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And now, unleashing God's truth one verse at a time,

here is Grace to you Bible teacher John MacArthur.

As some of you know, I've done a number of recent interviews,

and people have asked me all kinds of questions.

Some of them, you no doubt, have seen some of those interviews.

I've been focusing on the fact that what Paul said in 1st Corinthians 2-2, I'm determined to know nothing among you

except Jesus Christ and Him crucified. This is a very clear statement for Christians as to their purpose in the

world.

It is a statement that narrows everything down.

I am determined, he says.

That indicates to us he has to fight to maintain this focus.

I am determined to know nothing among you but Christ and Him crucified.

It's Him saying, I don't want to get off message. It's always about Christ and Him crucified. This is our calling

as a church in the world. The church has always struggled to stay on message. Its history is

ample evidence of that.

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