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Wolves in the Pulpit: The Denomination That Betrayed the Gospel | John MacArthur  Motivation   Disclaimer: This is an unofficial fan-made channel created for educational and commentary purposes.   We are not affiliated with John MacArthur, Grace to You, or Grace Community Church. All materials are used under Fair Use for the purpose of teaching, commentary, and study.   If any content needs to be removed or modified, please contact us directly and we will respond promptly.   📌 Description:  In this 10:41-minute gripping and convicting message, Pastor John F. MacArthur sounds the alarm on a denomination that once stood on biblical truth but has now compromised, corrupted, and ultimately betrayed the gospel of Jesus Christ. With clarity, courage, and unwavering fidelity to Scripture, MacArthur exposes the presence of wolves in the pulpit—leaders who wear the robe of religion but preach another gospel. This message is not about division—it’s about truth. And truth, according to the Word of God, must never be sacrificed on the altar of cultural acceptance.   This is more than a critique—it’s a wake-up call to the Church. If you're searching for bold, unfiltered biblical truth in an age of compromise, this message will sharpen your discernment, strengthen your faith, and call you to stand firm in the gospel.   💡 WHY SHOULD YOU WATCH?  In a time when so many churches are softening truth to please the world, this message offers the clarity and courage every believer needs. John MacArthur reveals how entire denominations have traded the authority of Scripture for the approval of culture—and the devastating impact that has on souls. This message will help you identify false teaching, stand strong in biblical truth, and understand why separating from compromise is not optional—it’s obedience. If you care about the purity of the gospel and the integrity of the church, this 10-minute sermon is essential viewing.   ⏰ Timestamps:  00:00 – Introduction: The spiritual crisis of our time ⚠️  01:00 – Wolves in shepherd’s clothing 🐺  02:25 – Denominations that surrendered to culture 🌈  04:00 – The pulpits emptied of truth 📖  05:30 – Sin, silence, and the missing cross ✝️  07:10 – The gospel betrayed from within 🔥  08:45 – The biblical call to separate 🕊️  09:55 – Contending for the faith in the last days 🛡️  10:30 – Final words: Stand firm in Christ 🙏   📲  Hashtags:  #JohnMacArthur, #WolvesInThePulpit, #ChristianDiscernment, #BiblicalTruth, #FalseTeachers, #ChurchCompromise, #GospelWarning, #ModernChurchCrisis, #StandForTruth, #FaithOverCulture   🔑 Keywords:  John F. MacArthur, motivational Christian speech, wolves in the pulpit, false teachers, gospel betrayal, church compromise, biblical truth sermon, Christian motivation, exposing false doctrine, modern church warning   🏷️ Tags:  JohnMacArthur, GospelBetrayal, WolvesInPulpit, FalseTeaching, BiblicalWarning, ChristianDiscernment, ExposingCompromise, ModernChurch, StandForTruth, GospelUrgency,

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00:00We are witnessing a spiritual crisis of staggering proportions, not outside the church but from

00:06within it.

00:07There are wolves in the pulpit, men who wear the robes of pastors, carry the language of

00:13Scripture and occupy positions of spiritual authority, but they do not serve Christ.

00:19They serve another gospel, another agenda, another master.

00:24This is not just error, it is betrayal.

00:27One denomination in particular, once known for gospel fidelity, has now bowed the knee

00:33to culture.

00:35It has traded the authority of Scripture for the applause of men.

00:39It affirms what God condemns, silences what God commands, and celebrates what Scripture

00:45calls abomination.

00:48It is no longer a bride awaiting her groom.

00:51It is a harlot flirting with the world.

00:53This is not hyperbole, it is reality and it is deadly.

00:56In Galatians 1, Paul warns of those who pervert the gospel of Christ.

01:01And he does not suggest correction, he pronounces a curse.

01:05Why?

01:06Because when you distort the gospel, you destroy souls.

01:09This message is not comfortable, but it is necessary.

01:13We must expose what is false, uphold what is true, and call the church back to the narrow

01:20road.

01:21The gospel is too precious and the truth is too urgent to be betrayed from the pulpit.

01:27One, the infiltration of false shepherds.

01:30One of the most chilling realities in Scripture is that Satan does not always attack the church

01:36from the outside.

01:38He often infiltrates it from within.

01:41Jesus warned in Matthew 7.15, beware of false prophets who come to you in sheep's clothing,

01:48but inwardly are ravenous wolves.

01:51These men do not announce their intentions.

01:53They don't carry pitchforks or speak with obvious heresy.

01:57They look like pastors, dress like shepherds, and often quote the Bible, yet they preach lies.

02:04The modern pulpit is not exempt.

02:06In fact, some of the most dangerous deception in today's church flows from voices that once

02:12held biblical authority.

02:15These are leaders who have traded conviction for popularity, exchanged truth for tolerance,

02:21and chosen human approval over divine calling.

02:25Paul warned the Ephesian elders that after his departure, savage wolves will come in among

02:31you, not sparing the flock, Acts 20.29.

02:36That prophecy is unfolding in our time.

02:39These false shepherds redefine sin, dismiss repentance, and promote a God made in man's

02:46image.

02:47Their gospel is therapeutic, not redemptive.

02:51Their message flatters rather than convicts.

02:54And instead of preparing people to meet a holy God, they entertain people into hell.

03:00This is spiritual treason.

03:01They use the name of Christ but deny His message, and the damage is eternal.

03:07Souls are misled, consciences are dulled, and the church becomes a gathering of blind men

03:12led by the blind.

03:14The pulpit is not a stage, it is a battlefield.

03:18And the shepherd must be a soldier, not a performer.

03:21If we fail to identify these wolves, we fail to protect the flock.

