John MacArthur Grace Biography
John MacArthur Grace is an American non-denominational Pastor and author who is famous for his Christian radio and television program Grace to You. He is also a pastor at Grace Community Church. He has been a pastor ta this church since February 9, 1969, and is currently the chancellor of The Master’s University in Santa Clarita and The Master’s Seminary.
Being a strong and prominent preacher, he has been acknowledged by Christian Today as one of the most influential preachers of his time. Adding to his influence, he has written or edited more than 150 books. MacArthur Study Bible is one of his most prominent books which sold more than one million copies and also received a Gold Medallion Book Award.
Following his father’s footsteps, he enrolled at the fundamentalist Bob Jones College from 1957 – 1959. After a year off, he was accepted to the Free Methodist Church’s Los Angeles Pacific College. In his senior year there, he was granted a Master of Divinity from the Bible Institute of Los Angeles’s new Talbot Theological Seminary. Furthermore, he was given honoraria from Talbot Theological Seminary and from Grace Graduate School.
John MacArthur Grace Age
How old is MacArthur? MacArthur is 84 years old as of 2023. He was born on June 19, 1939, in Los Angeles, California, the United States of America. In addition, he celebrates his birthday on June 19 every year and his zodiac sign is Gemini.
John MacArthur Grace Height
MacArthur stands at an average height of 5 feet 6 inches and is of moderate weight weighing 62 kg equivalent to 137 lbs.
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 the fifth cousin of US Army General Douglas MacArthur.
John MacArthur Grace Wife | Children
MacArthur is happily married to his supportive and loving wife, Patricia MacArthur. They are proud parents of four children, fifteen grandchildren, and two great-grandsons.
John MacArthur Grace Net Worth
MacArthur has an estimated 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. Furthermore, he is an outspoken critic of same-sex marriage, the ordination of women, and the Roman Catholic Church. In relation to this, he has delivered multiple sermons where he discusses these issues.
Recently during the COVID-19 global crisis, he contravened orders from Los Angeles County public health officials regarding services at Grace Community Church. He insisted that no one from the church has become seriously ill, despite reports to the contrary.
Following this incident, Los Angeles County sued the church over its refusal to close down, and the church counter-sued, claiming that the Country was violating the rights of Freedom of religion. Eventually, the lawsuits were settled. After everything was settled, the County and State paid $400, 000 each to Grace Community Church.
That was not the end of controversies for John, in a 2021 sermon, John stated that true democracy and freedom of religion are against Scriptural teaching. Furthermore, he spoke of a book publisher who declared that the Biden administration would support religious freedom. In turn, he stated that lobbying for religious freedom was advocating for the worship of false gods which is antithetical.
In 2022, he came under renewed criticism from prominent Christian sources when the videos of the sermons came to attention. Not only this 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)
- One Perfect Life (March 4, 2013)
- Anxious for Nothing (February 1, 2012)
- Safe in the Arms of God (July 8, 2003)
- Saved Without A Doubt (January 1, 2010)
- The Charismatics (1978)
- Fundamentals of the 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 Church Gone Astray (2017)
- The Gospel According to Paul (2017)
- Biblical Doctrine (2017)
- None Other (2017)
- Worship (2012)
- Parables (2015)