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> [Nothing in the Christian life is more important than forgiveness-our forgiveness of others and God's forgiveness of us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-macarthur/nothing-in-the-christian-life-is-more-important-than-forgiveness-our/)

[John F. MacArthur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-macarthur/)

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## More by John F. MacArthur

> [“Prayer begins and ends not with the needs of man but with the glory of God (John 14:13). It should be concerned primarily with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-macarthur/prayer-begins-and-ends-not-with-the-needs-of-man-but-with-the-glory/)

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> [We tend to focus our attention at Christmas on the infancy of Christ. The greater truth of the holiday is His deity. More astonishing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-macarthur/we-tend-to-focus-our-attention-at-christmas-on-the-infancy-of-christ/)

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> [Nothing in the Christian life is more important than forgiveness-our forgiveness of others and God's forgiveness of us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-macarthur/nothing-in-the-christian-life-is-more-important-than-forgiveness-our/)

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> [If we could condense all the truths of Christmas into only three words, these would be the words: 'God with us.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-macarthur/if-we-could-condense-all-the-truths-of-christmas-into-only-three/)

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> [“If you are ever to know power and passion in your prayer life, you need to pray with a devout heart-with a pure motive…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-macarthur/if-you-are-ever-to-know-power-and-passion-in-your-prayer-life-you-2/)

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> [“Because ours is such a free and prosperous society, it is easier for Christians to feel secure by presuming on instead of depending on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-macarthur/because-ours-is-such-a-free-and-prosperous-society-it-is-easier-for/)

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> [“Prayer is not an attempt to get God to agree with you or provide for your selfish desires, but that it is both an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-macarthur/prayer-is-not-an-attempt-to-get-god-to-agree-with-you-or-provide-for/)

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> [“When believers have a low view of God, everything focuses on meeting felt needs within the body of Christ. When the church adopts such…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-macarthur/when-believers-have-a-low-view-of-god-everything-focuses-on-meeting/)

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> [Christians actually need to be confronted by their real need-an understanding of God's holiness and their own sinfulness-so they can be usable to Him…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-macarthur/christians-actually-need-to-be-confronted-by-their-real-need-an/)

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> [“A true Christian does not see God's promise of forgiveness as a license to sin, a way to abuse His love and presume on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-macarthur/a-true-christian-does-not-see-god-s-promise-of-forgiveness-as-a/)

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> [“Without a proper view of God there cannot exist a proper view of man.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-macarthur/without-a-proper-view-of-god-there-cannot-exist-a-proper-view-of-man/)

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> [“We are not heard for our many words, but for the cry of our hearts.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-macarthur/we-are-not-heard-for-our-many-words-but-for-the-cry-of-our-hearts/)

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> [“Although changing our society by calling it back to a safer morality is a noble goal, that has never been Christ's goal for His…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-macarthur/although-changing-our-society-by-calling-it-back-to-a-safer-morality/)

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> [“Impotence in prayer leads us, however unwillingly, to strike a truce with evil. When you accept what is, you abandon a Christian view of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-macarthur/impotence-in-prayer-leads-us-however-unwillingly-to-strike-a-truce/)

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> [These were specific enablements given to certain believers for the purpose of authenticating or confirming God's Word when it was proclaimed in the early…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-macarthur/these-were-specific-enablements-given-to-certain-believers-for-the/)

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