‘Lion of the pulpit': 7 reactions to the death of John MacArthur

4. Albert Mohler

Albert Mohler Jr., president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and host of "The Briefing" podcast, penned a column for World magazine in which he dubbed MacArthur "a lion of the pulpit" and the "greatest expositor of his times."

"One of the ironies of John MacArthur is that, to the end, he insisted that any God-called preacher of the Word could do what he did. There was great truth in that claim, of course," wrote Mohler.

"On the other hand, John MacArthur was uniquely gifted as an expositor, and he was uniquely faithful as well. He was a preacher God used to make other preachers better preachers."

Mohler went on to say he "had the great privilege of knowing John MacArthur as a friend" and that the two preached together at various conferences over the years.

"John MacArthur will be greatly missed and deeply mourned. He demonstrated faithfulness over a long lifetime of honorable ministry — a remarkable gift to Christ's church," Mohler added.

"His race is now complete — and what a remarkable race it was."