The Battle for the Beginning, John F. MacArthur
The Battle for the Beginning, John F. MacArthur
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The Battle for the Beginning
The Bible on Creation and the Fall of Adam

Author: John F. MacArthur

Narrator: Henry O. Arnold

Unabridged: 8 hr 42 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Thomas Nelson

Published: 01/25/2022


Synopsis

The battle lines have been drawn. Is the enemy winning?"Thanks to the theory of evolution," writes best-selling author John MacArthur, "naturalism is now the dominant religion of modern society. Less than a century and a half ago, Charles Darwin popularized the credo for this secular religion. Naturalism has now replaced Christianity as the main religion of the Western world, and evolution has become its principal dogma."Many Christians who claim to believe that the Bible is God's revealed truth seem willing to allow modern scientific theories to replace the Genesis account of creation. Such compromises present a conspicuous danger. Bible teacher and pastor, John MacArthur, believes that in Genesis 1-3 we find the foundation of every doctrine that is essential to the Christian faith?the vital underpinnings for everything we believe.The Battle for the Beginning draws a clear line on today's theological landscape. "Everything in Scripture that teaches about sin and redemption assumes the literal truth of the first three chapters of Genesis. If we wobble to any degree on the truth of this passage," John MacArthur insists, "we undermind the very foundations of our faith."

About John F. MacArthur

Widely known for his thorough, candid approach to teaching God's Word, John MacArthur is a popular author and conference speaker. He has served as pastor-teacher of Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California, since 1969. John and his wife, Patricia, have four married children and fifteen grandchildren. John's pulpit ministry has been extended around the globe through his media ministry, Grace to You, and its satellite offices in seven countries. In addition to producing daily radio programs for nearly two thousand English and Spanish radio outlets worldwide, Grace to You distributes books, software, and digital recordings by John MacArthur. John is chancellor of The Master's University and Seminary and has written hundreds of books and study guides, each one biblical and practical. Bestselling titles include The Gospel According to Jesus, Twelve Ordinary Men, Twelve Extraordinary Women, Slave, and The MacArthur Study Bible, a 1998 ECPA Gold Medallion recipient.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Ed on September 03, 2017

An excellent commentary dealing with the first three chapters of Genesis. MacArthur not only attacks evolution but also attacks many false teachings in the church today. This book is sound on doctrine, when you consider much Bible doctrine is introduced in the first part of Genesis. There are also g......more

Goodreads review by Neil on May 22, 2020

John MacArthur is a pastor and Bible teacher that I greatly admire. I have personally benefited so much from his ministry. It is thus with a heavy heart that I offer this review of The Battle for the Beginning. The Battle for the Beginning is in many ways a typical John MacArthur book. It is filled w......more

Goodreads review by Jimmy on April 01, 2022

What does the first three chapters of Genesis have to say about the world we live in? In this book by Pastor and Teacher John MacArthur we have an exposition of Genesis 1-3 covering largely the topic of God’s creation of the world and also how sin entered the world. This was adapted from MacArthur’s......more

Goodreads review by Jay on June 05, 2012

I'm not done yet, but I'm storing so much in my head to write about this book that I'm afraid I'm going to start spilling it all over the floor and I'll never get it all collected back together again. So this might be a little jumpy. (1) The first part of the book really made me angry; the way he was......more

Goodreads review by Debbie on January 26, 2025

John MacArthur takes the reader through the seven days of creation and God's plan for the redemption of mankind. Though primarily reinforcing the idea of a literal creation by God as told in Genesis 1-3, he brings in some science. He makes clear his uncompromising position on what scripture says. I......more