Pastore: So you’d also be against the Roman Catholic priest somewhere in the Netherlands who said that what we ought to do to bring about world peace is to start calling God “Allah”? This way we would appease our Muslim brothers. Because, after a few generations (due to demographics), we’re going to have to start calling God Allah anyway.

MacArthur: That’s because all he wants is to find some level of superficial peace. He doesn’t really care about the advance of the Gospel, the transformation of people forever. I’m not interested in the transformation of people here so they can have a comfortable life, but we are committed to that eternal transformation that occurs through the Gospel.

Pastore: You’ve written six dozen books…. Talk to me about your latest book, “The Truth War,” I imagine you bring up some of these themes in that.

MacArthur: We’ve been talking about it, Frank. It’s all about the truth, I live for the truth, I die for the truth. The truth is everything to me. That’s all there is in this life for me is to proclaim the truth of God. The most important thing in the universe is divine truth. That’s all there is: the truth that redeems eternally; the truth that rescues people from eternal condemnation in hell. That’s the glorious good news. Nothing matters like the truth. I’m committed to know the truth, proclaim the truth and to battle for the truth.

The church has lost its will to fight for the truth. In many cases they want to roll over, give in: “Let’s just be friends. Let’s exhibit, tolerance, love. Let’s not look to what divides us, look to what unites us.” And the fact of the matter is, as soon you do that, you’ve lost. Spiritual terrorism makes a full scale invasion and the war is over.

Pastore: I imagine there’s a great peace that comes with the confidence you have in the Lord and His scripture.

MacArthur: Of course, because I have no truth but that. In writing “The Truth War,” I’m not saying that in and of myself I’ve come intuitively to know the truth. All these years of studying the word of God, I know the truth—and so does anybody else who studies the word of God. I’m willing to fight for the truth, to earnestly contend for the once-for-all-delivered-to-the-saints faith, because that’s all we have.

Frank Pastore is host of “The Frank Pastore Show,” recognized by the National Religious Broadcasters as Talk Show Host of the Year in 2006. His program is heard on KKLA in Los Angeles 4-7 p.m. Monday through Friday. Contact Frank at Frank@kkla.com.