods, and the use of psychology are controversial in Christian circles.

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  1. "1998 Gold Medallion Book Awards Winners". Retrieved 2008-05-29.
  2. "John F. MacArthur - The Master's Seminary". Archived from the original on 2008-04-23. Retrieved 2008-07-16.

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