The following was emailed to me by GTY. It is another installment of John MacArthur’s series, Exposing the Campaign for Immorality.
The emboldened print below describes the series; the narrative after that is about today’s message:
The 2024 Democratic National Convention is a revelation of the sinful depths to which our society has sunk. It’s a celebration of all that God hates.
A keynote speaker, Oprah Winfrey, declared that without aborting babies there is no American dream. Achieving limitless abortion is at the top of their agenda. The Democratic party has become a death cult.
In further evidence of the prevailing evil, a clinic was set up at the convention to provide attendees with abortions and vasectomies—a hateful assault on family. The DNC platform emphasizes the celebration of homosexuality and transgender perversion—a further assault on the Creator and His creation. The DNC set up gender-neutral prayer rooms throughout the convention center equipped with Islamic prayer rugs, thus promoting satanic religion.
So here is the new American dream: blatant immorality, homosexuality, child sacrifices, and satanic religion, all reflecting the death of truth, conscience, and virtue but mostly a rejection of the Bible—the Word of God. Blasphemy against God is the dominant theme. God is not mocked. He will respond with judgment. His first wave of judgment is operating even now as described in Romans 1:18–32. That passage in Romans describes what takes place when God abandons a nation. They are given up to immorality, homosexuality, and a reprobate mind (which is moral insanity). There will also be in the future a final judgment as described in 2 Thessalonians 1:5–10. Everything leads to physical, spiritual, and eternal death. Shockingly, joining the death cult are “Judas evangelicals” who have sold their souls to the devil, supporting his cause for popularity, fame, and money.
While the DNC is the catalyst, the need for addressing these pressing issues is much bigger than any political agenda, as society at large has moved beyond acceptance of sinful behavior and now celebrates it. The promotion of this behavior is inescapable and spreads far wider than the borders of the United States.
In light of this, I want to provide a series of messages offering clarity to many critical issues. These messages are timely and timeless. They will inform us on important biblical truths so we can share with those who are lost, as well as those who profess Christ but are not being faithful to God’s Word.
Bookmark this page, as new messages will be added weekly.
Narrative for the sermon of this post:
The current state of the world mirrors the time of Israel’s judges: “Everyone did what was right in his own eyes” (Judg. 21:25). Rebellious humanity echoes the words of Psalm 2, “Let us tear their fetters apart and cast away their cords from us!” (v. 3). The restraints have been thrown off—and mankind is paying the price.
When the mechanisms God has ordained for society’s orderly function are dismantled, men spew forth iniquity and everyone suffers the consequences. If mankind is to enjoy any semblance of peace and well-being, then we must uphold the God-given restraints of the conscience, the family, and the state.
But if man is to enjoy true righteousness and peace with God, no external law will suffice. Only the imputed righteousness of Christ and the law written on the heart by the Spirit will truly reverse man’s propensity toward rebellion.
[The following link is to the sermon at GTY’s website where you may watch the video version; I posted the Mp3 version of the sermon below the link.]
CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO JOHN MACARTHUR’S SERMON “HOW GOD RESTRAINS EVIL IN THE WORLD.”
Mp3 Message is broken into two pieces, approximately 35 minutes each:
Part A:
Part B:
Overview of sermon:
Pastor MacArthur opened his sermon by talking about his request that the Grace community church pray for Governor Newsom. His sermon was about numerous examples from scripture of evil rulers who persecuted the church and how God actually saved several of them.
In the process of his sermon, he provided much history on rulers like Nero, Manasseh, and several others, including the apostle Paul. He must have got his information from extra-biblical sources. The sermon was very interesting and also conveyed the major point that the mission of the church is to proclaim the gospel no matter what level of persecution it is facing.
The church is presently facing persecution; but that is nothing new; it has since its inception. So, MacArthur’s words were somewhat of a reality check and a call to refocus on the biblical mandate.