--- title: "2 Fellowship with god Quotes By John F. MacArthur Jr" description: "2 Fellowship with god quotes by John F. MacArthur Jr. Plus more from John F. MacArthur Jr and more Fellowship with god sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/952/john-f-macarthur-jr-12064_best-friend_imagine-spending-an-entire-workday-with_1764172.jpg" --- > [“Imagine spending an entire workday with your best friend at your side. You would no doubt acknowledge his presence throughout the day by introducing him to your friends or business associates and talking to him about the various activities of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-macarthur-jr/imagine-spending-an-entire-workday-with-your-best-friend-at-your-side/) [John F. MacArthur Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-macarthur-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/952/john-f-macarthur-jr-12064_best-friend_imagine-spending-an-entire-workday-with_1764172.jpg) > [“Prayer was not to be used just for emergency appeals; it was to be an unbroken conversation built around a living, loving fellowship with God.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-macarthur-jr/prayer-was-not-to-be-used-just-for-emergency-appeals-it-was-to-be-an/) [John F. MacArthur Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-macarthur-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/500/john-f-macarthur-jr-12064_communication_prayer-was-not-to-be-used-just-for-emerg_2091795.jpg) ## Other authors on Fellowship with god ## More by John F. MacArthur Jr > [“The cross is proof of both the immense love of God and the profound wickedness of sin.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-macarthur-jr/the-cross-is-proof-of-both-the-immense-love-of-god-and-the-profound/) [John F. MacArthur Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-macarthur-jr/) > [“I have always found Christian biography to be inherently practical. A book that expounds the history or career of a noble Christian doesn’t usually…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-macarthur-jr/i-have-always-found-christian-biography-to-be-inherently-practical-a/) [John F. MacArthur Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-macarthur-jr/) > [“For you see your calling, brethren, that not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called. But God…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-macarthur-jr/for-you-see-your-calling-brethren-that-not-many-wise-according-to-the/) [John F. MacArthur Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-macarthur-jr/) > [“Whenever you catch your mind wandering back into the forbidden territory (and you can be sure that it will—more frequently at first, until you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-macarthur-jr/whenever-you-catch-your-mind-wandering-back-into-the-forbidden/) [John F. MacArthur Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-macarthur-jr/) > [“The father shall make known Your truth to the children.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-macarthur-jr/the-father-shall-make-known-your-truth-to-the-children/) [John F. MacArthur Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-macarthur-jr/) > [“Confronted by God’s law, the sinner’s rebellious nature finds the forbidden thing more attractive, not because it is inherently attractive, but because it furnishes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-macarthur-jr/confronted-by-god-s-law-the-sinner-s-rebellious-nature-finds-the/) [John F. MacArthur Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-macarthur-jr/) > [“Proverbs 3:7–8 7Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the LORD and depart from evil. 8It will be health to your flesh,a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-macarthur-jr/proverbs-3-7-8-7do-not-be-wise-in-your-own-eyes-fear-the-lord-and/) [John F. MacArthur Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-macarthur-jr/) > [“Every page of the New Testament is in perfect agreement. From Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount to the book of Revelation, the message is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-macarthur-jr/every-page-of-the-new-testament-is-in-perfect-agreement-from-jesus/) [John F. MacArthur Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-macarthur-jr/) > [“I often tell young pastors that the fastest way to lose people’s trust is not by preaching a bad sermon. People will forgive that.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-macarthur-jr/i-often-tell-young-pastors-that-the-fastest-way-to-lose-people-s/) [John F. MacArthur Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-macarthur-jr/) > [“Christians are those who are united to God through Jesus Christ (2 Thessalonians 2:13). They have exercised saving faith in Jesus (John 3:15–18; Acts…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-macarthur-jr/christians-are-those-who-are-united-to-god-through-jesus-christ-2/) [John F. MacArthur Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-macarthur-jr/) > [“God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-macarthur-jr/god-has-chosen-the-foolish-things-of-the-world-to-put-to-shame-the/) [John F. MacArthur Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-macarthur-jr/) > [“A basic principle of spiritual life is that we are not earthbound people. Fully trusting our heavenly Father dispels anxiety. And the more we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-macarthur-jr/a-basic-principle-of-spiritual-life-is-that-we-are-not-earthbound/) [John F. MacArthur Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-macarthur-jr/) > [“To say “Lord, Lord” and then disobey is the moral equivalent of a Judas kiss.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-macarthur-jr/to-say-lord-lord-and-then-disobey-is-the-moral-equivalent-of-a-judas/) [John F. MacArthur Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-macarthur-jr/) > [“A Christian should carry the weapon of all prayer like a drawn sword in his hand. We should never sheathe our supplications. Never may…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-macarthur-jr/a-christian-should-carry-the-weapon-of-all-prayer-like-a-drawn-sword/) [John F. MacArthur Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-macarthur-jr/) > [“Like the old knights, always in warfare, not always on their steeds dashing forward with their lances in rest to unhorse an adversary, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-macarthur-jr/like-the-old-knights-always-in-warfare-not-always-on-their-steeds/) [John F. MacArthur Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-macarthur-jr/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fellowship-with-god/john-f-macarthur-jr/#itemlist", "name": "2 Fellowship with god Quotes By John F. MacArthur Jr", "numberOfItems": 2, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Imagine spending an entire workday with your best friend at your side. 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