On Tuesday, John MacArthur alerted his Twitter followers to an “urgent matter” regarding biblical sexual morality. Grace Community Church’s pastor asked “faithful pastors” to commit to preaching about biblical sexual morality on Sunday, January 16, 2022.
In a statement called “A Stand on Biblical Sexual Morality,” MacArthur called on pastors to sign their names as a commitment to take “a stand for the truth of the saving gospel” by dedicating the January date to preaching on biblical sexual morality in solidarity with their Canadian brothers.
“On December 22, I received an email from Pastor James Coates of GraceLife Church of Edmonton in Alberta, Canada,” MacArthur wrote. Coates and his church has been in the news for disobeying government COVID-19 rules and restrictions regarding gathering limits and church closings during the pandemic. As a result, Coates was arrested and GraceLife Church was seized by authorities for almost three months. Coates is a graduate of MacArthur’s The Master’s Seminary.