Why the World Rejects God’s Word | John MacArthur

I have so many things from week to week that I want to say to you. I won’t say all of them this morning, but close. Obviously we are here in obedience to our Lord. We are here because He has given us commands, not in some personal esoteric way, not through some vision or dream, not because I hear voices from heaven – I don’t – but because I have a Bible, and the Word of God is that very Word of God.

Grace Church is defined by its commitment to Holy Scripture. For true Christians the Bible is our greatest treasure. It is more precious to us than gold, than much fine gold. It is sweeter to us than honey from the honeycomb. We can say with the psalmist in Psalm 119, at least a half a dozen times, “O how I love Your law! It is my meditation all the day. I love Your commands.” The apostle Paul said that those who belong to God possess the love of the truth. John records that those who love the Lord keep His commandments. And the psalmist said in Psalm 40 and verse 8, “I delight to do Your will, O my God; Your Law is within my heart.”

We desire the word like a babe desires milk – to borrow Peter’s words. In John 6, many of the followers of Jesus – superficial followers – had abandoned Him. And He said to the remaining disciples, “Will you also go away?” to which their spokesman Peter said, “To whom shall we go? You and You alone have the words of eternal life.”