John MacArthur Grace Biography
John MacArthur Grace is an American non-denominational pastor and author, famous for his Christian radio and television show Grace to You. He is also pastor of Grace Community Church. He has been pastor of this church since February 9, 1969, and is currently the dean of The Master’s University in Santa Clarita and of the Master’s Seminary.
Being a strong and prominent preacher, he was recognized by Christian Today as one of the most influential preachers of his time. In addition to his influence, he has written or edited over 150 books. MacArthur Study Bible is one of his most prominent books, which sold over a million copies and also received a Gold Medallion Book Award.
Following in his father’s footsteps, he enrolled at fundamentalist Bob Jones College from 1957 to 1959. After a year off, he was accepted into the Los Angeles Pacific College of the Free Methodist Church. In his final year there, he received a Master of Divinity from the Bible Institute at the new Talbot Theological Seminary in Los Angeles. In addition, he received honoraria from Talbot Theological Seminary and Grace Graduate School.
John MacArthur Grace Age
How old is MacArthur? MacArthur It is 83 years from 2022. He was born June 19, 1939, in Los Angeles, California, United States of America. Furthermore, he celebrates his birthday on June 19th every year and his zodiac sign It is Twins.
John MacArthurGrace Height
MacArthur is on average height of 5 feet 6 inches and is of moderate Weight weighing 62kg equivalent to 137 pounds.
John MacArthur Grace Family
MacArthur is the proud son of Jack MacArthur (father) and Irene Dockendorf (mother). His father was a Baptist radio preacher. John is also a fifth cousin of US Army General Douglas MacArthur.
John MacArthur Grace Wife | Children
MacArthur is happy married to your support and love wife, Patricia MacArthur. They are the proud parents of four children, fifteen grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
John MacArthur Grace Net Worth
MacArthur have an estimate net worth of $15 million. His main source of income is his successful career as an author.
John MacArthur Grace Controversies
MacArthur has been involved in some controversies over the years regarding his remarks on certain topics. In addition, he is an outspoken critic of same-sex marriage, women’s ordination, and the Roman Catholic Church. In connection with this, he delivered several sermons where he discusses these issues.
Recently, during the global COVID-19 crisis, he violated the orders of Los Angeles County public health officials regarding Grace Community Church services. He insisted that no one in the church became seriously ill, despite reports to the contrary.
After this incident, Los Angeles County sued the church for its refusal to close, and the church counter-sued, alleging that the country was violating freedom of religion rights. Eventually, the lawsuits were resolved. After everything was resolved, the county and state paid $400,000 each to Grace Community Church.
That was not the end of controversy for John, in a 2021 sermon, John asserted that true democracy and freedom of religion are against the teaching of Scripture. In addition, he spoke of a book publisher who declared that the Biden administration would support religious freedom. In turn, he claimed that lobbying for religious freedom was advocating the worship of false gods, which is antithetical.
In 2022, he came under renewed criticism from prominent Christian sources when videos of the sermons drew attention. Not only that, but MacArthur has also been accused of promoting a white supremacist interpretation of the Curse of Ham.
John MacArthur Grace Books
- Twelve Extraordinary Women (October 5, 2008)
- Twelve Ordinary Men (May 8, 2006)
- A Perfect Life (March 4, 2013)
- Anxious for Nothing (February 1, 2012)
- Safe in God’s Arms (July 8, 2003)
- Saved Without a Doubt (January 1, 2010)
- The Charismatics (1978)
- Foundations of Faith (February 24, 2009)
- The Charismatic Softback (1978)
- Gospel According to Jesus (1989)
- Charismatic Chaos (1993)
- Our Sufficiency in Christ (1998)
- Ashamed of the Gospel (2001)
- Think Biblically! (2003)
- Fool’s gold? (2005)
- The Jesus You Can’t Ignore (2009)
- Strange Fire (2013)
- Right Thinking in a Lost Church (2017)
- The Gospel According to Paul (2017)
- Biblical Doctrine (2017)
- No Other (2017)
- Worship (2012)
- Parables (2015)
