John MacArthur – Middle East Protests Violate Scripture

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Yes, you read right.  John MacArthur, dispensationalist, hyper-Calvinist, and virulent anti-Catholic believes that the pro-democracy protests in the Middle East directly contradict scripture.

But from a biblical perspective, MacArthur maintained that the protesters are in violation of the biblical command to “submit to the powers that be because they’re ordained of God.”

“I would have wished the American government, which has a history of Christianity, would have risen up and said ‘this is wrong, this is forbidden for people to do this, this is intolerable,” he said.

Yes.  John says that the American government, born of rebellion itself, should stand up and tell the people of the Middle East that they should stop fighting for human rights, dignity, and freedom.

“After all, who said democracy’s the best form of government?” he said. “No matter what the form of government is, the Bible doesn’t advocate anything but a theocracy. Any form of government is going to self destruct because you’re dealing with corrupt people, sinful people.”

John, if you truly held to what you believe, that these protests/rebellions are forbidden by Romans 13, then you’d obviously advocate returning the United States to Britain.

After all… rebellion is un-biblical, right?

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