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pastor-teacher of Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California; and featured teacher with the Grace to You media ministry. # Articles by John MacArthur [![From The Master's Seminary Blog, John MacArthur's "Preserving the Legacy of the Puritans"](https://blog.tms.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/10.3.25_blog__photo.png?width=709&name=10.3.25_blog__photo.png)](https://blog.tms.edu/preserving-the-legacy-of-the-puritans) ## [Preserving the Legacy of the Puritans](https://blog.tms.edu/preserving-the-legacy-of-the-puritans) John MacArthur | Oct 03, 2025 [![By John MacArthur, "The Man of God: Faithful and Fighting"](https://blog.tms.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/blog_photo_9.22.25.png?width=709&name=blog_photo_9.22.25.png)](https://blog.tms.edu/the-man-of-god-faithful-and-fighting) ## [The Man of God: Faithful and Fighting](https://blog.tms.edu/the-man-of-god-faithful-and-fighting) John MacArthur | Sep 22, 2025 [![An excerpt from On Finishing Well by John MacArthur](https://blog.tms.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/blog_photo_8.22.25.png?width=709&name=blog_photo_8.22.25.png)](https://blog.tms.edu/on-finishing-well) ## [On Finishing Well](https://blog.tms.edu/on-finishing-well) John MacArthur | Aug 22, 2025 [![From The Master's Seminary Blog, "Long Before Luther"](https://blog.tms.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/blog_photo_10.31.24.png?width=709&name=blog_photo_10.31.24.png)](https://blog.tms.edu/long-before-luther) ## [Long Before Luther](https://blog.tms.edu/long-before-luther) John MacArthur | Oct 31, 2024 [![From The Master's Seminary, "The Mandate of Biblical Inerrancy: Expository Preaching"](https://blog.tms.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/blog_photo_7.31.24.png?width=709&name=blog_photo_7.31.24.png)](https://blog.tms.edu/the-mandate-of-biblical-inerrancy-expository-preaching) ## [The Mandate of Biblical Inerrancy: Expository Preaching](https://blog.tms.edu/the-mandate-of-biblical-inerrancy-expository-preaching) John MacArthur | Jul 31, 2024 [![](https://blog.tms.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/blog_photo_4-30-24.png?width=709&name=blog_photo_4-30-24.png)](https://blog.tms.edu/legacy-long-term-ministry) ## [The Legacy of Long-Term Ministry](https://blog.tms.edu/legacy-long-term-ministry) John MacArthur | Apr 30, 2024 [![](https://blog.tms.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/blog_photo_12-22-23.png?width=709&name=blog_photo_12-22-23.png)](https://blog.tms.edu/born-a-child-and-yet-a-king) ## [Born a Child and Yet a King](https://blog.tms.edu/born-a-child-and-yet-a-king) John MacArthur | Dec 21, 2023 [![](https://blog.tms.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/1227blog.jpeg?width=709&name=1227blog.jpeg)](https://blog.tms.edu/why-i-fight-part-2) ## [Why I Fight: Part 2](https://blog.tms.edu/why-i-fight-part-2) John MacArthur | Dec 27, 2022 [![](https://blog.tms.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/122022%20BlogPhoto.png?width=709&name=122022%20BlogPhoto.png)](https://blog.tms.edu/why-i-fight-part-1) ## [Why I Fight: Part 1](https://blog.tms.edu/why-i-fight-part-1) John MacArthur | Dec 20, 2022 - - [1](https://blog.tms.edu) - [2](https://blog.tms.edu/author/john-macarthur/page/2) - ## Popular Articles [![Did the Early Church Teach Transubstantiation?](https://blog.tms.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Did%20the%20Early%20Church%20Teach%20Transubstantiation@2x.png?width=709&name=Did%20the%20Early%20Church%20Teach%20Transubstantiation@2x.png)](https://blog.tms.edu/did-the-early-church-teach-transubstantiation) ## [Did the Early Church Teach Transubstantiation?](https://blog.tms.edu/did-the-early-church-teach-transubstantiation) Nathan Busenitz | April 21, 2016 [![How Do I Know if I Have Godly Sorrow or Worldly Sorrow?](https://blog.tms.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Worldly%20Sorrow.jpg?width=709&name=Worldly%20Sorrow.jpg)](https://blog.tms.edu/sorrow) ## [How Do I Know if I Have Godly Sorrow or Worldly Sorrow?](https://blog.tms.edu/sorrow) Mike Riccardi | January 28, 2020 [![On Finishing Well](https://blog.tms.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/blog_photo_8.22.25.png?width=709&name=blog_photo_8.22.25.png)](https://blog.tms.edu/on-finishing-well) ## [On Finishing Well](https://blog.tms.edu/on-finishing-well) John MacArthur | August 22, 2025 - Get Started - [Why TMS?](https://tms.edu/why-tms/) - [Request Info](https://tms.edu/requestinfo/) - [Apply](https://tms.edu/apply/) - [Academic Calendar](https://tms.edu/academic-calendar/) - Essentials - [Contact](https://tms.edu/contact/) - [For Current Students](https://tms.edu/current-students/) - [For Alumni](https://tms.edu/alumni/) - [For Ministry Partners](https://tms.edu/ways-to-give/) ![TMS Footer Logo](https://blog.tms.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/The_Masters_Seminary_July2019/Images/TMS-Secondary-Logo-Horizontal-White-Only.png?width=198&name=TMS-Secondary-Logo-Horizontal-White-Only.png) 13248 Roscoe Blvd Los Angeles, CA 91352 1-800-225-5867 © The Master's Seminary 2026 | Accredited by [![WASC](https://blog.tms.edu/hubfs/The_Masters_Seminary_July2019/Images/wasc-logo.png)](https://www.wscuc.org/) Since 1988