‘Lion of the pulpit': 7 reactions to the death of John MacArthur
2. Allie Beth Stuckey
Conservative commentator and bestselling author Allie Beth Stuckey, a Reformed Baptist, took to her X account to offer her condolences.
She highlighted the times MacArthur stood against Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom's socially liberal policies and controversial COVID-19 lockdown measures during the pandemic in 2020. In August 2020, MacArthur drew media attention for his church's decision to reopen in defiance of Newsom's second round of lockdown orders.
"No one challenged Gavin Newsom's evil and stupidity as persistently or effectively as John MacArthur. And no one prayed harder for Newsom's repentance," Stuckey tweeted.
"In 2022, after Newsom put up billboards advertising California as the abortion destination, MacArthur wrote him this letter, urging him to turn to the Lord. I pray we see the fruit of this prayer in our lifetimes!"
MacArthur's open letter warned Newsom that his soul "lies in grave, eternal peril."
"You will stand in the presence of the Holy God who created you, who is your Judge, and He will demand that you give an account for how you have flouted His authority in your governing, and how you have twisted His own Holy Word to rationalize it," MacArthur wrote at the time. "As you look over the precipice of eternity, what will your answer be?"
