To Phil Johnson

Just getting your attention, Phil. In my inimitable way. (I wrote a 'mean' comment at his blog, now deleted.)

There's truth in it, Phil. John MacArthur is your meal ticket. That's fine. Everybody has to survive. Just don't allow that to determine your theology when you know JM is teaching something off-the-mark.

As for John MacArthur himself... When you've written a thousand books, and founded a score of institutions, based on eschatological doctrinal understanding that is half-baked and simply biblically wrong it makes it kind of difficult to remain light on your feet and develop. Yet, you just simply have to throw that baggage off.

He at least admits Calvin saw things differently. That's a start. He should now humble himself and read the great Calvinist covenant and Federal theologians.

He doesn't have to go and get into sacerdotalism and all that either!

(Understanding of the Word of God comes from the Spirit. Anything to do with the Spirit requires you to be light on your feet.

There are obvious stumblingblocks and vanity in the attaching of one's name to books and institutions. They can make you not only heavy on your feet, but locked in cement.)