From Holy to Heresy: The Denomination Destroying Christianity | John MacArthur Motivation
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📄 Description: In this powerful 13:38-minute motivational Christian speech, Pastor John F. MacArthur delivers a bold message titled “From Holy to Heresy: The Denomination Destroying Christianity.” This thought-provoking sermon exposes the troubling shift in modern denominations and challenges believers to return to the foundational truths of Scripture. If you're passionate about faith, truth, and discerning the times, this video will ignite your spiritual awareness and call you to stand firm in biblical conviction.
Whether you're a long-time follower of Christ or searching for clarity in today's confused religious landscape, this message will give you clarity, courage, and a deeper understanding of what it means to remain holy in a world moving toward heresy.
✨ Why You Should Watch: In today’s age of spiritual compromise and doctrinal drift, this speech is a wake-up call for every Christian. John MacArthur unpacks the ways in which modern denominations have traded biblical authority for cultural acceptance, highlighting how heresy slowly replaces holiness when the church bows to the world. Watching this will help you sharpen your discernment, protect your faith from deception, and equip you to uphold truth when it's most needed. Don’t just be informed—be transformed.
⏱️ Timestamps : 0:00 – 🔥 Introduction: What's Destroying the Church 1:45 – 📖 The Biblical Standard vs Modern Denominations 3:22 – ⚠️ Compromise in the Name of Unity 5:10 – 🕊️ What True Holiness Looks Like 7:04 – 🏛️ The Rise of Cultural Christianity 9:18 – 🚨 Calling Out the Heresy 11:00 – 🛡️ Standing Firm in the Truth 12:35 – 🙏 Final Warning and Encouragement
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00:00brothers and sisters we live in an age not of revival but of rebellion rebellion against the authority of god's word rebellion against the lordship of jesus christ and perhaps most tragic of all its happening not outside the church but within it
00:18there is a denomination once clothed in holiness now soaked in heresy once it preached christ crucified now it preaches comfort once it stood on the unshakable truth of scripture now it bends with every cultural wind
00:36this is not just doctrinal drift it is doctrinal destruction and the church must wake up souls are at stake the integrity of the gospel is on the line we cannot sit back and watch the name of christ be distorted under the banner of progress
00:53the apostle paul warned us in the last days people will not endure sound teaching they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions i to timothy four
01:06three that day is here that warning is now and so with clarity and conviction we must expose the error exalt the truth and equip the saints this message is not popular but it is necessary let us now confront the denomination destroying christianity from holy beginnings to heretical ends
01:31keynote one the shift from biblical truth to cultural relevance once upon a time this denomination was a beacon of truth pulpits thundered with the word of god pastors preached with authority not their own but the authority of scripture
01:47the church was not ashamed of the gospel it stood firmly on the unchanging truth of god's word even when the world called it foolishness that was the foundation but then the winds of culture began to blow
02:01there was a meeting maybe not one that made headlines but one that shifted everything a few influential voices said if we want to grow we must soften the message if we want the young generation we need to modernize if we want to stay relevant we can't be offensive
02:20and so little by little the sermons changed sin was spoken of less hell was almost never mentioned holiness sounded too harsh the cross too bloody too primitive in came the positive affirmations the catchy slogans the polished entertainment what happened they traded the fear of god for the approval of man this denomination now chases acceptance more than it pursues obedience
02:50and in doing so and in doing so it has lost its saltiness
02:55jesus said if the salt loses its taste how shall its saltiness be restored it is no longer good for anything matthew 5 13 you see relevance without truth is just compromise and compromise without repentance is apostasy this shift didn't begin with an explosion it began with a whisper a whisper that said maybe
03:19maybe god didn't really mean that it echoes the voice from eden today this denomination is more concerned with headlines than heaven it's not calling people out of darkness but making them comfortable in it and when the church begins to look more like the world it ceases to be the church
03:38keynote 2 distortion of the gospel message there was a time when the gospel was clear in this denomination
03:46pastors preached that all have sinned and fall short of the glory of god they preached christ crucified buried and raised the only name under heaven by which men must be saved but now that gospel has been edited it's no longer about christ's sacrifice it's about yourself worth it's no longer about repentance it's about feeling good the cross has been replaced with comfort
04:16salvation salvation is repackaged as self-fulfillment and sanctification that's been replaced by slogans like be true to yourself i once listened to a sermon from one of their major gatherings the speaker stood before thousands and said jesus wants to unlock your inner potential no mention of sin no mention of wrath
04:43no call to repent just motivational language wrapped in spiritual words friends that's not the gospel it's a counterfeit paul warned the galatians if anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received let him be accursed galatians 1 9
05:03this isn't just ararat's damnable heresy this new message promises freedom but produces bondage it promises light but delivers shadows it elevates man and demotes christ and slowly the church goer begins to believe they're already righteous they just need better habits
