- October 30th, 2020, 2:52 pm
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I was unaware of his apology to Moore, I will have to look for that.
Gnosticism was based on the belief that the goal of Christianity was to attain "secret knowledge," that's why I make the comparison, as my impression of MacArthur is that he values this "right knowledge" over some other fundamental things, like loving neighbors and enemies. I believe Christians should have strong convictions on things we might call "essentials." For someone like MacArthur, he has made every doctrine "essential," leaving no room for others to interpret or read anything differently from him. For instance, did you know that you have to hold premillienial beliefs about Jesus' return to go to his college?
And this is not entirely on topic, but I will challenge the assertion that women pastors are "completely unbiblical and in direct disobedience to God's word." God's word isn't so straightforward on the issue. For instance, Junia is listed as an apostle. Paul speaks of Phoebe delivering his letter to the Romans, which most likely means she would have been entrusted to read it in its entirety in front of the church. So, for me, this is something that would fall into the "non-essential" bucket, while MacArthur would imply that someone who believes women can be pastors wouldn't be a "true" Christian.