Pastor John MacArthur Rebukes Religious Freedom

John MacArthur, Grace Community Church, Sun Valley, CA: “And oh by the way.  I read the other day that one of the evangelical publicists, whatever that is, said he’s happy to let us know that the new administration will uphold religious freedom.  Really?  New administration will uphold religious freedom.  I don’t even support religious freedom.  Religious freedom is what sends people to hell.  To say I support religious freedom is to say I support idolatry.  It’s to say I support lies, I support hell, I support the kingdom of darkness.  You can’t say that.  No Christian with half a brain would say we support religious freedom.  We support the TRUTH.  Oh guess what, we don’t win down here.  We lose.  You ready for that? Oh you were a post-millennialist.  You thought we’re just gonna go waltzing into the Kingdom because you took over the world.  No we lose here. Get it?  They killed Jesus. They killed all the apostles. We’re all going to be persecuted. ‘If any man come after me, let him take up his cross and follow me’.  Garbage of prosperity gospel.  No, we don’t win down here. Are you ready for that?  Just to clear the air.  I love this clarity.  We don’t win.  We lose on this battlefield, but we win on the Big One, the eternal one.  If the new administration supports religious freedom.  Get ready! Persecution will be ramped up because the more supportive they are of the Devil’s lies, the less they’re going to tolerate the truth of scripture.  We condemn every lie, and we call every person to this there’s ONE true God. ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength’.  ‘You’ll have no other gods before me’.  ‘Right their salvation in one name and one name ONLY: That’s Jesus Christ’. we will proclaim the exclusivity of the gospel, the unique revelation authority of scripture. We are not going to lobby for freedom of religion.  What kind of nonsense is that?  We are in the world to expose all those lies as lies“