05:24they don't need a savior they need a coach but jesus didn't come to coach dead people he came to raise them to life when the gospel is distorted people are not saved they are deceived and deception under the banner of religion is one of satan's oldest tricks
05:43this denomination this denomination in its hunger to be liked has betrayed the very message that could save the souls of men and as a result it is not growing the kingdom of godets inflating a crowd built on sand
05:58keynote three abandoning the authority of scripture there was a time when the bible sat at the center of every pulpit in this denomination sunday after sunday chapter and verse were read aloud line by line truth by truth
06:12the word was final it was not questioned it was obeyed pastors were not innovators they were stewards they understood they were handling something holy but slowly that changed it started with small things skipping difficult passages avoiding controversial doctrines we don't want to alienate seekers they said then came reinterpretations suddenly what was once clear became unclear
06:39the verses the verses were said to be outdated then even worse parts of the bible were labeled problematic not because they were misunderstood but because they disagreed with the culture and so the bible was sidelined pushed to the edge pushed out one popular leader in the denomination said we don't follow the bible we follow jesus sounds noble until you realize it's a false dichotomy
07:08you cannot follow christ and reject his word jesus said sanctify them in the truth your word is truth john 17 17 he also said if you love me you will keep my commandments john 14 15 but this new theology doesn't want commandment
07:30it wants conversation it wants affirmation the pulpit became a platform the preacher became a performer and the bible became a prop without the authority of scripture everything else crumbles doctrine becomes opinion morality becomes flexible truth becomes relative and in the name of progress the church becomes powerless this
08:00this denomination has not only wandered from scripture it has intentionally abandoned it and where the word of god is absent so is the presence of god if the church doesn't return to scripture it's not just off course it's under
08:18judgment keynote for redefining sin and holiness i remember attending a youth conference held by this denomination years ago the energy was
08:30high the lights dazzling the music loud but what caught my attention wasn't the production it was the message the speaker looked straight into the eyes of hundreds of teenagers and said god accepts you just as you are and he would never want you to change who you are the room erupted in applause but there was a problem
09:00repentance was never called for repentance was never called for holiness was never taught instead sin was rebranded as personal expression and holiness was dismissed as religious judgment this denomination began to tell people that sin is just a difference in identity
09:18they say as long as you are authentic god is pleased but scripture says otherwise without holiness no one will see the lord hebrews twelve fourteen
09:31be holy for i am holy says the lord one peter one sixteen but holiness doesn't draw crowds it doesn't fill offering plates so they change the message rather than confronting sin they now celebrate it
09:47what god calls immoral they call inclusive what scripture condemns they reframe as courageous and anyone who dares to speak out is labeled hateful judgmental or unloving but is it loving to let a person walk blindfolded toward a cliff this new theology isn't merciful it's misleading it leaves people in their sin and calls it grace but
10:16grace never leaves us where it finds us true grace changes us it transforms it convicts it leads to repentance today this denomination ordains leaders who live in open rebellion against god's word they baptize lifestyles rather
10:35than souls they call sin holy and by doing so they mock the cross that was meant to cleanse it they have not just lost their moral compass they've thrown it away if we
10:46remove sin from the message we remove the need for a savior and if there's no need for a savior then christianity becomes just another self-help club this is not just a different emphasis it is a different gospel
11:00keynote five the danger of leading others into error some years ago i sat across the table from a young man raised in this denomination he was polite articulate and spiritually confused
11:13he had grown up in church memorized scripture in sunday school even sang in the youth choir but when i asked him about the gospel about sin repentance and salvation his answer was heartbreaking
11:27he said i don't think god's really that concerned with sin anymore my pastor says jesus already took care of that so we just need to be good people and love others
11:39you see this wasn't just ignorance it was the result of indoctrination subtle slow and dangerous he had been led into error by a church that called itself christian but no longer taught christ and sadly he is not alone
11:57jesus had some of his harshest words for false teachers woe to you scribes and pharisees hypocrites he said in matthew 23 you travel across sea and land to make a single convert and when he becomes one you make him twice as much a child of hell as yourselves
12:17that's not just a rebuke it's a warning this denomination has taken that same path they package heresy and kindness they preach a false gospel in soft tones and what makes it more dangerous is that they do it all in the name of jesus but a lie in jesus name is still a lie
12:39this isn't just theological misdirection it's spiritual destruction when leaders teach error they are not just misinforming they are damning souls every watered down sermon every compromised doctrine every diluted truth is another step toward hell disguised as a walk with god
13:04the apostle peter the apostle peter warned about such leaders there will be false teachers among you and many will follow their sensuality and because of them the way of truth will be blasphemed 2 peter 2 1-2 this denomination is no longer shepherding sheep it is entertaining goats it is not feeding the flock it is poisoning it and unless it repents
13:33it will not only answer to history it will answer to a holy god
