We view heaven as our primary preoccupation.

This is what motivates us.

We're concerned to see the Savior.

We're concerned to hear well done from the Savior.

We're concerned to be rewarded by the Savior.

We're concerned for eternal glory.

Thank you. the Savior. We're concerned for eternal glory. Welcome to Grace to You, the Bible teaching ministry

of John MacArthur. I'm your host, Phil Johnson. It's the bedrock truth of Christianity. Salvation is by God's

grace alone. You can't earn your salvation. But once you're saved, what part, if any, do you play

in your own spiritual growth and development? John MacArthur answers that today as he continues

his series called Reaching for the Prize.

But before today's lesson, I have some letters here from friends who have grown spiritually

through Grace to You and who want to share their thanks.

Here's what Grace told us.

She says, I've been immeasurably blessed by grace to you, and I pray that many more people will be blessed by the

knowledge of God's word. Please never stop spreading the truth of the gospel to the world.

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.

I like that. And here's another letter from a man named Walter. He writes,

John MacArthur's Bible teaching on Grace to You has been instrumental in my 40 years as a Christian.

I was born again in 1984, and John's teaching fed me from that time until now. I first heard John on

KHCB Radio in the Houston area. John's study Bible

was also impactful in my life. It's helped me to understand the overall picture of the Bible,

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