03:26The church must reclaim her responsibility to guard the truth, name the deceivers, and drive

03:32out the hirelings who masquerade as ministers.

03:35Two, the denominations compromise with culture.

03:39At the heart of the church's downfall is a willingness to compromise truth in the name

03:44of relevance.

03:45One denomination, once anchored to biblical orthodoxy, has systematically surrendered to the

03:51moral confusion of the age.

03:54In an effort to be inclusive, it has become unfaithful.

03:58In its desire to be liked, it has become disloyal to Christ.

04:02Romans 12, 2 commands us, do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing

04:09of your mind.

04:10Yet this denomination has done the exact opposite.

04:13It has embraced worldly ideologies, affirming sexual immorality, supporting abortion under

04:20the banner of compassion and redefining gender under pressure from cultural activists.

04:26These are not secondary issues.

04:28They strike at the very authority of Scripture.

04:31In an attempt to preserve influence, this denomination has forfeited faithfulness.

04:36But God is not interested in the size of a church's platform.

04:40He is interested in its obedience.

04:43James 4.4 says, friendship with the world is enmity with God.

04:48A church that aligns itself with culture will soon find itself in opposition to Christ.

04:54This betrayal is not subtle, it is deliberate and it is devastating.

04:58When sin is celebrated from the pulpit and repentance is dismissed as judgmental, the church

05:04no longer functions as a light in the darkness, it becomes part of the darkness.

05:10Culture is not the standard, Christ is.

05:13In any denomination that abandons His Word has ceased to be His church.

05:19The erosion of biblical preaching.

05:22Biblical preaching is the lifeblood of the true church.

05:25It is how God feeds, corrects, sanctifies, and saves His people.

05:31Yet in this denomination, the pulpit has been gutted of its power.

05:37Expository preaching has been replaced with motivational talks.

05:40The Bible has become a prop, not the foundation.

05:442 Timothy 4.2.4 gives pastors a charge, preach the Word, be ready in season and out of season,

05:52for the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine.

05:57That time is now.

05:59This denomination has largely abandoned verse-by-verse preaching.

06:04Doctrine is rarely addressed.

06:05Religion is soft-pedaled and Scripture is used selectively, if at all.

06:10Instead of declaring, thus says the Lord, preachers now ask, how does this make you feel?

06:17But God has not called shepherds to make people feel good.

06:21He has called them to feed His sheep with truth.

06:26The moment preaching becomes entertainment, the pulpit ceases to be a place of divine proclamation.

06:32The early church turned the world upside down with no lights, no microphones, and no platforms,

06:39just bold preaching of the Word.

06:41But this denomination, in an effort to be appealing, has become empty.

06:46The result?

06:47Starving congregations, biblically illiterate members, and a generation that knows church

06:53culture but not Christ.

06:55The erosion of preaching is not just a stylistic shift, it is a spiritual collapse.

07:01Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of Christ .

07:07If the Word is not preached, faith is not formed.

07:10And if faith is not formed, salvation is not happening.

07:15What remains is a religious show with no power to save.

07:19The silence on sin and the absence of the cross.

07:23The greatest betrayal a preacher can commit is to withhold the truth about sin.

07:28In this denomination, the word sin has become offensive, outdated, or too negative.

07:34The cross is reduced to a symbol of love, stripped of its message of wrath, justice, and atonement.

07:41But the gospel without sin and the cross is no gospel at all.

07:46Jesus came to save His people from their sins, Matthew 1.21.

07:51He didn't come to improve your life, He came to deliver you from judgment, and that judgment

07:57is deserved because of sin.

07:59If we do not preach sin clearly, we cannot preach salvation honestly.

08:05To silence sin is to silence the Savior.

08:08This denomination has chosen to speak only of grace, detached from repentance, of love without

08:15obedience, of Christ without the cross.

08:19But there is no salvation apart from repentance, Luke 13.3, and no forgiveness without the shedding

08:25of blood, Hebrews 9.22.

08:28A bloodless gospel is a powerless gospel.

08:32The message of the cross is offensive, but it is also the power of God unto salvation, 1 Corinthians

08:391.18.

08:41The church is not called to make people comfortable.

08:43It is called to prepare people to stand before a holy God.

08:47To hide the reality of sin is to leave people in bondage.

08:52To remove the cross is to remove their only hope.

08:55A denomination that refuses to confront sin and proclaim the cross is not preaching the gospel.

09:02It is deceiving the masses with religious lies.

09:065.

09:07The urgent call to separate and stand for truth.

09:10There comes a time when silence is sin.

09:13That time is now.

09:15When a denomination openly rebels against God's Word, faithful believers must make a choice.

09:22Stand with Christ or stay with compromise.

09:262 Corinthians 6.17 commands, come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord.

09:33Religion is not about division.

09:34It is about purity.

09:36It is not hatred.

09:37It is holiness.

09:39God has always called His people to be distinct from the world and from apostate religion.

09:45To remain under the authority of a denomination that betrays Christ is to participate in that

09:51betrayal.

09:52Jude 3 tells us to contend earnestly for the faith once for all delivered to the saints.

09:59That means speaking out.

10:01That means identifying error.

10:03That means calling people to repentance.

10:05Yes, it will cost you.

10:08It may cost you relationships, position, or reputation, but it is a small price to pay

10:13for allegiance to the King of kings.

10:15Jesus said, "'Whoever is ashamed of Me and My words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of

10:21Him.'" Mark 8.38.

10:23If you love Christ, you will not remain silent when His truth is under attack.

10:28This denomination has made its choice.

10:31Now you must make yours.

10:32The faithful church must rise, speak, and stand because the gospel is worth defending and Jesus

10:39is worth everything.

10:40Jesus said, "'This is worth everything.'"

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